Comparison

ABDi iCMS vs Tap2Open Dashboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ABDi iCMS

This app streamlines visitor and contractor entry for communities by allowing access control officers to process individuals remotely. It ensures all entries are logged in the community's access control system, maintaining gatehouse protocols.

Highlights
  • Remote visitor and contractor processing
  • Maintains gatehouse protocols
  • Permanent database entry logging
  • Search tools
  • Integration with gate control and video capture
  • Voicemail module interface
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ABDi is pleased to introduce its iCMS app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod allowing the busiest gatehouses to efficiently address long lines of visitors and contractors attempting to enter the community. ABDi’s iCMS module empowers access control officers to walk down the line of waiting community visitors and process their entry into the community remotely while maintaining full control and adhering to gatehouse protocols. Entries completed through the use of this most advanced technology will be permanently embedded into the community’s access control system database, as if the processing was done at the gatehouse itself. Full search tools and integration with ABDi’s Exclusive and Proprietary Gate Control and Video Capture Modules as well as a full interface to ABDi’s unique voicemail module are just a few features offered within ABDi’s industry-leading iCMS App for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Please contact sales@abdi.net or (866) 451-ABDi for further information.

About

Tap2Open Dashboard

Grant temporary access to your community entrance for guests using their smartphones. Send invites via text or email, manage access schedules, and view access history.

Highlights
  • Create and send guest invites
  • Invite via text or email
  • Smartphone-based entry
  • Manage access schedules
  • View access history
  • Invite multiple guests
Features
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The Tap2Open Dashboard app allows you to create and send invites to your friends, family or even the plumber. Invites can be sent via text message or email. Once your guest receives their invite they can conveniently open the entrance of your community at the tap of a button once they arrive using only their smartphone. The Tap2Open Dashboard allows you to manage your invites, view history of access, invite multiple guests and even create schedules for your guests' access. System Requirements: *Tap2Open enabled entrance *Tap2Open account *iPhone, iPod, or iPad

Screenshots

ABDi iCMS1 screens
Tap2Open Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ABDi iCMS at 5.0 against Tap2Open Dashboard's 3.9. Tap2Open Dashboard's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABDi iCMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABDi iCMS ships an update every 3 months, Tap2Open Dashboard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ABDi iCMS versus Tap2Open Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABDi iCMSTap2Open Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplications by Design, Inc.Tap2Open

Customer experience

ABDi iCMS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tap2Open Dashboard

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ABDi iCMS

No in-app purchases

None

Tap2Open Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABDi iCMS free?
ABDi iCMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tap2Open Dashboard free?
Tap2Open Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABDi iCMS or Tap2Open Dashboard?
ABDi iCMS is rated higher. ABDi iCMS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tap2Open Dashboard averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do ABDi iCMS or Tap2Open Dashboard have ads?
Neither ABDi iCMS nor Tap2Open Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABDi iCMS or Tap2Open Dashboard?
ABDi iCMS ships an update every 3 months, and Tap2Open Dashboard every 4 months. Most recently, ABDi iCMS was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tap2Open Dashboard on November 2, 2026.

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