ABDi iCMS vs goutru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABDi iCMS
This app streamlines visitor and contractor entry for communities by allowing access control officers to process individuals remotely. It integrates seamlessly with existing access control systems, ensuring all entries are permanently recorded. Features include advanced search and compatibility with other proprietary modules.
- Remote visitor and contractor processing
- Integration with access control systems
- Permanent entry database embedding
- Advanced search tools
- Gate control and video capture module integration
- 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.
goutru
This app helps community owners and residents manage guest invitations for seamless entry into residences and businesses. Create and customize unique QR codes for easy guest access through security checkpoints. It offers a secure, simple, and reliable solution for managing visitor lists.
- Guest invitation management
- Create and customize QR codes
- Facilitate residence entry
- Manage guest lists
- Secure and reliable access
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Goutru App, was created for community owners/residents to manage and create invitation for guests to facilitate entry to residences, businesses, and more. Residents are able to access their guest list and create new guests. Our unique app allows residents to add/change their guest list from their IOS device. Manage your invitation with a unique QR code completely customizable. Send the QR code for easy access through security building. Goutru App has an incredible design. They managed to solve a pain point improving current processes for residence entrance. The solution is secure, easy, reliable and has proven great outcomes for the visitors, security guards, residents and management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABDi iCMS at 5.0 against goutru's 4.4. goutru's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ABDi iCMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively.
ABDi iCMS ships an update every 4 months, goutru every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi iCMS | goutru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | GOUTRU LLC |
Customer experience
ABDi iCMS
goutru
In-app purchases
ABDi iCMS
No in-app purchases
goutru
No in-app purchases









