ABDi iCMS vs Sage Systems
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 ensures all entries are logged in the community's access control system, maintaining gatehouse protocols.
- 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.
Sage Systems
Manage residential access control with ease. Create recurring or one-time guest entries, grant day passes, and receive video calls directly from your gate. Streamline entry for guests and service providers through a single registration.
- Guest access management
- Recurring and one-time keys
- Day passes
- Video calls from gate
- Single registration for guests
- Secure community entry
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Discover SAGE - Unveiling a new realm where simplicity and security converge in residential access control. Residents, effortlessly curate guest access: create recurring entries for friends, grant day passes, or one-time keys for deliveries, all while having the power to receive video calls directly from your gate, ensuring you’re always connected, and always secure. Guests and service providers, your single SAGE registration transforms every visit into a swift, secure, and simple entry through any SAGE-enabled community.SAGE isn’t just access—it’s a portal to interconnected secure environments, beautifully simple and secure. Your key to seamless, secure experiences awaits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABDi iCMS at 5.0 against Sage Systems's 2.1. Sage Systems's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (226 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sage Systems has 226 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ABDi iCMS ships an update every 3 months, Sage Systems every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi iCMS | Sage Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.1 (226 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 226 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | Ramco Protective |
Customer experience
ABDi iCMS
Sage Systems
Bugs and requests
ABDi iCMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sage Systems
Reported bugs
23 issues- App stuck in update loop
- Guest data lost on update
- Cannot send codes to foreign country numbers
- Not all days visible for selection in add guest screen
- ID photo capture issues
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- Update process is frustrating
- Login issues from China
- App crashes after signing in
- Cannot scroll up to press enter
- Cannot signup due to photo issue
- Signing up is almost impossible due to quirks
- ID photo upload issues
- App freezes when granting access
- QR code for gate doesn't work
- App doesn't work on smaller iPhones
- Buttons cut off on smaller iPhones
- Loading screen of death
- App doesn't allow signing up
- Cannot add vendors to guest list
- Gate arms do not work properly
- Not receiving email to load vehicles
- App jams up phone
- App doesn't work, doesn't let me scroll
Requested features
8 requests- Provide instructions, FAQ, or tutorials
- Remove expired guests automatically
- Allow sending access codes instead of app downloads
- Make time entry optional for one-time visitors
- Allow uploading existing ID photos
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- Generate codes from homeowner app for guests
- Support for gatherings and parties
- More features to make app more usable for residents
In-app purchases
ABDi iCMS
No in-app purchases
Sage Systems
No in-app purchases
