ABDi iCMS vs Communikey.io
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.
Communikey.io
This application provides a comprehensive system for managing building access and permissions for individuals and companies. It allows for mobile control of door access, visitor communication, and access history tracking.
- Mobile door access control
- Visitor Unit Wi-Fi module
- Video/audio calls from Visitor Unit
- iOS app access control
- Event history access
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Сommunikey.io it's a product for private households, small and middle-companies with offices. It provides customers with a full cycle system for the whole control of people management who have access to their buildings and permissions for them at a reasonable price. Features: * using the mobile app to control door access; * Wi-Fi module on Visitor Unit; * video/audio calls from Visitor Unit to the required tenant; * enter access control from iOS app * own events history access from iOS app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABDi iCMS at 5.0 against Communikey.io's 2.3. Communikey.io's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (27 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Communikey.io has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ABDi iCMS ships an update every 4 months, Communikey.io monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi iCMS | Communikey.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | Vantage Integration inc |
Customer experience
ABDi iCMS
Communikey.io
In-app purchases
ABDi iCMS
No in-app purchases
Communikey.io
No in-app purchases
