ABDi GateAccess vs MyEtex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABDi GateAccess
Manage your gated community access from your mobile device. View and update your guest list, and review recent visitor logs. This app connects to the GateAccess.net website for seamless management of your residential access.
- Manage guest list
- View visitor logs
- Add and change guest entries
- Access residential file details
- iOS device compatibility
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The GateAccess app is a free mobile companion to your community's GateAccess.net subscription. With the app, you can securely access and manage your guest list, view recent visitor history, and modify your account information from anywhere, right from your mobile device.
MyEtex
Manage your Etex Communications account on the go. View usage and billing details, update payment methods, and contact member services with ease. The app also features a map to locate facilities and payment dropboxes.
- View usage and billing
- Manage payments and payment methods
- Access bill history (PDF)
- Contact member service
- Submit predefined messages with pictures/GPS
- Locate facilities and payment dropboxes
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MyEtex provides members account management at their fingertips. Members can view their usage and billing, manage payments, notify member service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from Etex Communications. Additional Features: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. Contact Us - Easily contact Etex Communications by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. Maps - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABDi GateAccess at 4.9 against MyEtex's 4.0. ABDi GateAccess also leads on ratings volume (80K vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MyEtex's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%). 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 GateAccess holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABDi GateAccess has 80K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of ABDi GateAccess's written reviews are positive against 100% of MyEtex's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ABDi GateAccess ships an update every 3 weeks, MyEtex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi GateAccess | MyEtex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80K ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | Etex Telephone Cooperative Inc. |
Customer experience
ABDi GateAccess
MyEtex
Bugs and requests
ABDi GateAccess
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not working after updates
- Inconsistent guest check-in/out
- Incorrect guest information displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Barcode/QR code guest access
- Customizable notification sounds
- Ability to edit/delete past guests
- Integration with smart home systems
MyEtex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABDi GateAccess
No in-app purchases
MyEtex
No in-app purchases
