ABDi GateAccess vs Wilkes Shield
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.
Wilkes Shield
This official university safety app allows users to quickly contact campus security in emergencies. It also enables sending crime tips with photos/videos, sharing location with friends, accessing campus resources, and viewing incident maps.
- Emergency contact with university safety
- Send crime tips with photos/videos
- Friend location tracking (FriendWatch)
- Access campus resources and handbook
- View incident maps and safe locations
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Wilkes Shield is the official safety app of Wilkes University. If you're in a dangerous situation, use the Wilkes Shield application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. Wilkes Shield also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to college safety forces. -Walking to class alone and want some additional safety? Use FriendWatch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access campus resources, such as the student handbook, and emergency procedures directly through the app. -View a map which displays recent incidents and safe locations on and around campus. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ABDi GateAccess at 80K against Wilkes Shield's 7. ABDi GateAccess also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Wilkes Shield's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.6). 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 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABDi GateAccess has 80K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ABDi GateAccess ships an update every 3 weeks, Wilkes Shield every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi GateAccess | Wilkes Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80K ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | Wilkes University- Teaching Commons |
Customer experience
ABDi GateAccess
Wilkes Shield
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
Wilkes Shield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABDi GateAccess
No in-app purchases
Wilkes Shield
No in-app purchases
Questions
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