ABDi GateAccess vs FRR
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.
FRR
This app facilitates communication between first responders and their families during large-scale emergency deployments. It serves as a vital link for agencies to keep families informed when emergency workers are away.
- Family communication during deployments
- Agency-to-family updates
- Information sharing for emergency workers
- Support for first responder families
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The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Family Relief & Recovery App (FRR) is a communication tool used by first responders and their agencies to be able to communicate with first responder families while emergency workers are deployed on a large scale incident.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABDi GateAccess at 4.9 against FRR's 4.0. ABDi GateAccess also leads on ratings volume (80K vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). FRR's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABDi GateAccess has 80K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ABDi GateAccess ships an update every 3 weeks, FRR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi GateAccess | FRR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | 4 |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | County of Palm Beach |
Customer experience
ABDi GateAccess
FRR
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
FRR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABDi GateAccess
No in-app purchases
FRR
No in-app purchases
