ABDi GateAccess vs Sage Systems
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.
Sage Systems
This app simplifies residential access control for residents and guests. Residents can manage guest access with recurring, day, or one-time keys, and receive video calls from the gate. Guests and service providers benefit from a single registration for swift entry into SAGE-enabled communities.
- Curate guest access
- Create recurring entries
- Grant day passes
- Issue one-time keys
- Receive video calls from gate
- Single registration for guests
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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 review sentiment: ABDi GateAccess at 65% against Sage Systems's 15%. ABDi GateAccess also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (80K vs 761). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABDi GateAccess has 80K ratings behind it against 761, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of ABDi GateAccess's written reviews are positive against 15% of Sage Systems's.
ABDi GateAccess ships an update every 3 weeks, Sage Systems every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | ABDi GateAccess | Sage Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80K ratings) — better | 3.8 (761 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 14.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | 761 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | Ramco Protective |
Customer experience
ABDi GateAccess
Sage Systems
User reviews
ABDi GateAccess
From 80K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient gate access
- 🔒 Improved security
- 📢 Helpful notifications
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate/use
- 🔕 Notification issues
- 🔢 Limitations on guest list size
Sage Systems
From 761 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Support team resolved issues
- 🚀 Pretty seamless onboarding
- 👍 Works well for granting access
- 👍 Freedom to control guest list
- 👍 Responsive and timely support
Room to improve
- 👎 Not user friendly
- 👎 Complicated personal information required
- 👎 Requires guests to download app
- 👎 Difficult to add/modify guest access
- 👎 Cannot change existing guest dates/times
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
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 GateAccess
No in-app purchases
Sage Systems
No in-app purchases
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