ABDi GateAccess vs PBC DART
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.
PBC DART
Prepare for disasters and report damage to your home or business. This tool helps disaster managers quickly assess the impact across the county to prioritize response efforts.
- Disaster preparedness information
- Home and business damage reporting
- Real-time damage assessment
- Prioritized response efforts
- Countywide disaster picture
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The Palm Beach County Disaster Awareness and Recovery Tool (PBC DART) provides residents with information and tools used to prepare for a disaster and with the ability to report damage to their home or business in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Damage reports help disaster managers get an immediate Countywide "picture" within hours of a disaster event to help prioritize response efforts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABDi GateAccess at 4.9 against PBC DART's 4.1. ABDi GateAccess also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (80K vs 8). PBC DART's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (10.3 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 4.1. 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: 65% of ABDi GateAccess's written reviews are positive against 86% of PBC DART'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, PBC DART every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi GateAccess | PBC DART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80K ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | County of Palm Beach |
Customer experience
ABDi GateAccess
PBC DART
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
PBC DART
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABDi GateAccess
No in-app purchases
PBC DART
No in-app purchases
