ABDi GateAccess vs UltraWatch Chaperone
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.
UltraWatch Chaperone
This app assists parents, caregivers, and group leaders in monitoring children equipped with UltraWatch BLE wristbands. It provides real-time location assistance and customizable alerts for in-sight and out-of-sight situations, enhancing supervision in various environments.
- Real-time child monitoring
- In-Sight / Out-of-Sight alerts
- Audible alarm notifications
- Haptic vibration alerts
- Adjustable alert timeout
- Child location assistance
- Support for multiple children
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UltraWatch Chaperone helps parents, caregivers, teachers, and group leaders monitor children wearing UltraWatch BLE wristbands. Features include: • Real-time child monitoring • In-Sight / Out-of-Sight alerts • Audible alarm notifications • Haptic vibration alerts • Adjustable alert timeout settings • Child location assistance using signal strength • Home Lite system integration • Support for multiple monitored children UltraWatch Chaperone is designed to provide additional awareness when supervising children in public spaces, homes, vacation rentals, schools, and group activities. UltraWatch is intended as a supplemental monitoring tool and should not replace direct adult supervision.
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Verdict
ABDi GateAccess and UltraWatch Chaperone both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of UltraWatch Chaperone's written reviews are positive against 64% of ABDi GateAccess's. UltraWatch Chaperone also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). ABDi GateAccess's advantage is ratings volume (80K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ABDi GateAccess against 5.0 for UltraWatch Chaperone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABDi GateAccess has 80K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of ABDi GateAccess's written reviews are positive against 100% of UltraWatch Chaperone's.
ABDi GateAccess ships an update every 3 weeks, UltraWatch Chaperone every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi GateAccess | UltraWatch Chaperone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | UltraWatch LLC |
Customer experience
ABDi GateAccess
UltraWatch Chaperone
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
UltraWatch Chaperone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABDi GateAccess
No in-app purchases
UltraWatch Chaperone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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