ABDi GateAccess vs Easylock Parental Controls
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.
Easylock Parental Controls
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Easylock replaces the flood of "ask for more time" requests with one simple exchange. When your child's apps lock, they can ask you once. You tap Give 30 min, pick another amount, or say no. Everything on their phone unlocks at once, for as long as you decided, and locks itself when the time runs out. HOW IT WORKS On your child's phone, Easylock uses Apple's Screen Time controls to lock the apps you choose. You set a daily limit, lock times such as homework and bedtime, and how often your child can ask for more. When the limit hits or a lock time starts, the apps show a lock screen with one button: Ask for more time. On your phone, the request arrives as a notification. Answer it from anywhere. You can also give time whenever you like, without waiting to be asked, or unlock the phone in person with your parent PIN. ASKING IS RATIONED, NOT ENDLESS You decide how many times your child can ask: once each time the phone locks, a few times a day, every few hours, or any time. Once the asks are used up, the button disappears and the lock screen says when they can ask again. Extra time you give does not reset the count. ONE ANSWER UNLOCKS EVERYTHING Built-in Screen Time sends a request for every single app. Easylock locks and unlocks the phone as a whole. One yes means your child can get on with what they were doing, and you get on with your day. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Requests and answers travel through your own iCloud account using a private family code. There are no accounts to create, no servers of ours, and no tracking. Which apps are limited never leaves your child's phone. Requests are deleted automatically after two days. BUILT FOR FAMILIES - Works with Family Sharing, so your child can't delete the app or turn it off without you. - Up to 8 named lock times, each with its own days and hours. Bedtime on school nights only, for example. - A second parent can join with the same family code and answer requests too. - Always-allowed apps stay open: Phone, Messages, and whatever else you choose. - Custom amounts from one minute to 12 hours. - Lock: lock a child's apps for an hour, the afternoon, or the rest of the day, from wherever you are. - One child, all their devices: an iPhone and an iPad follow the same rules and the same locks. - Open just some apps: when your child needs Notes for homework, open only Notes, for as long as you choose, while everything else stays locked. They can't ask for it; you decide. Easylock needs iOS 17 or later on the child's phone and a parent's iPhone to answer requests. SUBSCRIPTION Parents can try Easylock free for 3 months, then $29.99 a year, shared with the family through Family Sharing. The subscription is needed to unlock, lock, pause and change settings from the parent's phone; without it, children's devices keep their current schedules. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ABDi GateAccess at none against Easylock Parental Controls's 1. ABDi GateAccess also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Easylock Parental Controls's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Easylock Parental Controls sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. ABDi GateAccess asks for nothing beyond the download.
ABDi GateAccess ships an update every 3 weeks, Easylock Parental Controls every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi GateAccess | Easylock Parental Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | AVRAM ELIEZER FRISCH |
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
Easylock Parental Controls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABDi GateAccess
No in-app purchases
Easylock Parental Controls
- Easylock Yearly3 Months trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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