Comparison

ABDi GateAccess vs Easylock Parental Controls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage guest list
  • View visitor logs
  • Add and change guest entries
  • Access residential file details
  • iOS device compatibility
Features
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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.

About

Easylock Parental Controls

Features
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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/

Screenshots

ABDi GateAccess3 screens
Easylock Parental Controls4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ABDi GateAccess versus Easylock Parental Controls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABDi GateAccessEasylock Parental Controls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (80K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings80K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplications 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

None

ABDi GateAccess

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Easylock Parental Controls

Subscriptions1
  • Easylock Yearly3 Months trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ABDi GateAccess free?
ABDi GateAccess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easylock Parental Controls free?
Easylock Parental Controls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ABDi GateAccess or Easylock Parental Controls have ads?
Neither ABDi GateAccess nor Easylock Parental Controls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABDi GateAccess or Easylock Parental Controls?
ABDi GateAccess ships an update every 3 weeks, and Easylock Parental Controls every 2 days. Most recently, ABDi GateAccess was updated on November 9, 2026 and Easylock Parental Controls on November 6, 2026.

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