Comparison

Bunk1 vs MyGabb

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

Head to head
About

Bunk1

This app allows parents to stay connected with their children at summer camp. Send messages, view photos, and receive updates about camp activities and your camper's experiences.

Highlights
  • Send Bunk Notes
  • Read Bunk Replies
  • View camp photos
  • Photo notifications
  • Updates Feed
  • Instant notifications
Features
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Stay connected with camp with the Bunk1 app! Send Bunk Notes to your camper and read handwritten Bunk Replies your camper sent back. You can see photos uploaded by the camp and get notified whenever photos of your camper are detected. Check in with camp daily with the Updates Feed to see photos, videos and status updates that give you a front-row seat to camp life. You can also opt to receive notifications about your camper delivered instantly to your iPhone! Designed for parents and families to be the first to know what’s happening at camp this summer.

About

MyGabb

This app provides parents with tools to monitor and manage their children's Gabb devices. It offers features like GPS tracking, customizable safe zones with alerts, and contact management to ensure child safety and independence.

Highlights
  • Location tracking
  • Customizable Safe Zones with alerts
  • Intuitive Parental Controls
  • Easy device pairing and management
  • Parent-approved contacts
Features
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The MyGabb app is designed to help parents protect and stay connected with their kids as they explore the world with Gabb devices. With intuitive parental controls, GPS location and easy device management, MyGabb gives you the tools to support your child’s safety and growing independence. Quickly view your child’s location, set up customizable Safe Zones with alerts, and manage who they can contact—all from one simple app. Whether you’re managing one device or several, MyGabb makes it easy to stay informed and in control. Key Features: Location tracking and history Customizable Safe Zones with alerts Intuitive Parental Controls Easy device pairing and management Parent-approved contacts Designed exclusively for Gabb devices Learn more about Gabb: Gabb provides safe tech made specifically to protect kids, connect families, and empower parents. Gabb devices—Gabb Watch3 Gabb Phone 4 Pro, Gabb Phone 4, Gabb Phone 3 Pro—were all created with kids’ safety as the top priority and provide safe “tech in steps” options for kids 5-18. All Gabb devices come with unlimited talk and text with no access to social media, internet, or unsafe apps. Parents can stay safely connected with their kids through GPS tracking, safe messaging, geofenced safe zones with alerts when a child’s device enters or leaves specified locations, and more. Gabb’s growing list of safe apps, like Gabb Music and Gabb Messenger, give kids more ways to learn the benefits of technology without all the dangers.

Screenshots

Bunk14 screens
MyGabb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bunk1 at 46% against MyGabb's 11%. Bunk1 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). MyGabb's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyGabb holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyGabb has 8.2K ratings behind it against 488, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Bunk1's written reviews are positive against 11% of MyGabb's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bunk1 ships an update every 2 months, MyGabb every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bunk1 versus MyGabb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBunk1MyGabb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (488 ratings)4.5 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4888.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBunk1.comGabb Wireless, Inc.

Customer experience

Bunk1

All ratings482 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative44.8%

MyGabb

All ratings8,211 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative79.1%

User reviews

Bunk1

From 488 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for staying connected with campers
  • 💡 Useful facial recognition feature
  • 🤩 Fun features like photo borders and puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy performance
  • 💰 Expensive with lots of additional charges
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and user interface
  • 🤷‍♀️ Unreliable delivery of messages and photos

MyGabb

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and safe device for kids
  • 📞 Allows calling and texting
  • 🔒 No internet or social media access
  • 🗺️ GPS tracking for parents
  • 💻 Easy to use app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 GPS functionality is unreliable and inaccurate
  • 🔍 Location tracking is slow and inconsistent
  • 🔋 Battery life issues
  • 🤖 Buggy app with frequent crashes
  • 🕰️ Poor customer service response times

Bugs and requests

Bunk1

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos not loading or showing up blank
  • App crashing or freezing frequently
  • Inconsistent functionality across devices
  • Login and account management issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow campers to easily reply to messages
  • Improve photo sorting and viewing experience
  • Add more customization options for notes
  • Provide push notifications for new photos/updates

MyGabb

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Contacts and device pairing issues
  • Unreliable GPS and location updates
  • App crashes when trying to edit lock mode
  • Inconsistent performance after software updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view text message content
  • More customization options for tasks and chores
  • Improved GPS accuracy and live tracking
  • Separate AM/PM chore settings
  • Ability to see earned coins/rewards

In-app purchases

None

Bunk1

No in-app purchases

None

MyGabb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bunk1 free?
Bunk1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyGabb free?
MyGabb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bunk1 or MyGabb?
MyGabb is rated higher. Bunk1 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 488 ratings, while MyGabb averages 4.5 from 8.2K ratings.
Do Bunk1 or MyGabb have ads?
Neither Bunk1 nor MyGabb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bunk1 or MyGabb?
Bunk1 ships an update every 2 months, and MyGabb every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bunk1 was updated on September 21, 2026 and MyGabb on September 24, 2026.

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