Afrihost vs Gate Keeper Communicator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Afrihost
Manage your internet services and accounts on the go. Access all your products, top up data, make payments, and check network status. Get support and view important messages directly from your phone.
- Manage all products
- Top up data
- Make payments
- Check network status
- Create new accounts
- Get help via chat and tickets
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The power of ClientZone in your pocket! The Afrihost App gives you access to ClientZone's powerful features from the convenience of your phone. Manage your products, top up data, make payments, check the network status and more from anywhere! Do even more ● Create a new account. ● Sign up for mobile products Products ● All your products in one place. ● Sort products by type. ● Pin your most used products for easy access. ● Top up directly from the homescreen. My Account ● View and update personal details. ● Manage payments, view invoices and settle your account. ● View and track orders. Network Status ● View the current status of our network. ● Subscribe to network notifications in your area. Get Help ● Chat via WhatsApp Help or Live Chat. ● Get answers on the Help Centre or Afrihost Answers. ● View and submit Support Tickets. ● Submit a Call Me Back request. Message Center ● View important messages, promotions and news directly on your device.
Gate Keeper Communicator
Manage visitor access and receive real-time notifications for your community or office. Residents can create visitor appointments and report incidents directly through the app after registering on the web portal.
- Visitor notifications
- Create visitor appointments
- Report incidents
- Resident account registration
- Access controlled community management
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Gate Keeper is a Visitor Management solution that is used by various access controlled communities and business office parks. The Communicator application forms part of the Gate Keeper suite and enables residents to receive visitor and general notifications. You get a notification once somebody has signed in for your address. Additionally residents and tenants can create appointments for their visitors and report incidents on Gate Keeper. "Gate Keeper Communicator" let the resident become a part of the solution. To start, the residents need to register an account in the Gate Keeper web portal. Once the account has been approved by the Estate Administrator, the resident will be able to add his/her account credentials in the Communicator application. Special mentions to: - Alamofire/Alamofire - evgenyneu/keychain-swift - icons8.com - soundable.com Kind regards, Pieter van Dyk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Afrihost at 46% against Gate Keeper Communicator's 14%. Afrihost also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). Gate Keeper Communicator's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Afrihost ships an update monthly, Gate Keeper Communicator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Afrihost | Gate Keeper Communicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (157 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Afrihost | Pieter van Dyk |
Customer experience
Afrihost
Gate Keeper Communicator
In-app purchases
Afrihost
No in-app purchases
Gate Keeper Communicator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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