Guest Pass vs Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guest Pass
Discover and access gyms instantly without long-term commitments. Connect with a community of fitness enthusiasts, find new workout locations, and train with flexibility. Gym owners can increase visibility and revenue by listing their facilities.
- Discover and review gyms
- Purchase instant gym passes
- Secure QR code access
- Connect with gym community
- Gym owner business tools
- Commitment-free workouts
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This is your Guest Pass - Discover gyms worth finding. Guest Pass is a curated gym discovery app built to help you find unique, independently owned gyms, purchase a pass, and start training with more freedom. Instead of trying to list every gym everywhere, Guest Pass focuses on finding the hidden gems. The independent gyms with character, great equipment, passionate owners, strong communities, and something that makes them worth discovering. Whether you are traveling, new to an area, or simply looking for somewhere different to train, Guest Pass makes it easier to find a gym that fits what you are looking for. Explore our curated directory, learn about each gym, see photos and important facility information, and find gyms you may never have discovered otherwise. At participating locations, you can purchase a Guest Pass directly through the app and redeem it at the gym using a secure, unique QR code. No membership or long-term contract required. VERIFIED BY GUEST PASS Look for the Guest Pass Verified badge. Verified gyms are facilities that the Guest Pass team has physically visited and toured as part of the complementary Guest Pass gym tour series hosted by Guest Pass creator David Ziegler, the "Ziegler Monster", giving you another way to discover gyms we have experienced firsthand. FOR GYM OWNERS Guest Pass is built to support independently owned gyms and the people behind them. If your gym is not currently listed, you can submit it for consideration. Because Guest Pass is a curated directory, listings are reviewed and created by our team rather than automatically added to a massive database. Already see your gym on Guest Pass? Simply create your free account, find your gym, and claim the existing profile. Once claimed, you can manage your gym’s information and keep your listing accurate and up to date. Gym owners can also opt into digital Guest Pass sales, allowing visitors to purchase access through the app and redeem their pass at check-in with a secure QR code. It is an easy way to welcome new visitors and create an additional revenue stream with unlimited earning potential. Guest Pass is free to download and free for gyms to use. FIND GREAT GYMS. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GYMS. TRAIN ANYWHERE. Guest Pass connects gym goers with independently owned facilities around the world, helping great gyms get discovered while giving lifters more freedom to explore, travel, and train. Find your next gym with Guest Pass.
Vault
Take back control of your phone by blocking access to selected apps. Unlock them instantly with an NFC card or set custom schedules for automatic locking. Create personalized modes for different daily routines like work or sleep.
- Block any app
- NFC card unlock
- Customizable modes
- Scheduled locking
- System-level enforcement
- Minimalist interface
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Vault puts you back in control of your phone. Choose which apps get blocked. Once locked, they're completely inaccessible — no willpower required. When you're ready to unlock, simply tap of any NFC card to your phone and your apps open instantly. Tap again to lock them back. Build custom modes for different parts of your day — Work, Sleep, Focus — each with their own set of blocked apps. Switch between modes in one tap from the home screen. Set schedules to lock automatically at night or during work hours, so you don't have to think about it. Vault works with iOS Screen Time to enforce blocks at the system level. Once locked, blocked apps can't be opened until you choose to unlock them. Features: • Block any app on your device • Unlock instantly with your NFC card • Create multiple modes with custom app lists • Schedule automatic lock/unlock times • Clean, minimal interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Vault at none against Guest Pass's shown. Vault also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Guest Pass's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Guest Pass against 5.0 for Vault. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guest Pass has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guest Pass ships an update fortnightly, Vault daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guest Pass | Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guest Pass, LLC | Ahmed Abdalla |
Customer experience
Guest Pass
Vault
In-app purchases
Guest Pass
No in-app purchases
Vault
No in-app purchases









