dwellingLIVE vs GateKey Resident
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dwellingLIVE
Manage your community's guest list and personal account information directly from your mobile device. This app allows residents to easily add, edit, and delete guests, view guest history, and update their profile details.
- Manage guest list
- Add, edit, and delete guests
- View guest history
- Edit user profile
- Manage notification settings
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dwellingLIVE is the #1 access control solution for residential community associations. This is the official dwellingLIVE Guest List app for residents in communities subscribing to dwellingLIVE. Easily manage your guest list and account information on your mobile device. Current Features Include: • View guest list • Add, edit, and delete guests • View guest history • Edit user profile (name, email, password, phone numbers, etc.) • Manage email & text message notification settings
GateKey Resident
Manage your guests and view their history with this official resident application. Add, edit, or delete guests, receive notifications, and communicate with community guards. New features are added regularly to enhance your community experience.
- Manage guests (add, edit, delete)
- View guest history
- Edit user information
- Receive push notifications
- Communicate with community guards
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GateKey is the very best visitor management solution for community associations, apartments and colleges. This is the official GateKey Resident app for residents in communities subscribing to GateKey. Easily manage your guests, contact information, and view guest history on your mobile device. Current Features Include: View visitor list, add, edit, and delete guests View guest history Edit user information Receive push notifications Communicate directly with community guards. New features added all the time! If you have suggestions on how to improve the app, please email us at: support@GateKey.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GateKey Resident at 2.5 against dwellingLIVE's 1.3. GateKey Resident also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). dwellingLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (641 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
GateKey Resident holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dwellingLIVE has 641 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of dwellingLIVE's written reviews are positive against 13% of GateKey Resident's.
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, GateKey Resident every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | GateKey Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (641 ratings) | 2.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 641 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | GateKey, Inc. |
Customer experience
dwellingLIVE
GateKey Resident
Bugs and requests
dwellingLIVE
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or showing blank screens
- Unable to access contacts
- Inability to save guest information
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
Requested features
7 requests- Siri integration
- Quick add for temporary guests
- Ability to update guest information
- Notification to multiple contacts
- Ability to save contact information
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- Search function for guest list
- Ability to extend multiple guest passes at once
GateKey Resident
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
GateKey Resident
No in-app purchases
Questions
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