Gate Sentry vs My VOP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gate Sentry
Streamline visitor access for guarded properties using mobile software. Manage guest lists remotely, receive arrival notifications, and enable security personnel to grant access in seconds.
- Eliminates costly hardware
- Mobile and tablet software integration
- Remote guest list management
- Real-time security guard updates
- Arrival notifications
- Visitor history access
- Fast visitor lookup
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Gate Sentry is revolutionizing visitor access management for guarded properties by eliminating traditional and costly hardware, such as scanners and computers, which significantly slow down the visitor entry process. Our approach utilizes mobile and tablet software to establish a direct link between users and security personnel, ensuring the most accurate visitor lists. The app enables users to manage their guest lists from anywhere, at any time, on any device, providing real-time updates to the security guard software for a seamless and efficient access control process. Users receive arrival notifications and can access a visitor history entry list. Furthermore, our security tablet software consolidates all activities into a single, streamlined tool with advanced search capabilities, allowing security staff to quickly locate visitors based on various criteria and dramatically reducing visitor access time to 5 seconds or less.
My VOP
Submit service requests, questions, comments, and concerns directly to the Village of Pinehurst. Receive prompt responses and notifications upon resolution. Access information on special events, contact details, and a business directory.
- Submit service requests
- Track request status
- Receive resolution notifications
- Access event information
- View business directory
- Find contact information
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My VOP enables service requests, questions, comments, and concerns to be submitted directly to the Village of Pinehurst, where they will be instantly routed to the appropriate staff member. This means your service requests, comments and concerns will be responded to quickly and efficiently, and you’ll be notified the instant they are resolved! This app also includes information such as special events, contact information and a business directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My VOP at 100% against Gate Sentry's 56%. My VOP also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Gate Sentry's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
My VOP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gate Sentry has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Gate Sentry's written reviews are positive against 100% of My VOP's.
Gate Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, My VOP every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gate Sentry | My VOP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gate Sentry | Village of Pinehurst |
Customer experience
Gate Sentry
My VOP
Bugs and requests
Gate Sentry
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not opening after recent update
- Login not working on new iPhones
- Notifications not displaying guest details
Requested features
4 requests- Allow special characters and spaces in names
- Implement calendar-based date selection
- Add support for company/vendor names
- Enable recurring visitor scheduling
My VOP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gate Sentry
No in-app purchases
My VOP
No in-app purchases








