Gate Sentry vs YMSL
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.
YMSL
This app provides a mobile gateway to your Young Men's Service League volunteer portal. Easily sign up for volunteer shifts, log your hours, and connect with your chapter members. Access the membership directory and manage your volunteer activities on the go.
- Sign up for volunteer shifts
- Report volunteer hours
- Access membership directory
- Communicate with chapter
- Manage volunteer portal
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Connect to your Young Men’s Service League volunteer portal through our mobile app! Sign up for shifts, report your volunteer hours, access the membership directory, communicate with your chapter, and much more. Download the app today!
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Verdict
Gate Sentry and YMSL both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 58% of Gate Sentry's written reviews are positive against 17% of YMSL's. Gate Sentry also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (11K vs 1.4K). On price, rating, 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
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 — 4.8 for Gate Sentry against 4.7 for YMSL. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gate Sentry has 11K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Gate Sentry's written reviews are positive against 17% of YMSL's.
Gate Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, YMSL every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gate Sentry | YMSL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gate Sentry | Digital Cheetah Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Gate Sentry
YMSL
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
YMSL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gate Sentry
No in-app purchases
YMSL
No in-app purchases









