Comparison

Gate Sentry vs YMSL

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

Gate Sentry4 screens
YMSL4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gate Sentry versus YMSL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate SentryYMSL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better4.7 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGate SentryDigital Cheetah Solutions, Inc.

Customer experience

Gate Sentry

All ratings10,520 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral11.4%
Negative30.7%

YMSL

All ratings1,445 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

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

None

Gate Sentry

No in-app purchases

None

YMSL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gate Sentry free?
Gate Sentry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YMSL free?
YMSL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gate Sentry or YMSL?
Gate Sentry is rated higher. Gate Sentry averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while YMSL averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Gate Sentry or YMSL have ads?
Neither Gate Sentry nor YMSL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gate Sentry or YMSL?
Gate Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, and YMSL every 6 weeks. Most recently, Gate Sentry was updated on September 30, 2026 and YMSL on October 1, 2026.

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