Comparison

Gate Sentry vs Automatic Gate Opener

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

Automatic Gate Opener

Features
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If you currently open your gate or garage door by making a phone call, Automatic Gate Opener is a new experimental app that can do it for you in the background. Once set up, no manual action is needed. The app monitors your location, and when you approach the gate, at the predefined radius, it initiates the call itself. The call doesn’t come from your phone but from our server. This has several advantages: * Works even if you are on another phone call — no need to hang up or wait. * Easily manage access for friends, guests, coworkers, and others. Easy to share, easy to revoke. If your gate only opens when it receives a call from an approved number, you’ll need to whitelist our server phone number shown during signup. There are many gate manufacturers with different operating logic. This initial version of Automatic Gate Opener may not yet cover all use cases. If something doesn’t work as expected or you have questions or feedback, please contact us at autlo@autlo.com - we’ll be happy to help.

Screenshots

Gate Sentry4 screens
Automatic Gate Opener3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gate Sentry at every 3 weeks against Automatic Gate Opener's every 2 months. Gate Sentry also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gate Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, Automatic Gate Opener every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gate Sentry versus Automatic Gate Opener: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate SentryAutomatic Gate Opener
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGate SentryAutlo OÜ

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

Automatic Gate Opener

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gate Sentry

No in-app purchases

None

Automatic Gate Opener

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gate Sentry free?
Gate Sentry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Automatic Gate Opener free?
Automatic Gate Opener is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gate Sentry or Automatic Gate Opener have ads?
Neither Gate Sentry nor Automatic Gate Opener shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gate Sentry or Automatic Gate Opener?
Gate Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, and Automatic Gate Opener every 2 months. Most recently, Gate Sentry was updated on September 27, 2026 and Automatic Gate Opener on September 21, 2026.

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