Comparison

Gate Sentry vs MyJax

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

MyJax

Connect with City of Jacksonville services to report issues like potholes or missed garbage pickup. Pinpoint locations with GPS, attach photos, and get status updates. Access city news, social pages, and garbage schedules.

Highlights
  • Report city concerns (blight, potholes, etc.)
  • Pinpoint issue location with GPS
  • Attach photos to reports
  • Receive automatic status updates
  • View local points of interest
  • Access City news and social pages
  • Look up garbage and recycle schedules
Features
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MyJax, your mobile connection to City of Jacksonville, FL services, allows you to: •Report concerns such as blight, potholes, missed garbage collections, animals and a host of other issues •Pinpoint the issue location using GPS, attach photos, and receive automatic status updates from your smart device •View local points of interest •Review City news •Link directly to the City’s social pages •One touch dialing •Access to other City mobile apps •Look up garbage and recycle schedules, add those dates to their smart device calendar

Screenshots

Gate Sentry4 screens
MyJax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gate Sentry at 56% against MyJax's 0%. Gate Sentry also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (11K vs 15). MyJax's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Gate Sentry holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gate Sentry has 11K ratings behind it against 15, 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 0% of MyJax's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gate Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, MyJax every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gate Sentry versus MyJax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate SentryMyJax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better1.4 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGate SentryCity of Jacksonville, FL

Customer experience

Gate Sentry

All ratings10,520 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative31.3%

MyJax

All ratings15 ratings
Positive6.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative86.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

MyJax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gate Sentry

No in-app purchases

None

MyJax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gate Sentry free?
Gate Sentry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyJax free?
MyJax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gate Sentry or MyJax?
Gate Sentry is rated higher. Gate Sentry averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while MyJax averages 1.4 from 15 ratings.
Do Gate Sentry or MyJax have ads?
Neither Gate Sentry nor MyJax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gate Sentry or MyJax?
Gate Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, and MyJax every 3 months. Most recently, Gate Sentry was updated on October 21, 2026 and MyJax on October 9, 2026.

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