Gate Sentry vs MyJax
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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Gate Sentry | MyJax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | 1.4 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gate Sentry | City of Jacksonville, FL |
Customer experience
Gate Sentry
MyJax
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
Gate Sentry
No in-app purchases
MyJax
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gate Sentry free?
Is MyJax free?
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