Comparison

Cell Box vs ACT365

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

Head to head
About

Cell Box

Operate your BFT automated gates with ease. Simply press the TRIGGER button when approaching your gate after initial setup, and the app handles the rest. Designed specifically for BFT CellCom Products.

Highlights
  • Operate BFT automated gates
  • Quick and convenient access
  • Designed for BFT CellCom Products
  • Simple TRIGGER button operation
  • Initial setup required
Features
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A convenient and quick way to operate your BFT automated gates After initial set up when approaching your BFT automated gate press the TRIGGER button and the app will do the rest. Designed to work with BFT CellCom Products

About

ACT365

Features
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ACT365 is a cloud- based, integrated access control and video management solution. The ACT365 App from ACT allows you to manage all your doors, cardholders and cameras across all your sites from your iPhone. Customer Features: You can view the status of doors, lock and unlock doors, view video footage associated with access events or alarms, enable and disable cardholders and view a list of all the cardholders currently on a site, from the app. Login to www.act365.eu for more features and functionality. Installer Features: Installers can manage all their ACT365 customers from the app. Technical issues can be diagnosed remotely from your iPhone, providing faster service to your customers. Note for installers: To use ACT365 you must become a registered ACT installer. Simply register FREE at www.act.eu. When you receive your login details, login to the interACT portal and sign-up for ‘My ACT365’. Note: Dark mode is currently unsupported in this app.

Screenshots

Cell Box4 screens
ACT3654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cell Box at 7.0 against ACT365's 14.5. On price, update cadence, 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cell Box versus ACT365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCell BoxACT365
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS GLOBAL LTDVanderbilt, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cell Box

No in-app purchases

None

ACT365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cell Box free?
Cell Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ACT365 free?
ACT365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cell Box or ACT365 have ads?
Neither Cell Box nor ACT365 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cell Box or ACT365?
Cell Box ships an update every 3 months, and ACT365 every 3 months. Most recently, Cell Box was updated on June 11, 2026 and ACT365 on September 7, 2026.

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