GatePass vs School Roll Call
GatePass
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| Figure | GatePass | School Roll Call |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 0 |
| Spec score · Student Attendance Software | 8.9 (#3) | 6.8 (#27) |
| Access | The same app serves parents, staff, gatekeepers, and visitors, while admins and headteachers manage the school through a web dashboard. | The product is accessible from any web-enabled device with an internet data connection. |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda | State College, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Privacy | GatePass says it does not sell customer data, use it for advertising or share it with advertising networks or data brokers. | The privacy statement says School Gate Guardian does not sell, rent, or lease customer lists and requires service providers receiving personal information to maintain its confidentiality. |
| Purpose | GatePass is a school gate attendance and parent notification system that also supports registers, emergency roll-call, trips, boarding, visitor management, and fees. | School Roll Call tracks physical or virtual attendance for classrooms. |
| Security | The privacy policy states TLS in transit, encrypted databases at rest, restricted production access and tamper-evident audit logging. | The maker's privacy statement says personal information is stored on servers in a controlled, secure environment and that transmitted personal information such as credit card numbers is protected with encryption such as SSL. |
Plans
GatePass
- Free trialFree
- Gate150,000 UGX, paid once
- Watch300,000 UGX, paid once
- Guard450,000 UGX, paid once
- Shield600,000 UGX, paid once
- Sentinel750,000 UGX, paid once
- Citadel900,000 UGX, paid once
In their own words
GatePass
GatePass is a school gate attendance and parent-notification system for managing student entry and related school routines. A QR scan confirms a student’s entry, records attendance, and notifies a parent in under two seconds. If the network drops, scanning continues; scan times are retained and parent notifications wait until reconnection. The system also supports registers, emergency roll-call, trips, boarding, visitor management, and fees. Visitors can pre-book, check in by QR at the gate, notify their host, and receive a digital pass. Parents, staff, gatekeepers, and visitors use the same app, while admins and headteachers manage the school in a web dashboard. GatePass says schools can begin with an existing phone and printed QR cards, without a server or special hardware. All plans include unlimited scans, QR ID cards, reports, visitor management, audit trail, API access, and priority support. A full-featured free trial covers one full term at zero cost, with no card or commitment. Paid term plans start at 150,000 UGX, paid once for up to 499 students. The download page lists Android and iOS versions as coming soon.
School Roll Call
School Roll Call has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.