PATO vs Sentry Interactive

PATO is an AI-first gym management system for owners and members, available on Android, iOS, and web. Members can use its AI to log meals, build training and meal plans, book classes, and ask billing questions. Food entries can be made by photo, text, voice, or label scan, with estimates matched against a catalogue of 11K+ verified foods. Coaching tools include 2.9K+ movements and a plan builder for programs from 2 to 24 weeks. PATO detects at-risk members and supports automated or drafted outreach, recording each send. Gyms connect their own Stripe or GoCardless account for card and direct debit payments; PATO says it takes no percentage of member payments, while gyms pay the processor directly. Access provides QR check-in, and Access Pro can control compatible smart locks, keypads, and card readers. Classes, Access, Access Pro, Shop, and Custom Gamification are add-ons rather than base-plan features. PATO says gym data is isolated at the database level and staff access is role-based. It stores customer data in Australia under New Zealand privacy obligations; its AI does not give medical advice and routes injury, pain, and medical questions to gym coaches.

Sentry Interactive adds mobile credentials to compatible physical access control systems, letting organizations support phone-based entry without replacing existing reader hardware. A smartphone can act as the NFC reader for tap-to-unlock, and users can also enter by scanning a QR code. iOS and Android widgets provide remote door access, while users can share time-sensitive digital keys. Administrators can apply time, geofence and IP restrictions to credentials and manage tenant, employee and visitor access from a desktop, tablet or smartphone. Sentry says its credentials work with more than 20 physical access control systems and can be embedded in third-party building and management apps. Its SDK also lets other applications, including an organization's own app, add mobile credentials. Smart Access Tiles are passive NFC units placed near doors; they need no batteries, power or cabling and link to the cloud through QR code. The company describes its security approach as using asymmetric cryptography and Zero Trust, with audit logging and privacy regulation compliance. Pricing is on request. Listed platforms are Android, API, iOS and web.