Gate and society management for Indian housing societies
Your visitor rings like a phone call.
The guard logs the visitor. Your phone rings, even on the lock screen. One tap approves, denies or leaves it at the gate. GateBell also runs daily help attendance, maintenance billing, notices and complaints for your society.
- Android app and admin web portal
- Login with mobile number and PIN, no SMS OTP
- English and Hindi
- Your data stays safe.
Three steps
How it works
- 1
The guard logs the visitor
Photo, name, company and the flat, with big buttons and almost no typing.
- 2
The resident's phone rings
A full-screen alert like an incoming call, with the visitor's photo and details. Every phone in the flat rings.
- 3
One tap decides
Approve, deny or leave at gate. The first answer wins, the other phones stop, and the guard sees the result at once.
Features
Everything the gate and the society office need
One Android app for guards, residents and the committee, plus a web portal for the people who run the society.
Visitor approval
Visitors ring your phone like a call. Approve, deny or leave at gate.
Learn more →Pre-approved passes
A 6-digit code or QR for guests and deliveries, shared on WhatsApp.
Learn more →Daily help attendance
Maids, cooks and drivers marked in and out at the gate.
Learn more →Maintenance billing
Owner and rented rates, UPI payments, receipts and reminders.
Learn more →Notices
Committee notices on every phone, with read counts.
Learn more →Complaints and helpdesk
Tickets with photos, status and a clear thread.
Learn more →Directory and emergency contacts
Residents, committee, vehicles and emergency numbers in one place.
Learn more →Admin web portal
Run members, gate, billing and notices from a browser.
Learn more →Security and privacy
Your data stays safe: role-based access, photos deleted on a schedule.
Learn more →Pre-approved passes
Pre-approved passes with code, QR and WhatsApp share
Expecting a guest, a plumber or a delivery? Create a pass in a few taps and send it on WhatsApp. At the gate the guard enters the code or scans the QR, and the visitor walks in without anyone's phone ringing.
- Create a pass in seconds. Visitor name, category, valid from and until (up to 7 days) and how many times it can be used (1 to 50).
- Share on WhatsApp. The pass goes out as a 6-digit code and a QR image through your phone's normal share sheet. Your guest does not need the app.
- Guard verifies by code or QR. The guard types the 6 digits or scans the QR. GateBell shows the flat and visitor, and the guard admits them.
Maintenance billing
Maintenance billing, UPI payments and receipts
Set your society's rates once and GateBell creates the bills, reminds residents and tracks who has paid. The money goes straight to your society's own account. GateBell never holds it.
- Rates the way your society charges. One rate for all flats, rates by flat type (for example 2BHK), a rate per sq ft, or one rate for owner-occupied and another for rented flats.
- Owner and rented rates, automatic. A flat counts as rented when it has an active tenant, otherwise owner-occupied. Committees can override any flat. Bills keep the rate they were created with.
- Cycles and the yearly offer. Monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or yearly, aligned to the April to March year. Optionally offer "pay for 11 months, get 12" on yearly payment. Residents can choose within a window you set.
Admin web portal
Admin web portal for committees and managers
The app is for the gate and for residents. The committee also gets a full web portal, so the people who run the society can work comfortably on a laptop.
- Members and flats. Import your flats from a CSV file, approve join requests, invite members and move or remove them.
- Login codes for everyone. Share a one-time activation code on WhatsApp or print a slip. People then choose their own 6-digit PIN.
- Guards and gates. Add guards and gates, and keep the gate team up to date.
One app, three modes
Made for the three people who use it every day
Committees and managers
Run the society
- A complete gate log and a live view of who is inside
- Billing, reminders, receipts and payment review
- Notices, complaints, directory and vehicles
- Web portal with admin and treasurer roles
Residents
Answer the gate
- Visitors ring your phone like a call
- Pre-approve guests and deliveries on WhatsApp
- Know when daily help arrive
- Pay dues, read notices, raise complaints
Guards
Fast, simple gate work
- Four big tiles, almost no typing
- English and Hindi screens
- Code or QR check for passes
- Clear colours for ringing, approved, rejected
Privacy and trust
Built to keep resident data safe, and to be honest about it
A gate app knows who comes and goes. We take that seriously, and we say plainly how it works.
No SMS, no OTP cost
Residents sign in with mobile number and PIN. The society office gives a one-time activation code. Nothing is sent by SMS, so there is no SMS cost.
Your data is safe and never sold
Your society's data is never sold, and access is limited by role. This website sets no cookies and loads no tracking scripts.
Photos are deleted on schedule
Visitor photos are deleted after the days your society chooses, between 30 and 365. Personal details in old visitor records are anonymised after 24 months.
Hosting is disclosed
GateBell runs on a server operated for Stynosoft in Europe. Google Firebase is used only for push notifications and crash reports.
Questions societies ask us
Which phones does GateBell work on?
Android today. The Play Store listing is coming soon, and an Android test build is available on the download page. An iPhone app is planned but not available yet.
How do residents and guards log in?
With their mobile number and a 6-digit PIN. The society's admin gives each person a one-time activation code to start, and the person then chooses their own PIN. There is no SMS OTP.
Is there an SMS cost?
GateBell does not send SMS one-time passwords, so there is no SMS cost to pass on. Visitor alerts are app notifications sent over the internet.
Does GateBell collect our maintenance money?
No. Residents pay your society's UPI or bank account directly and upload proof. GateBell does not process or hold money.
Where is our data stored?
On a server in Europe operated for Stynosoft Private Limited. Google Firebase is used only for push notifications and crash reports. The privacy policy explains this in detail.
How much does it cost?
Pricing is per flat, billed to the society. There is no public price list yet, so please talk to us for a quote.
How do we get started?
Write to us for a demo. We set up your society, you import your flats from a CSV file, invite your guards and committee, and residents join with an activation code or ask to join.
See GateBell at your own gate
Tell us about your society and we will set up a demo. You can also install the Android test build and try it with a few friends first.