GateMate — Step In. Link Up.
QAlytics LLC Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touch
GateMate — Step In. Link Up. is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by QAlytics LLC. Rated 5.0/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 3 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 82 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Oct 29
- 2026 · vv1.1.7
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About GateMate — Step In. Link Up.
GATEMATE — LIVE ROOMS FOR REAL EVENTS GateMate is a mobile app for social and professional networking among travelers, event-goers, and neighbors. Step into a private live room — a "GateLink" — with a 6-letter code or a QR scan, and everyone who walks in shows up in the same chat, the same photo wall, and the same live attendee list. Whether it's a rooftop meetup, a wedding after-party, a watch party, a conference breakout, or a long layover at DFW, GateMate turns the place you're already going into a room you can actually talk to. ————————————————— WHAT YOU CAN DO ————————————————— • STEP INTO A ROOM IN SECONDS Scan the QR poster on the door or type the 6-letter code. No profile gauntlet, no friend requests, no waiting to be accepted. • SEE WHO'S HERE RIGHT NOW A live list of the people actually in the room, with faces. Tap anyone to see their profile, follow them, or send a message. • CHAT LIVE WITH THE ROOM Every room has its own chat — messages, photos and short clips, before, during and after the night. Hosts can pin the plan so nobody misses it. • FIND LIVE ROOMS NEAR YOU See public rooms happening around you right now, by category — Music, Tech, Sports, Food, Art, Nightlife. • MEET YOUR ITINERARY TWIN Add your upcoming flight and GateMate finds other travelers whose itineraries overlap yours at the same airport. A 30-minute overlap is all it takes. • LOUNGES AND TRIPS Check into a DFW lounge, coordinate meetups, and keep a private group thread with the people you're travelling with. • OPEN YOUR OWN PRIVATE ROOM Starting a pregame, a birthday or a table? Open a private room in one tap, share the code with your people, and it closes itself after four hours. Private rooms never appear on the map or in the live list. • STORY-READY INVITES Turn any room into a shareable invite card — Bold, Minimal or Photo Banner — with a scannable QR to step in. • YOUR NIGHTS, PRIVATELY After the night ends, GateMate keeps a private record of where you were, who you met and what you saved. It is visible to you alone, and you can delete any night in one tap. ————————————————— PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN ————————————————— • Rooms are private by default — only people with the code get in. • Room chat goes dark about 12 hours after the last person arrives. • Your location is never shown to another member, and GateMate never tracks you in the background. • You control your visibility inside every room, and you can go invisible. • Block and report anyone, from any message or profile. • No public follower counts, no algorithmic feed, no ads, no data selling. Full privacy policy: https://gatemate.net/privacy-policy ————————————————— WHO IT'S FOR ————————————————— • Frequent flyers with layovers looking for company at the gate • People at rooftop meetups, watch parties, weddings and tours • Conference-goers who want a live backchannel for their session • Neighborhoods hosting block parties, markets and run clubs • Travelers who want a low-key way to meet people in the same city Rooms are opened by verified partner venues and hosts. Anyone can suggest a place from inside the app. ————————————————— SUPPORT ————————————————— Questions? Email [email protected] or visit https://gatemate.net/support Terms of Use: https://gatemate.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://gatemate.net/privacy-policy © 2026 QAlytics LLC (dba GateMate™). All rights reserved.
What’s new
Version v1.1.7 · Updated October 29, 2026
Met Recently A new card on your Home tab shows the people you were in rooms with. Tap Connect right on their face to keep in touch. 48 hours to connect After a room ends, you still have 48 hours to view the profiles of people you met and send a connect request. See who's really here Rooms now show who's active and who's stepped away, so you know who's around to chat. Your privacy, tightened Deleting your account now fully erases your location and arrival history. Profile settings also say clearly when your links are shared, and with whom. Faster and smoother Under-the-hood upgrades make the app quicker and more reliable, plus bug fixes throughout.
App privacy
The developer, QAlytics LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- Contacts: Contacts
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Audio Data, Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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