Checkpoints you name
Add the terrace, the pump room, the basement ramp or the back gate as checkpoints from the app.
Guard patrolling app
Security guard app for societies that knows who is on duty and where they walked
Guards start and hand over shifts with a code, scan QR stickers on their rounds and log every visitor on one phone. The committee sees the same record on the web dashboard. Part of SocietyConnect, free for 90 days.
- Shift handover code
- QR patrol checkpoints
- Blacklist warning
- Digital guard ID card
At 2 am the committee has no idea which guard is at the gate, whether anyone walked to the basement, or who signed the night register.
Most societies run security on trust and a notebook. The agency sends whoever is free, the day guard leaves before the night guard arrives, and the patrol register gets filled in at 6 am in one handwriting. When a bicycle goes missing from the basement, nobody can say when the last round happened.
The SocietyConnect guard app puts the shift, the rounds and the gate register on the guard’s phone. A shift starts only with a handover code from the guard going off duty, or as a fresh start the committee can see. Patrol marks come from scanning a QR sticker at the spot. Every entry carries a time and a name, so the committee reads what actually happened.
The gate screen
One screen for everything a guard does in a shift
The guard opens the app to the gate screen. At the top sits a red SOS button and a blacklist card. Below are two counts, visitors inside and visitors expected, and the shift box. Nine large tiles cover the rest of the job.
- Log entry and Verify pass for walk-ins and residents’ guest passes
- Expected shows visitors the flats already approved
- Patrol opens the QR checkpoint rounds
- Daily help marks maids, cooks and drivers in and out
- Entry log, Incident, Gate & CCTV and Flats one tap away
One night shift
From 7:55 pm to 7:55 am on the guard’s phone
A sample night at a Pune society with geofencing switched on.
- 7:55 pmDay guard
Hand over and end the shift
The day guard taps Hand over and the app shows a 6-digit code that works for 15 minutes. He reads it out to the night guard.
- 8:00 pmNight guard
Start the shift with the code
The night guard types the code. The day guard’s shift closes and the new one opens. If the phone is outside the gate radius the committee set, the app asks him to move closer, or to clock in with an override that the committee can see.
- 9:30 pmNight guard
A visitor’s name rings a bell
While he types a name or phone number into Log entry, the app warns him if it matches the society’s blacklist.
- 9:48 pmGuard app
Delivery still inside
A delivery rider logged in at 9:30 is still inside after 15 minutes. Guards get a push alert so someone can check.
- 11:30 pmNight guard
First patrol round
He scans the QR sticker at the terrace door, the pump room and the basement ramp. Each scan is saved as a verified mark with his name and the time.
- 2:10 amNight guard
Something is wrong in B-wing parking
He taps Incident, picks a category and severity, adds a photo and a voice note. The committee gets a notification.
- 7:55 amNight guard
Hand over to the morning guard
Another 6-digit code, another clean change of shift. The committee can read the whole night in the morning.
Patrol rounds
A guard patrolling app that asks for proof at each spot
The committee decides where the checkpoints go. The guard has to be there to mark them.
QR codes only the committee sees
Each checkpoint gets a QR code with a 6-character code under it. Only committee members can open it to print. Guards cannot see the codes in the app.
Scan with the phone camera
The guard scans the sticker or types the code printed under it. The mark is saved as verified.
Manual mark if the sticker is torn
A guard can mark a checkpoint by hand when the QR is damaged. It is saved as manual, so the committee can tell the two apart.
Last round at a glance
The checkpoint list shows whether each spot was marked today, at what time and by which guard.
Patrol on the web dashboard
The Safety page has a Patrol tab with every checkpoint, the recent scans and a count of scans today.
At the gate
Logging a visitor takes a few taps
The guard picks who is at the gate (delivery, cab, guest, help or vendor), types a name, and adds a phone, vehicle number and flat if he has them. When he picks a flat, the residents get Allow or Deny on their phones. The full gate flow is on the visitor management page.
- Blacklist warning while the name or phone is typed
- Entry log with All, Inside, Exited and Denied filters
- Mark out when the visitor leaves, so the inside count stays true
What else is in the guard app
The smaller things that make a shift easier
- Digital ID card on the Account tab with the society name, photo or initials, guard ID, phone, on-duty status and start date
- Start without handover when there is no one to take over from, shown as a fresh start
- Too many wrong codes (10 in 15 minutes) and the guard has to ask the committee to start the shift
- Gate & CCTV screen that lists the society’s cameras, boom barriers and RFID readers once they are set up
- Daily help tab to mark maids and drivers in and out, which pings their flats
- SOS banner at the top of the gate screen when anyone in the society raises an alert
- End shift without a handover, closed with the time on record
Who does what
Guard, committee and the dashboard each have a part
Guard
- Starts and hands over shifts with a code
- Scans QR checkpoints on rounds
- Logs visitors and daily help
- Raises incidents and SOS alerts
Committee
- Creates guard logins, resets passwords and disables a guard who leaves
- Sets the gate location and radius for clock-in
- Adds checkpoints and prints their QR codes
- Maintains the blacklist
Web dashboard
- Patrol scans, SOS alerts and incidents on the Safety page
- Gate log of visitors inside, expected and recent
- Staff roster, muster roll and payroll for guards on the society’s payroll
- Printable staff ID cards, one or a batch
Compared
The guard app next to a notebook and an agency supervisor
| Notebook at the gate | Agency supervisor | SocietyConnect guard app | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is on duty now | Ask whoever is there | A phone call | Shift record with start time and handover |
| Proof of a patrol round | A signature, often filled later | Spot checks | QR scan at each checkpoint, saved with time and name |
| Banned visitors | A list taped to the wall | Depends on the guard | Warning while the guard types the name or phone |
| Guard leaves the job | Nothing to switch off | Agency informs you | Committee disables the login from the dashboard |
| Committee view | Read the book at the gate | Monthly report | Safety page and gate log on the web dashboard |
- Used by
- Society guards and agency guards, the committee and any security in-charge with a committee login.
- Phone needed
- Any Android phone at the gate with mobile data or Wi-Fi.
- Login
- The committee creates each guard’s login from the web dashboard and shares a temporary password.
- Cost to try
- Free for 90 days with every SocietyConnect module switched on.
Straight answers
What it does not do yet
These are the limits today. Plan your gate around them.
- The guard app is in English only. Hindi and Marathi screens are not available yet.
- The guard app needs an internet connection. There is no offline mode yet.
- Patrol routes, round schedules and alerts for a missed round are not built yet. Checkpoints show the last mark of the day.
- There is no locked-down kiosk mode for the gate phone, no Bluetooth slip printer and no masked calling between guard and resident.
- Face or fingerprint attendance is not offered. Staff attendance is marked in the app or on the muster roll.
- Boom barrier, ANPR camera and RFID links need an on-site gateway. Camera viewing needs a web stream link from your CCTV system. Ask us before you plan hardware.
- The apps are not on the Play Store or App Store yet. We share the Android apps during setup, and iPhone users use the web portal.
Give your guards one app for the whole shift
We create the guard logins, print your patrol QR codes with you and train each shift at the gate, free for 90 days.
FAQ
Security guard app: common questions
What is a security guard app for a society?
It is the phone app guards use at the society gate. In SocietyConnect it covers shift start and handover, visitor entry, patrol rounds with QR checkpoints, daily help attendance, incidents and SOS. The committee sees the same records on the web dashboard.
How does shift handover work?
The guard going off duty taps Hand over and gets a 6-digit code that is valid for 15 minutes. The next guard types it to start his shift, and the previous shift closes. If there is no one to hand over from, the guard can start without a code and the shift is marked as a fresh start.
Can a guard fake a patrol round?
Guards cannot see the checkpoint QR codes in the app. Only the committee can open them to print. A verified mark needs the guard to scan or type the code at the sticker. If he marks a checkpoint by hand, it is saved as a manual mark.
Can we stop a guard from clocking in from home?
Yes. The committee stands at the gate, saves the location from the app and picks a radius. A guard outside that radius is asked to move closer. He can still clock in with an override, and the override is recorded for the committee.
Does the guard app show missed patrol rounds?
Not yet. The app and the dashboard show which checkpoints were marked today, when and by whom. Scheduled rounds and missed-round alerts are not built yet.
Does it work without internet or in Marathi?
Not yet. The guard app needs a data connection and is in English, with large tiles and icons for common tasks. We train the guards at your gate during setup.
Is the SocietyConnect guard app free?
It is free for 90 days with every module on. After that we give a written quote based on your flats and the modules you keep. Nothing is charged automatically.
More in SocietyConnect
Other parts of SocietyConnect
Visitor managementGuard logs the visitor, the flat taps Allow or Deny, the register stays locked.Safety and SOSOne tap sends an SOS with location to guards and the committee; incidents keep photos, voice notes and a timeline.Daily help and staffOne register for maids, cooks and drivers across flats, gate attendance pings, and payroll for society staff.Multi-society and facility managersSeparate data for every society, a read-only auditor login and bulk import, run from one platform.SocietyConnect overviewEvery module, the 90-day free trial and how setup works.
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