Portl · Society gate & community app

The gate conversation, now inside one app.

Portl brings visitor approvals, dues, notices, and gate operations into one place for residents, guards, and admins — so nobody's stuck waiting on a phone call at the gate.

9:41●●● 5G

B-402 · Willow Residency

Good evening

RK

Ramesh Kumar

Delivery · Zomato

Pending

At the main gate · 40 sec ago

Water supply maintenance — Jul 15

Maintenance dues due in 4 days

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Try it yourself

Guard creates a visitor request

Someone is at the gate. The guard logs name, flat, and purpose — then sends it to the resident.

Sent to the flat

How a visit works

From gate to approval in three steps.

01

Guard registers the visitor

A photo, a purpose, and a flat number — sent the moment someone shows up at the gate.

02

Resident approves in one tap

A push notification lands instantly. Approve or deny without picking up the phone.

03

Guard lets them through

The decision shows up live on the gate screen — no callback, no waiting outside.

Everyone at the gate

Built for the whole gate, not just residents.

Every role gets exactly the workflow they need — nothing borrowed from a generic admin panel.

Resident

Approve from wherever you are

  • Approve or deny visitor requests from the guard
  • Pre-approve expected guests ahead of time
  • See notices, polls, amenities, and dues in one feed
  • Pay maintenance dues securely, in-app
Security guard

Run the gate without the register

  • Create visitor requests right at the gate
  • Mark entry and exit in a couple of taps
  • Match pre-approvals instantly, no phone call
  • Full, searchable visitor history
Society admin

Run the society from one dashboard

  • Manage towers, flats, and members
  • Publish notices and track helpdesk tickets
  • Run polls and manage amenity bookings
  • Invite members and approve open join requests
Privacy & access

Your society's data stays your society's.

Portl is built around society-scoped access from the ground up — nobody outside your society can see your gate activity, your notices, or your dues.

Read the full privacy policy →

Sign in with phone OTP — no separate password to manage.

Data is scoped per society. Other societies can't read your records, ever.

We don't sell personal data. Full stop.

FAQ

Questions societies usually ask.

Who is Portl for?

Residential societies — residents who approve visitors, security guards at the gate, and society admins who run notices, dues, and membership.

How does a society join?

Write to outreach@bsoc.space. We set up your society, then admins invite residents and guards — or share an open join link that waits for approval.

How do residents and guards get in?

Your society admin sends an invite. Open the link on your phone, sign in with mobile number (OTP), and you’re scoped to that society only.

Is there an iOS app yet?

The Android app is available first for societies we onboard. iOS comes after that.

Early societies welcome

Running gate approvals off a WhatsApp group and a paper register? Let's fix that.

We’re onboarding a small set of societies on Android first. Tell us about yours.

Get early access