Parakey vs RFID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parakey
Transform your smartphone into a digital key for various locked spaces like offices and parking garages. This app eliminates the need for physical keys, fobs, or cards, offering convenient access even without an internet connection.
- Smartphone as a digital key
- Access locked spaces without internet
- Automatic door detection
- NFC sticker unlocking
- Lock screen widgets
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Use your smartphone as a key to locked spaces, such as the office, parking garage or gym – even without internet access. No more physical keys, fobs or entry cards to keep track of! — Features — • Automatic detection of doors you are close to and have access to – no need to scroll through long lists of doors • Tap your phone on a Parakey NFC sticker to unlock • Add widgets to open the app or NFC reader from the lock screen • Access to many locked spaces? Your frequently unlocked ones are displayed at the top • ... and much more! — Requirements — • Parakey-devices installed in the locked areas • You need to be invited by an administrator in order to create an account and login as a user • iPhone 6s or greater • iOS 15.0 or greater
RFID
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RFID SCANR is a mobile application developed by BONbLOC Team. Scan and Read our RFID tag and get the details. Fast, quick and reliable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RFID at 13.0 against Parakey's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Parakey ships an update every 5 weeks, RFID every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parakey | RFID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Parakey AB | BONbLOC Inc |
In-app purchases
Parakey
No in-app purchases
RFID
No in-app purchases
