DataLock vs USBKill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DataLock
Secure your sensitive data with a Bluetooth-enabled USB drive. This app allows you to unlock your drive using your iPhone or Apple Watch with multiple authentication options for enhanced protection.
- Bluetooth authentication
- Multi-factor authentication
- Lock/unlock USB drives
- Supports Flash, HDD/SDD drives
- Cross-platform compatibility
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Note: Requires purchase of a DataLock® BT Secured USB drive. DataLock BT Technology (by ClevX) enables customers to use their iPhone or Apple Watch to authenticate user for access to the drive via Bluetooth Smart®. Multilayer user-authentication is available via: phone, phone + PIN, or phone + PIN + User ID/location/time. The DataLock app allows users to lock/unlock their DataLock BT drives (Flash, HDD/SDD) to keep their personal and business information protected. Multiple-factor authentication is supported. DataLock BT drives can be used with any host OS (i.e., Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome, etc.) and any devices (computers, medical devices, TVs, DVDs, cars, printers, scanners, projectors, etc.) that have a standard USB port. DataLock BT requires no software preloaded on the drives.
USBKill
This app allows users to configure and control a USBKill V4 Professional Device. It enables users to prepare and launch pentest operations directly from their mobile devices, offering various trigger and delivery modes.
- Configure USBKill V4 Professional Device
- Control device remotely
- Prepare pentest operations
- Launch pentest operations
- Magnetic trigger mode
- Classic trigger mode
- Alarm trigger mode
- Single pulse delivery mode
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Configure and control your USBKill V4 Professional Device directly from your phone and tablet. Configure, prepare and launch your USBKill pentest operations via the Official App. Trigger Mode: Magnetic, Classic, Alarm, Smartphone and Remote Delivery Mode: Single Pulse, Continuous Pulse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DataLock at 5.0 against USBKill's 3.7. USBKill's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DataLock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively.
| Parameter | DataLock | USBKill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CLEVX, LLC | INFO WISE LIMITED |
Customer experience
DataLock
USBKill
In-app purchases
DataLock
No in-app purchases
USBKill
No in-app purchases
