Nexkey vs Black Widow Key Machine V2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nexkey
Manage access to your business spaces effortlessly using your iPhone or Apple Watch. This app eliminates the need for physical keys, allowing you to control entry to offices, meeting rooms, and garages. Schedule access for users and monitor who enters your space and when.
- Keyless entry with iPhone/Apple Watch
- Access management for multiple spaces
- Scheduled access for unlimited users
- Access logging and history
- Security alerts for unexpected access
- Remote door unlocking
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Welcome to the future of keyless access. Bring simplified access management to your business. No more frustrating keys or keycards, unlock the door with your iPhone or Apple Watch. Manage access to your main entry, private office, meeting room, and garage. Schedule when keys can be used for unlimited users. Know who accessed your space and when. Rest assured with security alerts when access occurs at unexpected times. Remotely unlock doors for your guests. Any door can be made smart with Nexkey. Requires Nexkey hardware.
Black Widow Key Machine V2
This utility app allows locksmiths to cut various types of keys, including high-security, edge-cut, dimple, tibbe, and tubular blanks. It connects via Bluetooth to a mobile device for cutting keys by code, duplication, and progression.
- Cut high-security keys
- Cut edge-cut keys
- Cut dimple keys
- Cut tibbe keys
- Cut tubular keys
- Bluetooth mobile connectivity
- Cut by code, duplicate, and progression
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The Black Widow R key machine is designed to quickly cut all keys a locksmith needs to run their business: high-security, edge-cut, dimple, tibbe, and tubular key blanks. Use your mobile device via Bluetooth to cut keys by code, duplicate, and progression your keys.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nexkey at 50% against Black Widow Key Machine V2's 0%. Nexkey also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (656 vs 2). Black Widow Key Machine V2's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Nexkey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nexkey has 656 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Nexkey's written reviews are positive against 0% of Black Widow Key Machine V2's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nexkey | Black Widow Key Machine V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (656 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 656 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexkey | Lock Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Nexkey
Black Widow Key Machine V2
In-app purchases
Nexkey
No in-app purchases
Black Widow Key Machine V2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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