Comparison

Sharlock vs Motic Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sharlock

Features
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Meet Sharlock, the new access control system you can operate from your Smart Phone Use your smartphone to enter your house, office, building or apartment, without having to use keys, remote controls or access cards. Sharlock is an economical, convenient and safe system for access control, which improves the security of traditional systems while avoiding lost keys or cards, and making access easy and simple from your own smartphone. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

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Motic Smart

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Motic Smart simplifies your life, you no longer have to worry about the remote control of your gate or your metal curtain, don't you remember where you left it? Did you forget it? Do you need more security? the new Motic Smart App you have everything resolved. Manage everything from your cell phone with Motic Smart. The Motic Smart App allows you, both in iPad and in iPhone, to remotely take control of all the security and surveillance elements compatible with it, managing and viewing them on your cell phone from anywhere in the world. For example, while you are arriving at your home or business, you will be able to see on your Smartphone, the exterior camera in the vicinity of the gate or the metal curtain of your garage or your factory and check that no one is stalking, as you arrive you will be able to open it from the phone and turn on the access lights. (Check local regulations regarding cell phone use while driving)

Screenshots

Sharlock3 screens
Motic Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sharlock at every 6 weeks against Motic Smart's every 15 months. Sharlock also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sharlock ships an update every 6 weeks, Motic Smart every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Sharlock versus Motic Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharlockMotic Smart
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks โ€” betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better14.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIoni NielavitzkyGrupo Motic SRL

In-app purchases

None

Sharlock

No in-app purchases

None

Motic Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sharlock free?
Sharlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motic Smart free?
Motic Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sharlock or Motic Smart have ads?
Neither Sharlock nor Motic Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sharlock or Motic Smart?
Sharlock ships an update every 6 weeks, and Motic Smart every 15 months. Most recently, Sharlock was updated on October 26, 2026 and Motic Smart on October 27, 2026.

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