Sharlock vs OpenKey Edu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sharlock
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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.
OpenKey Edu
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App de OPK Edu para Universidades y centros de estudios.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sharlock at 9.0 against OpenKey Edu'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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sharlock | OpenKey Edu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ioni Nielavitzky | Luis Cosentino |
In-app purchases
Sharlock
No in-app purchases
OpenKey Edu
No in-app purchases
