Comparison

DataLock Admin vs Lock Tool

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

Head to head
About

DataLock Admin

This app allows IT administrators to manage and enforce policies for secure USB drives using multi-factor authentication via Bluetooth. It enables remote management features like drive kill for enhanced data protection.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth authentication for secure drives
  • Multi-factor authentication options
  • IT policy enforcement
  • Remote drive management
  • Hardware encryption support
Features
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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 Admin app enables IT Administrators to enforce policies regarding DataLock BT Secured drive usage and help them to better protect their personal and business information stored on the drive. Multiple-factor authentication is supported. Also, with a subscription to DataLock Remote Management (by ClevX) users will be able to Remote Kill their drives, as well as many other important security related functions. DataLock BT self-encrypting drives (full disk, XTS-AES 256-Bit hardware encryption) 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.

About

Lock Tool

Features
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The cLock tool is a tool that is provided specially for the hotel and apartment customers to configure network of the PINE WORLD WIFi door lock.It needs to cooperate with the supporting backstage management system, so as to realize the remote control of all the locks of all hotels and apartments.

Screenshots

DataLock Admin4 screens
Lock Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

DataLock Admin and Lock Tool are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DataLock Admin ships an update every 2 months, Lock Tool every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DataLock Admin versus Lock Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDataLock AdminLock Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCLEVX, LLCShenzhen Zhixin Wulian Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

DataLock Admin

No in-app purchases

None

Lock Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DataLock Admin free?
DataLock Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock Tool free?
Lock Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DataLock Admin or Lock Tool have ads?
Neither DataLock Admin nor Lock Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DataLock Admin or Lock Tool?
DataLock Admin ships an update every 2 months, and Lock Tool every 3 months. Most recently, DataLock Admin was updated on July 7, 2026 and Lock Tool on September 13, 2026.

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