Key vs Jamf Unlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Key
Transform your iPhone into a mobile ID card for convenient door access. Securely register your credentials and use your phone to open doors, leveraging advanced encrypted transfer technology.
- Smartphone as mobile ID
- Convenient door opening
- Secure credential transfer
- iPhone integration
- Requires Interflex software
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Your smartphone as a mobile ID card: With the Interflex app "Key", you can conveniently open doors with your iPhone. This is how "Key" works: - Install the app on your iPhone. - Register the app with your access data. - Book with your iPhone to open doors. Thanks to "NetworkOnMobile" technology, we ensure encrypted and secure transfer of the mobile credential to your iPhone. Important: The use of this app requires the use of the Interflex software IF-6040 and suitable badge readers.
Jamf Unlock
Unlock your Mac without a password using your mobile device. This app generates identity credentials and pairs with your Mac for seamless authentication for unlocking, system settings, and root commands.
- Passwordless Mac unlocking
- Authenticate system settings changes
- Secure sudo command execution
- Mobile device credential generation
- Pairing with Mac
- Customizable by IT administrators
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Jamf Unlock is a mobile app that allows you to unlock your Mac without using a password. With Jamf Unlock, you complete a setup process to generate identity credentials (a certificate) on your mobile device and pair the device with your Mac. Once complete, you can use the app to authenticate for: - Unlocking your Mac - Prompts to change settings in System Preferences - Commands executed with root privileges with the sudo command IT administrators can use Jamf Pro to customize the look and feel of the app, configure authentication settings via managed app configuration, and deploy the app to users. Jamf Unlock is an iOS app to extend the Jamf Connect product for passwordless authentication on the Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Jamf Unlock at 14.0 against Key's 17.0. 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.
Key ships an update every 4 months, Jamf Unlock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Key | Jamf Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Interflex Datensysteme GmbH | JAMF Software |
Customer experience
Key
Jamf Unlock
In-app purchases
Key
No in-app purchases
Jamf Unlock
No in-app purchases
