Sentry Interactive vs Room Key
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sentry Interactive
This app allows you to access your office or building with your iPhone or Apple Watch. Share access with others easily and securely using bank-level encryption. Multiple convenient unlock methods are available for quick entry.
- Tap to unlock office access
- Share access with email
- Apple Watch integration
- 2-factor bank-level encryption
- Convenient unlock methods
- Real-time insights
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Never worry about losing or forgetting your physical keycard or fob again, with Sentry Interactive you can store all your digital keys for multiple buildings in one place and unlock doors faster and more securely than ever using the Sentry Interactive iOS app. Designed for reliability, speed, and ease of use whether unlocking a single door or accessing multiple sites. With a simple UI design, lightning fast launch speeds, and high security and stability levels, users can unlock doors in less than 0.5 seconds using NFC tap-to-unlock technology, QR code scan, or using our iOS Widget. Access the Sentry Interactive app instantly via background NFC by simply tapping the NFC Smart Access Tile next to the door you wish to unlock. This will take you directly to the app, where you can unlock the door. Mobile credentials stored in the Sentry Interactive app are encrypted at rest and adhere to NIST cybersecurity best practices. Don’t have the Sentry Interactive mobile access software integrated with the access control systems in your buildings yet? Get in touch or find out more at https://sentryinteractive.com
Room Key
Unlock your door using your smartphone. This app eliminates the need for physical keycards or fobs, allowing you to simply present your phone to the lock for access.
- Unlock doors using smartphone
- Replaces keycards and fobs
- Simple phone-to-lock interaction
- Convenient access solution
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With Room Key, you can unlock your door with your phone. No more lost keycards or fobs. Just present your phone to the lock to open your door.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Room Key at 5.0 against Sentry Interactive's 2.6. Sentry Interactive's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). 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.
Room Key holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sentry Interactive | Room Key |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Doordeck Limited | Kohost LLC |
Customer experience
Sentry Interactive
Room Key
In-app purchases
Sentry Interactive
No in-app purchases
Room Key
No in-app purchases
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