Comparison

Tapplock vs DHQ

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

Head to head
About

Tapplock

Secure your belongings with a smart fingerprint padlock. Add hundreds of fingerprints, manage users, and grant temporary or permanent access remotely via Bluetooth. Track unlocking history for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Fingerprint unlocking
  • Add up to 500 fingerprints
  • Bluetooth app unlock
  • Manage users remotely
  • Grant temporary access
  • View unlocking history
Features
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Tapplock - The World’s First Smart Fingerprint Padlock . Add up to 500 fingerprints for friends, family and co-workers! Manage users directly in the Tapplock app . Unlock your Tapplock with the Tapplock app using Bluetooth . Need to give access to your friend/family? No problem! Give temporary, permanent or one-time Bluetooth Shared Access unlocking all in the Tapplock app . Check the unlocking history log in the Tapplock app. Not seeing up-to-date unlocks? Connect your Tapplock with the Tapplock app using Bluetooth . For all FAQ’s and troubleshooting visit support.tapplock.com

About

DHQ

This app allows government agencies to share informative alerts and manage duty assignments. It facilitates communication between nearby agencies and enables users to track their availability, accept or deny tasks, and view task locations on a map.

Highlights
  • Share informative alerts with nearby agencies
  • Manage roll-call and duty assignments
  • Receive notifications for new duties
  • Accept or deny assigned tasks
  • View task locations on a map
  • Edit and comment on existing items
  • Adjust push notifications
Features
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With the Advance feature of AWA Government Agencies can now share informative alerts to their near by agencies from DHQ app. Feature: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Add regular roll-call call item which stay locally to that Government agency 2. AWA alert can be shared with near by agencies so that they can share their alerts if any, 3. Edit roll-call/AWA item from mobile device. 4. Share updates on existing item and add comments on it. 5. View image montage from app view. 6. Adjust app push notifications module wise. 7. Switch department feature from one department to another from login screen. 8. Ability to share your device uniqueness through QR code. 9. View archive roll-call items from mobile. 10. Share file library item with super access. An app for Government Agencies to manage their details and overtime in DHQ Features ========== - Users can add availability time. - Users get a notification when a new duty assigned. - The calendar view will list all the available tasks. - Users have the privilege to accept/deny the newly assigned duty. - The map view will annotate the task-related locations. -

Screenshots

Tapplock4 screens
DHQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: DHQ at free against Tapplock's paid. DHQ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Tapplock's advantage is ratings volume (243 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DHQ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tapplock has 243 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tapplock ships an update every 2 months, DHQ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tapplock versus DHQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapplockDHQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (243 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings243 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB25 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTapplock Corp.End2End Public Safety, LLC

Customer experience

Tapplock

All ratings243 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative33.1%

DHQ

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Tapplock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fingerprint enrollment failures
  • Bluetooth connection problems
  • App crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Improved app stability and user experience
  • Expanded customization options

DHQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tapplock

No in-app purchases

None

DHQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tapplock free?
Tapplock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DHQ free?
DHQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tapplock or DHQ?
DHQ is rated higher. Tapplock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while DHQ averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Tapplock or DHQ have ads?
Neither Tapplock nor DHQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tapplock or DHQ?
Tapplock ships an update every 2 months, and DHQ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tapplock was updated on September 5, 2026 and DHQ on June 1, 2026.

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