Tapplock vs DHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fingerprint unlocking
- Add up to 500 fingerprints
- Bluetooth app unlock
- Manage users remotely
- Grant temporary access
- View unlocking history
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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
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.
- 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
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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. -
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Tapplock | DHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (243 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 243 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tapplock Corp. | End2End Public Safety, LLC |
Customer experience
Tapplock
DHQ
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
Tapplock
No in-app purchases
DHQ
No in-app purchases









