Tapkey vs Bold Smart Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tapkey
Transform your smartphone into a secure digital key for various access points like doors, garages, and cars. Easily manage and grant access to others, and monitor locking activities with high security standards.
- Smartphone as secure key
- Grant and revoke access
- Track locking activities
- NFC and Bluetooth access
- Register locking devices
- NFC transponder programming
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Tapkey turns your smartphone into a super-secure key. Combined with Tapkey-enabled locking devices, the app allows you to open entrance doors, shared office spaces, lockers, garage doors and cars with your smartphone. In addition, you can grant access to others and track locking activities. Access management has never been that easy! FEATURES - Secure sign-on: with your Google Account or Tapkey ID - Register locking devices: with the app - Easy access management: grant and remove access at any time - Keyring: all access authorizations at a glance - Open smart locks: use NFC and/or Bluetooth—no internet connection required - Use NFC transponders: as alternative access medium that can directly be programmed with NFC-enabled smartphones - Check locking activities: in the access log of the Tapkey app - High security standards: comparable to online banking with strong cryptography and firmware updates directly via your smartphone LOCKING DEVICES Tapkey-enabled products can be ordered at https://shop.tapkey.com, Amazon or our partner's dealer network. SUBSCRIPTIONS “Let’s keep it simple” is our motto. That’s why all user packages include the entire range of features. They only differ in the amount of Smartphone Users. These are users with active access permissions for smartphones. You may buy additional NFC Tags, Cards and Stickers any time. User Packages - 25 Smartphone Users - 100 Smartphone Users - 250 Smartphone Users User packages are valid for 1 year and will be renewed automatically, unless the auto-renew function is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The payment will be processed via your iTunes Account. Please refer to your iTunes account settings to manage your subscriptions and how to turn off auto-renewal. Terms and Conditions: https://tapkey.com/en/terms-conditions/
Bold Smart Lock
Transform your smartphone into a digital key for seamless entry and exit. Grant temporary or permanent access to guests, family, or service providers with customizable virtual keys. Enjoy enhanced security and a simplified daily routine.
- Smartphone as a digital key
- Automatic door unlocking/locking
- Virtual key sharing
- Customizable access permissions
- High-level security
- Easy cylinder replacement
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With Bold, your smartphone is your key. Enter and leave your house with your phone in your pocket; Bold will (auto) unlock and lock your door as you come and go. Having guests over? Share virtual keys with whomever, whenever. Invite people with the Bold app and activate or deactivate their virtual key. You are the digital key master: give your spouse permanent access, let the plumber in Monday morning and the cleaning lady every Friday afternoon. You decide! With the highest level of security (think of digital banking-security), your house is safer than ever before. By just replacing the cylinder, burglars will be unable to enter your house using the common techniques. Bold's simple and elegant design makes your front door look better, your house safer and your life easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bold Smart Lock at 4.0 against Tapkey's 1.6. Bold Smart Lock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (55% vs 27%). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Tapkey sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bold Smart Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bold Smart Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Tapkey's written reviews are positive against 55% of Bold Smart Lock's.
Tapkey ships an update every 2 months, Bold Smart Lock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tapkey | Bold Smart Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.8% of reviews | 54.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tapkey | Sesam Solutions BV |
Customer experience
Tapkey
Bold Smart Lock
In-app purchases
Tapkey
- 10 Smartphone Users$3.991 Month
- 25 Smartphone Users$7.991 Month
- 50 Smartphone Users$14.991 Month
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- 100 Smartphone Users$29.991 Month
- 150 Smartphone Users$44.991 Month
- 200 Smartphone Users$59.991 Month
- 250 Smartphone Users$74.991 Month
- 25 Smartphone Users$96.991 Year
- 100 Smartphone Users$349.991 Year
- 250 Smartphone Users$899.991 Year
Bold Smart Lock
No in-app purchases









