Keycafe vs Merchants FleetShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keycafe
This app facilitates secure key management for various organizations and individuals. It integrates with smart lockboxes to control access, track usage, and verify users in real-time. It's useful for businesses needing to grant temporary access and for individuals participating in the sharing economy.
- Control access to keys by minute
- Provide anytime access to staff/guests
- Complete access history tracking
- Real-time photo ID verification
- Manage fleets of keys
- Utilize public smart lockbox network
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Keycafe is a key management system. Ideal to manage fleets of keys for property management, auto dealerships, car rental agencies, trucking companies, facilities, universities, hospitals, municipalities, commercial and retail offices. This app works with an IOT connected key lockbox called a Keycafe SmartBox. You can purchase your own SmartBox or use our publicly distributed SmartBoxes in 50 cities around the world. - Control who has access to your keys down to the minute - Provide anytime access to your staff, contractors and guests - Complete history of who accessed your keys - Never lose track of keys again - Real-time photo ID verification The distributed network of public locations is ideal for busy urbanites participating in the on-demand economy for cleaning, dog walking, package delivery, Home services, property management and real estate. As well as for the sharing economy, for Airbnb and Guesty. Who do you need to let in? The service is currently available in the following cities: New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Victoria, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Rome, Florence, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Nagasaki, Miami, Washington DC, Koloa, Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Indianapolis, Oakland, Portland, Austin, Sydney, Melbourne. More cities coming soon. Sign up on our site at www.keycafe.com/locations to be notified when we launch a location near you!
Merchants FleetShare
This app helps administrators and drivers manage vehicle reservations. It streamlines the process of booking and overseeing company vehicles.
- Vehicle reservation management
- Administrator tools
- Driver tools
- Fleet oversight
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FleetShare is an application that allows administrators and drivers manage vehicle reservations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Merchants FleetShare at 100% against Keycafe's 28%. Merchants FleetShare also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Keycafe's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (330 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Keycafe holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keycafe has 330 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of Keycafe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Merchants FleetShare's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Keycafe ships an update every 6 months, Merchants FleetShare every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keycafe | Merchants FleetShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (330 ratings) — better | 2.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 330 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keycafe Inc. | Merchants Automotive Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Keycafe
Merchants FleetShare
Bugs and requests
Keycafe
Reported bugs
13 issues- Bug to authenticate when opening account
- System offline frequently
- Touchscreen unresponsive
- Codes not working
- Box disconnected multiple times
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- Fob not scanning
- App doesn't import key from host
- App doesn't open/stuck on loading screen
- App not working most of the time
- 24/7 chat link not working
- Customer service calls on hold indefinitely
- App doesn't load on iOS
- Locker would not scan fob when returning
Requested features
7 requests- Option to turn off auto-refill
- Improve app interface design
- Provide better instructions for setup
- Allow offline functionality for codes
- Improve customer support responsiveness
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- Clarify payment terms and conditions
- Allow guests to see PIN without app download
Merchants FleetShare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Keycafe
No in-app purchases
Merchants FleetShare
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Keycafe free?
Is Merchants FleetShare free?
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