Brady Smart Lockout vs OpenBlue DataSource
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brady Smart Lockout
This app guides users through the Lockout Verification process. It allows for login via Link 360 credentials, searching for procedures, downloading them locally, and sending reports back to Link 360 for historical analysis.
- Link 360 login
- Procedure search by hierarchy
- Local procedure download
- Report submission to Link 360
- Historical data reporting
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A single purpose mobile app that focuses on guiding customers through the Lockout Verification process. 1) Login using Link 360 credentials 2) Search procedures by hierarchy defined in Link 360 3) Download procedures in the local mobile device 4) Send reports to Link 360 5) Link 360's ability to run reports on the history of app's data
OpenBlue DataSource
Access and manage your JCI-monitored security systems. Gain instant insight into alarm activity, system performance, and conduct system tests. Streamline daily management and enhance your security environment.
- Monitor alarm activity
- Track system performance
- Conduct system tests
- Control security information
- Enhance daily management
- Gain security insights
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Johnson Controls OpenBlue DataSource is a frontline management tool that offers a window into your JCI-monitored security systems. It provides instant access into your alarm activity and system performance and system testing. Its benefits include control over security system information that is essential to your business operations, efficiency for daily system management, and insight into your security environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brady Smart Lockout at 3.7 against OpenBlue DataSource's 2.9. Brady Smart Lockout also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). OpenBlue DataSource's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Brady Smart Lockout holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Brady Smart Lockout ships an update every 6 weeks, OpenBlue DataSource every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brady Smart Lockout | OpenBlue DataSource |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Corporation | Johnson Controls, Inc. |
Customer experience
Brady Smart Lockout
OpenBlue DataSource
In-app purchases
Brady Smart Lockout
No in-app purchases
OpenBlue DataSource
No in-app purchases
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