AreaOfPeople vs Bold Smart Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AreaOfPeople
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YOUR HOME AT HAND With the Area of People app, you and your neighbors can build a place where it's safe, comfortable and fun to live. GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS Find out who your neighbors are, connect easily and stay informed about your neighborhood. REPORT A REPAIR Create service requests and track the status of your request online. Communicate directly with service partners, such as a property manager or landlord. COMMUNICATE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT Start a group conversation or send a personal message to your neighbors in a closed, secure and structured environment. HELP YOUR NEIGHBOURS. Ask your neighbors for help or advice or to lend something, and share practical tips with each other. Indicate in the help categories what you can help with. MEET EACH OTHER OFFLINE Start different interest groups and organize moments in the calendar to meet offline. Download the app and find out for yourself!
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 device support: Bold Smart Lock at 4 against AreaOfPeople's 1. On price, update cadence, 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.
AreaOfPeople ships an update fortnightly, Bold Smart Lock every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AreaOfPeople | Bold Smart Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 54.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Area of People B.V. | Sesam Solutions BV |
In-app purchases
AreaOfPeople
No in-app purchases
Bold Smart Lock
No in-app purchases






