RemoteLock vs doordeer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RemoteLock
Easily manage and monitor all connected locks from a single interface. Grant temporary access codes remotely and update your property portfolio by adding users, devices, and locations.
- View lock activity
- Grant temporary access codes
- Update property portfolio
- Add users, devices, and locations
- Search for specific devices
- Access knowledge base
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The new RemoteLock app makes it easy to manage and monitor all of your connected locks. • View activity on one or many locks through the easy-to-use mobile interface. • Provide temporary access codes remotely for your rental property with the RemoteLock mobile app • Update property portfolio, including adding users, devices and locations. • Use search to find specific devices if you have multiple devices. • Access RemoteLock's knowledge base.
doordeer
This app allows you to remotely control your front door, view live video and audio feeds, and grant temporary access to guests. You can also review unlock logs and communicate with visitors.
- Remote door opening
- Live video and audio monitoring
- Share temporary door codes
- View unlock logs
- Video calls with visitors
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Doordeer is a smart video intercom solution. Doordeer app is an important tool for: - Remote open front door by swiping on mobile screen of this app. - Live video and audio to check the front door. - Share doorcode to guests who can use it to open front door in the specified period. - Search all unlock logs from cloud storage and playback. - Receive call message and start video-talk with the visitor in front of doordeer panel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RemoteLock at none against doordeer's shown. RemoteLock also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). doordeer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
RemoteLock holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of RemoteLock's written reviews are positive against 18% of doordeer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RemoteLock ships an update every 2 weeks, doordeer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RemoteLock | doordeer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (49 ratings) — better | 1.9 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LockState | Langtao Digital Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
RemoteLock
doordeer
Bugs and requests
RemoteLock
Reported bugs
24 issues- App crashes on opening
- App force closes instantly
- App becomes unusable
- App doesn't work
- App requires frequent reinstallation
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- Login errors
- Syncing issues
- Inconsistent event logging
- App won't launch after reinstall
- Error messages like "oops..." and "snap" unavailable
- Can't add new guests
- Remote unlock unreliable
- App doesn't work with OS updates
- Login required after updates
- Can't edit pre-populated Airbnb codes
- App doesn't work with older locks
- No longer supports older devices
- Can't view/edit/send guest email template from app
- Activity log lacks detail
- Half the users no longer appear in the app
- Can't see battery percentage when clicking on location/lock
- Removed consolidated events view
- User codes in plain view
- Security holes in RBAC
Requested features
14 requests- Add more RBAC options, including devices
- Ability to stay signed in
- Better user interface
- App that launches when opened
- Ability to sort event history by date
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- Add another view to list all devices and events
- User codes should be masked by default
- Ability to configure other options on the lock (e.g., auto-lock)
- Push notifications
- Subscription should include more than one lock
- View, edit, or send guest email template from the app
- More detail on activity log (e.g., who opened the door)
- Activity log for each guest when clicking on their name
- Option to save username and password
doordeer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RemoteLock
No in-app purchases
doordeer
No in-app purchases
