RemoteLock vs Arivon
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.
Arivon
Discover and connect with local farms for fresh produce. This app simplifies farm-to-table shopping, allowing direct communication with farmers and providing real-time farm information. Support local agriculture and enjoy sustainable, community-focused food sourcing.
- Discover local farms with location search
- Real-time farm hours and availability
- Direct chat with farmers
- Follow farms for updates
- Manage produce listings
- Multi-language support
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Arivon – fresh food straight from local farms Find farms near you, see what they have this week, and buy straight from the people who grow it. Order for pickup, book a farm visit, or sign up for a seasonal veg box. FOR FAMILIES AND FOOD LOVERS • Find farms near you and see what's in stock, opening hours and whether they're open now • Order produce for pickup, straight from the farm • Book a farm visit: field walks, harvest mornings and time with the animals, free or paid at the farm, with a waitlist when it's full • Join a farm's Farm Box: a seasonal veg box you collect each weekend • Read "How we farm" and notes from people who visited • Follow farms for harvest updates, and get told when an item is back in stock • Chat with farmers and find recipes for what's in season FOR FARMERS • List your farm free, with photos, produce and opening hours • Take pickup orders and chat with customers • Run a Farm Box: confirm paid places and tell members when boxes are ready • Open your gates for small-group visits and see who's coming • Tell people about your farm: share your link to WhatsApp and Facebook in one tap, or print a QR notice for your stall • You're always paid directly. Arivon never takes a cut of your sales. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Arivon works in English, French and Tamil. Fresh food, fewer miles, and a farmer you know by name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arivon at 5.0 against RemoteLock's 2.1. RemoteLock's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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.
Arivon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RemoteLock has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | RemoteLock | Arivon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LockState | KARUNANITHI RANGANADHAN |
Customer experience
RemoteLock
Arivon
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
Arivon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RemoteLock
No in-app purchases
Arivon
No in-app purchases
