Storage Genie vs ONELock Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storage Genie
This app offers a convenient way to access your self-storage unit without needing to interact with your phone. It allows for hands-free entry, easy rent payments, and direct communication with your facility. Find nearby storage locations and track your activity logs.
- Hands-free gate and door access
- In-app rent payments
- Direct facility communication
- Activity log tracking
- Self-storage facility search
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Storage Genie brings a new level of convenience to your self storage experience by granting you seamless, hands-free access to your facility. Simply drive up to the gate, and it will open like magic! No need to remove your phone from your pocket or search for an app. Simplify your self storage experience with Storage Genie. Download now and enjoy the magic! Key App Features: • Hands-Free Access: Enter and exit the property, open doors, gates, or elevators without touching your phone (enable location services in settings for this feature). • Easy Payments: Conveniently pay your self storage rent directly from your mobile device. • Facility Communication: Effortlessly call or email your self storage facility. • Activity Tracking: View your activity logs for your self storage property. • Facility Search: Locate nearby self storage facilities with ease. *Available at select self storage facilities, contact your facility to learn more.
ONELock Manager
This app helps self-storage facility managers streamline operations. It allows for easy unit and NFC lock management, unit audits, and tracking of rental payment status, all from a mobile device.
- Comprehensive unit management
- Register NFC locks
- Link locks to units
- Effortless unit auditing via NFC
- Rental status insights
- Optimize unit tracking
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ONELock Manager is the on-site app for storage facility staff whose sites run on KISS. Install and pair smart locks, open units and gates when you need to, and manage day-to-day access from your phone. Everything happens with a simple NFC tap. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Install locks. Register a new lock and pair it to a unit by holding your phone to it. Set up gates, doors, and other entry points the same way. - Open anything on-site. Open a unit or an entry point when a tenant needs help or you are doing a walk-through. - See status. Walk the property and see real time unit status right from your phone. - Work across your sites. Switch between companies, locations, and zones in a couple of taps. - Built for the field. Clear on-screen guidance for lining your phone up to a lock or gate, so taps land the first time. ONELock Manager uses the NFC reader built into your phone, so please make sure NFC is turned on. This app is for facility staff. Your company sets up your manager account. If you need access or run into trouble, contact your administrator or email help@keepitsimplestorage.com.
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Verdict
Storage Genie and ONELock Manager both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ONELock Manager's written reviews are positive against 23% of Storage Genie's. ONELock Manager also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Storage Genie's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 5). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Storage Genie against 4.8 for ONELock Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storage Genie has 3.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Storage Genie's written reviews are positive against 100% of ONELock Manager's.
Storage Genie ships an update every 4 weeks, ONELock Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storage Genie | ONELock Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenTech | Robert Kapp |
Customer experience
Storage Genie
ONELock Manager
Bugs and requests
Storage Genie
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on 'loading your data' screen
- Settings and saved codes erased after updates
- Keypad missing asterisk (*) and pound (#) symbols
- Keyboard won't pop up for text input
- Auto open feature not functioning with location permissions
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- App fails to recognize nearby keypads
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Access denied despite correct codes
- iPhone 15 compatibility issues
- Facility information not saving after entry
- Search function returns excessive results without filtering
- App stalls when locating facilities
- Gate shows as opened but remains closed
- Location tracking notification excessive (137 times in 3 days)
Requested features
8 requests- Better facility search functionality
- Improved navigation and maps integration
- More intuitive save button (not floppy disk icon)
- Support for special characters (* and #) in passcodes
- Location permission set to 'while using app' instead of 'always'
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- Faster auto-open feature
- Activity report access
- Better keyboard functionality for code entry
ONELock Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Storage Genie
No in-app purchases
ONELock Manager
No in-app purchases
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