Comparison

Emmtry vs Use Winston

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Emmtry

Features
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Control any door, gate, garage, or barrier from one app, anywhere. EMMTRY turns your existing locks, gates, doors, and garages into one smart access system. Open remotely. See live status. Share access instantly. Know exactly who unlocked what and when. Whether it is your home, rental, office, apartment building, garage, or service entrance, EMMTRY gives you secure access control without handing out physical keys. Requires the EMMTRY or Shelly controller, sold separately, installed on the hardware you want to control. KEY FEATURES - Open and secure doors, gates, garages, and barriers remotely - Live lock status: locked, unlocked, ajar, or bolted from inside - Unlimited digital keys with role-based access: Owner, Admin, Member, Visitor - Share access by email or SMS - Visitors do not need the app to enter - One-time, daily, weekly, and custom recurring schedules - Instantly revoke, pause, or change any key - Live activity log for every lock, unlock, and access event - Push notifications for lock state, access events, and offline devices - Manage multiple properties, homes, rentals, or sites from one account - Visitor groups for tenants, contractors, family, and recurring guests - Per-device sensors for temperature, humidity, light, and door state - Auto-lock timer from seconds to 24 hours - Hardware profiles for doors, gates, garages, and relay-driven actuators - Security alerts when a device local Bluetooth is left exposed - Sign in with Apple, Google, or email - Built-in data export and account deletion controls FAST SETUP - Pair new devices over Bluetooth in under two minutes - Import members and visitors from Contacts - Pick nearby Wi-Fi networks during setup without typing SSIDs COMPATIBLE HARDWARE The EMMTRY or Shelly controller works with electric locks, strikes, gate openers, garage openers, and standard relay-driven actuators. It is designed to work with hardware from major brands including ASSA, Abloy, Robust, Stanley, Craftsman, Chamberlain, Genie, LiftMaster, TAU, Linear, and Elite. USE CASES Homes, apartments, apartment complexes, offices, hotels, short-term rentals, co-working spaces, vacation properties, garages, gates, and service-staff access.

About

Use Winston

This personal operating system helps you organize your life, reflect on your thoughts with AI, and build better habits. It provides a focused space to track progress, routines, and personal patterns to achieve your goals and live intentionally.

Highlights
  • AI-powered thought organization
  • Goal setting and progress tracking
  • Daily habit check-ins
  • Routine and mindset tracking
  • Financial awareness tracking
Features
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Use Winston is a personal operating system designed to help you organize your life, sharpen your thinking, and move intentionally toward where you want to be. Life moves fast. Winston gives you a calm, focused space to slow down, check in with yourself, and turn everyday thoughts into clarity, structure, and momentum. With Winston, you can: • Reflect and organize your thoughts using AI • Set meaningful goals and track progress over time • Build better habits through daily check-ins • Track your routines, mindset, and personal patterns • Stay focused on your goals, growth, and financial awareness Winston is built to meet you where you are, helping you win the day, build consistency, and move forward one step at a time. Winston does not currently provide financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. It does not manage assets or execute transactions. Winston is designed to support self-reflection, personal growth, organization, and intentional living. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Emmtry4 screens
Use Winston4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emmtry at none against Use Winston's 1. Use Winston's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Use Winston sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Emmtry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emmtry ships an update every 3 months, Use Winston fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Emmtry versus Use Winston: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmmtryUse Winston
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCigno Systems ABUse Winston AI, Inc

In-app purchases

None

Emmtry

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Use Winston

Subscriptions1
  • Winston Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Emmtry free?
Emmtry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Use Winston free?
Use Winston is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emmtry or Use Winston have ads?
Neither Emmtry nor Use Winston shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emmtry or Use Winston?
Emmtry ships an update every 3 months, and Use Winston fortnightly. Most recently, Emmtry was updated on October 29, 2026 and Use Winston on October 23, 2026.

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