Keyscan Mobile vs Avigilon Unity Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keyscan Mobile
This app allows authorized users to use their mobile device as a digital key for access control systems. It enables system administrators to issue mobile credentials for entry points like doors, elevators, and parking gates.
- Mobile credential issuance
- Use smartphone as digital key
- Access control for doors, elevators, gates
- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication
- Simple enrollment process
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Keyscan mobile is a cloud-based credential delivery app for use with new or existing Keyscan access control systems equipped with Keyscan K-SMART3 mobile-ready readers and Aurora software version 1.0.16 or later. Keyscan mobile credentials allow system administrators to issue mobile credentials to authorized users’ that have iOS supported devices for use in their Keyscan secured facility. Simple enrollment Through Keyscan Aurora access control management software, system administrators dispatch a programmed email designed to notify all users of their assigned mobile credential. Recipients then download this Keyscan Mobile app. When the app is installed, registered and configured the users’ can then obtain their mobile credential. With the app enabled, Keyscan mobile credentials allow the user to authenticate his or her access permissions at all designated doors, elevators, parking gates and other entry/exit points using their mobile device in lieu of a physical credential. Keyscan mobile credentials utilize Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to enable communication between mobile credential and K-SMART3 mobile-ready readers.
Avigilon Unity Access
This business app allows authorized employees to manage facility access remotely. It enables users to perform global actions like lockdowns, monitor door statuses, and manage user identities and their access permissions on the go.
- Remote access management
- Global action execution
- Real-time door status monitoring
- Identity search and management
- Transaction browsing
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Put the power of Avigilon Unity Access in the hands of any authorized employee on the go with the user-friendly mobile app. The Unity Access app is designed for operators to use without formal training and the content of the app is defined and managed by the administrator to fit your facility's needs. Global Actions Perform one or more actions simultaneously and leverage pre-configured global actions to activate a sitewide lockdown, enable access schedules and more. Doors Review the real-time status of any door with a single tap, grant access to authorized user(s) and browse transactions. Identities Search for identities, view their profile details, view past transactions and change access statuses in a single tap. With advanced mobile technology at your fingertips, you can take greater control of access into a facility to help protect your people and property. To get the latest features in the app, keep your Unity Access system up-to-date. Requires device connectivity to a Unity Access appliance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Avigilon Unity Access at 3.5 against Keyscan Mobile's 2.9. Avigilon Unity Access also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 52 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Avigilon Unity Access holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Keyscan Mobile ships an update every 52 months, Avigilon Unity Access every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keyscan Mobile | Avigilon Unity Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 3.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dormakaba Canada Inc. | Avigilon Corporation |
Customer experience
Keyscan Mobile
Avigilon Unity Access
In-app purchases
Keyscan Mobile
No in-app purchases
Avigilon Unity Access
No in-app purchases
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