Openow vs Alocity 1iD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Openow
This utility app allows you to use your smartphone as a digital key to unlock doors. It offers a convenient and intuitive way to manage access without physical keys.
- Smartphone as digital key
- Intuitive door opening
- Convenient access management
- Receive digital keys
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Openow™ is a mobile app that allows to receive keys in your smartphone, to enable the opening of doors in a very intuitive and convenient way.
Alocity 1iD
Control building access, manage visitors, and streamline deliveries directly from your smartphone. This application offers a secure and convenient way to manage property access and deliveries remotely.
- Unlock doors with mobile phone
- Create virtual keys for visitors
- Manage deliveries
- Remote door unlocking
- Building security management
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Easily manage doors, visitors, and deliveries all from your mobile device with Alocity 1iD. Control your building’s security and streamline operations with just a few taps. - Unlock doors with your mobile phone - Easily create virtual keys for visitors - Manage deliveries with ease - Remotely unlock doors anytime, anywhere Alocity 1iD offers a seamless and secure way to manage your property’s access and deliveries, providing you with peace of mind and convenience wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alocity 1iD at 4.0 against Openow's 3.1. Alocity 1iD also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Openow's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Alocity 1iD holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively.
Openow ships an update every 3 months, Alocity 1iD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Openow | Alocity 1iD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (12 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TESA Assa Abloy | Alocity |
Customer experience
Openow
Alocity 1iD
In-app purchases
Openow
No in-app purchases
Alocity 1iD
No in-app purchases
