Smart Gateway App vs Next lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Gateway App
Remotely manage your home automation system, controlling lighting, blinds, temperature, security, and video cameras. Monitor energy consumption, set timers, and manage irrigation. Requires a Smart Gateway and an annual fee.
- Remote control of lighting and blinds
- Temperature and humidity monitoring
- Anti-intrusion system management
- Video camera access
- Energy consumption tracking
- Timer and logic function settings
- Irrigation control
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Thanks to Smart Gateway APP the management of the home automation system is simple and intuitive, with the ability to remotely control lighting, blinds and shutters, scenarios, temperature and humidity in every room, anti-intrusion system and video cameras. The new Gewiss APP also allows you to check the energy consumption of your home at any time, as well as setting timers, logic functions, load control and irrigation. In order to work, the APP requires the presence of a Gewiss Smart Gateway connected to the home automation system and the payment of an annual fee. The APP configuration is made using the online GEWISS IoT Configurator software, which can be accessed visiting gewiss.com in the "Services/Software/Smart Gateway APP" section.”
Next lock
This app offers intelligent and safe property security solutions. It aims to provide a secure environment for your assets through advanced features.
- Intelligent property security
- Safe property management
- Secure asset protection
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Next lock，Secure your properties intelligently&safely
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Next lock at 43% against Smart Gateway App's 6%. Next lock also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (74 vs 1). Smart Gateway App's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Smart Gateway App holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next lock has 74 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of Smart Gateway App's written reviews are positive against 43% of Next lock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Gateway App | Next lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.7 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | 43.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 407 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GEWISS | 皎 王 |
Customer experience
Smart Gateway App
Next lock
In-app purchases
Smart Gateway App
No in-app purchases
Next lock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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