TLJ Pocket Pass vs Kent Home@Halls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TLJ Pocket Pass
Unlock doors hands-free using your smartphone. Control access remotely with customizable settings like range and auto-opening timeouts. Manage multiple doors directly from your device.
- Hands-free door unlocking
- Pocket/handbag operation
- Adjustable distance range
- Timeout settings
- Toggle auto-opening
- Manage multiple doors
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Mobile Keys .... how they should be! With the new TLJ Mobile Keys app, doors can be unlocked whilst the smartphone is left in your pocket or handbag. There is various amounts of control for the user, such as distance range, timeout, toggle doors on/off auto opening.
Kent Home@Halls
Enhance your university halls experience with this app. Stay updated on campus events, track parcel deliveries, and report maintenance issues easily. All essential information and communication tools are conveniently accessible.
- Discover exclusive events
- Get parcel delivery updates
- Report maintenance issues
- Communicate with staff
- Stay updated on halls news
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Get the most from your in University of Kent halls of residence experience with the Kent Home@Halls app! It’s your one-stop shop for keeping up to date on everything happening in halls and communicating with staff. It’s everything you need right at your fingertips. Discover exclusive events, get updates on your parcels, and report any issues with just a few clicks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kent Home@Halls at 4.8 against TLJ Pocket Pass's 4.0. Kent Home@Halls also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). TLJ Pocket Pass's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 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.
Kent Home@Halls holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of TLJ Pocket Pass's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kent Home@Halls's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TLJ Pocket Pass ships an update every 5 weeks, Kent Home@Halls every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TLJ Pocket Pass | Kent Home@Halls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TLJ GROUP LIMITED | University Partnerships Programme |
Customer experience
TLJ Pocket Pass
Kent Home@Halls
In-app purchases
TLJ Pocket Pass
No in-app purchases
Kent Home@Halls
No in-app purchases
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