Comparison

Ave Cloud vs My Elkron Key

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

Head to head
About

Ave Cloud

Control your home automation systems remotely. Manage lights, shutters, and dimmers, and receive real-time alerts for security and technical events. The app uses GPS to trigger actions when you approach your home.

Highlights
  • Remote control of home automation plants
  • Manage lights, shutters, and dimmers
  • Receive push notifications for alarms
  • GPS-triggered events upon arrival
  • Account-based plant management
Features
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This App permits to our customers to have a complete remote control of their Home Automation Plants. The App requires an account to login in our Cloud system and see the plant list associated to that account. After the user login, you can enter in a specific home automation plant providing the username and password of the plant itself. Once the login has done, the user access directly to his/her home automation central supervisor and is able to control lights, shutters, dimmers, and so on of its plant. Bedise the direct control, the APP lets the user to receive push notification on burglar alarm events, or technical events when they occur. As a last feature, the app controls the position of the phone using GPS services. When the user arrives near his/her plant, it triggers an event sending a message to AVE Cloud service.

About

My Elkron Key

Features
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L’APP è stata progettata per facilitare il totale controllo del tuo impianto, da smartphone o tablet. L’applicazione scaricabile gratuitamente, ti permetterà di gestire e monitorare attraverso delle interfacce semplici ed intuitive, sia le funzioni di antintrusione che di videosorveglianza e di home automation. Attraverso l’applicazione è possibile: - Comandare degli scenari [ es.“esco di casa” 1) accendo impianto allarme 2) abbasso tapparelle ] - Accendere /Spegnere l’impianto dall’allarme - Escludere/ includere i sensori che compongono l’impianto - Visualizzare le informazioni relative allo stato dei sensori dell’impianto (aperti/chiusi/manomessi) - Comandare i dispositivi di Home Automation (tapparelle/luci/riscaldamento) - Abilitare /disabilitare utenti che possono accedere all’impianto - Visualizzare le immagini in tempo reale delle telecamere - Ricevere notifiche push e/o e mail degli allarmi dell’impianto - Ricevere notifiche push e/o e mail delle immagini o video clip dell’allarme

Screenshots

Ave Cloud4 screens
My Elkron Key4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ave Cloud at 13.0 against My Elkron Key's 15.6. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ave Cloud ships an update every 3 months, My Elkron Key every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Ave Cloud versus My Elkron Key: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAve CloudMy Elkron Key
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews12.9% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAve s.p.a.URMET SpA

In-app purchases

None

Ave Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

My Elkron Key

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ave Cloud free?
Ave Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Elkron Key free?
My Elkron Key is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ave Cloud or My Elkron Key have ads?
Neither Ave Cloud nor My Elkron Key shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ave Cloud or My Elkron Key?
Ave Cloud ships an update every 3 months, and My Elkron Key every 2 months. Most recently, Ave Cloud was updated on November 2, 2026 and My Elkron Key on October 26, 2026.

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