BAS vs Aware Config by AwareBuildings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BAS
This utility allows configuration of BAS-IP built-in and desktop readers with BLE modules. Adjust card operation modes, set BLE ID encryption, and manage card encryption for MIFARE cards. It also supports configuring audible confirmations and operating modes like Door, Touch, and Gate/Barrier.
- Configure BLE reader parameters
- Adjust EM-Marine, MIFARE, and BLE card modes
- Set BLE ID encryption
- Manage MIFARE card encryption
- Configure audible confirmation
- Set operating modes (Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier)
- Save and upload configuration files
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BAS-IP UKEY Config is an application for setting the parameters of the BAS-IP built-in readers with the built-in BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) module, as well as individual BAS-IP UKEY desktop and wall readers with the built-in BLE module. Application features: · Adjustment of EM-Marine, MIFARE and BLE card operation modes - enabling and disabling of reading standards. · Setting the encryption for the BLE ID. This will make it possible to bind the identifiers encrypted key to the selected reader. · Enabling or disabling encryption modes for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Enabling diversification for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Configuring the audible confirmation when connecting mobile identifiers to the reader in standby and reading modes. · Setting the operating modes: Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier. · Setting the adjustable distance for the "Gate/Barrier" operating mode. · With the TR-03 reader, the configurator allows you to record MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus encryption cards. · Ability to save a file with settings for the specific reader. · Ability to upload a configuration file with settings to restore the reader parameters and for copying settings to other readers.
Aware Config by AwareBuildings
Manage and monitor Aware Sensor Solutions with this app. Configure sensor details, track deployment targets, and organize sensors into groups. Provision devices using the same tools as experts.
- Configure sensor identifying info
- Monitor solutions and deployment targets
- Move, remove, or replace sensors
- Organize sensors into groups
- Provision sensors with expert tools
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This App is intended for individuals who are responsible for configuring, monitoring, and responding to Aware Sensor Solutions, systems, and alerts. The app will allow you to: - Enter identifying info for your sensors and their associated deployment targets - Monitor your solutions and see if any deployment targets are reporting issues - Move, remove, or replace your sensors and edit their associated deployment targets. - Organize your sensor targets into easy to manage sensor groups. - Provision your sensors with the same tools our experts use!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aware Config by AwareBuildings at every 5 weeks against BAS's every 8 months. On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BAS against 5.0 for Aware Config by AwareBuildings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
BAS ships an update every 8 months, Aware Config by AwareBuildings every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BAS | Aware Config by AwareBuildings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BAS-IP LP | Collaborative Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
BAS
Aware Config by AwareBuildings
In-app purchases
BAS
No in-app purchases
Aware Config by AwareBuildings
No in-app purchases
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