nymea vs ProximiKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nymea
This application connects and controls smart devices and services within a smart home ecosystem. It allows users to configure and manage various connected products, create custom scenes, and automate behaviors for their environment. The platform supports integration with a wide range of smart devices and services.
- Connect smart devices and services
- Configure and control IoT functionality
- Create custom scenes and behaviors
- Supports Raspberry Pi and GNU/Linux
- Open-source with developer documentation
- Remote access via optional cloud feature
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nymea is a professional IoT platform that allows to link smart devices and services together. The nymea software is used for smart products like smart home gateways, intelligent and connective home appliances, energy control services, asset management applications, sensor data collectors and more. nymea is open source, written in Qt and offers the tools & step-by-step guides for your own device/service integration. nymea consists of 3 parts, nymea:core, nymea:app and nymea:cloud. nymea is running on embedded devices like a Raspberry Pi, or any other GNU/Linux based system, works like a translator for devices and services and allows them to interact with each other. The powerful rule engine allows to connect any available thing in the system and create individual scenes and behaviors for your environment. nymea:app is a frontend application for nymea:core. It allows to configure and control all functionality of nymea:core. nymea:cloud is an optional feature to enable remote access to nymea:core from anywhere, allows sending Push Notifications to mobile devices and other services requiring online connectivity. The open-source community image comes with plugins like: - Philips Hue - Elgato Smart Lights - Netatmo - Pushbullet - Kodi - LG Smart TV - Open Weather Map - Serial Port devices - and more Get the nymea image, install instructions, user guides, source code and developer documentation on https://nymea.io
ProximiKey
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ProximiKey is a digital key solution that enables you to use your Iphone as a key to the locks. ProximiKey is safe, easy and convenient to use and if needed, the access can be shared with friends and family You can have up to 4 locks connected to the app. The solution is powered by NFC tehnology and does not require any additional Iphone settings. The app does not require any user creation with email etc. and ProximiKey will never collect any personal information. ProximiKey is for everyone who wants to replace one or more physical keys in their keybundle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: nymea at every 2 months against ProximiKey's every 13 months. ProximiKey's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
nymea ships an update every 2 months, ProximiKey every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nymea | ProximiKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chargebyte austria GmbH | ProximiKey Aps |
In-app purchases
nymea
No in-app purchases
ProximiKey
No in-app purchases
