Vingcard Mobile Access vs Akiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vingcard Mobile Access
Unlock your apartment door using your iPhone. Receive your digital key directly to your phone before arrival and simply hold your device near the lock to enter. This secure solution eliminates the need for physical keycards.
- Unlock apartment with iPhone
- Receive digital keys before arrival
- Securely stored mobile key
- Uses Bluetooth Low Energy
- Eliminates need for keycards
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Open your apartment with your iPhone! With Vingcard Mobile Access (previously called Student Mobile Access) you can receive your apartment key direct to your phone before you arrive. When you arrive at the accommodation, go straight to your apartment and open the door by holding your phone against the lock. Your apartment key is securely delivered and stored inside your device and you don't need to worry about a keycard. "Vingcard Mobile Access" is available at selected student accommodations around the world. About our Mobile Access solution: The Mobile Access solution from ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions makes VingCard locks operable with mobile devices through BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) technology. The solution platform includes highly reliable and secure mobile key management and Trusted Service Manager services. Vingcard Mobile Access is powered by award winning Seos® technology from ASSA ABLOY, learn more on our web site."
Akiles
Unlock doors remotely using your smartphone with advanced encryption for secure access management. This global solution provides an administration panel for comprehensive control over entries and exits, offering integrated data processing and API connections.
- Remote door unlocking via smartphone
- Advanced encryption for cybersecurity
- Access management panel
- Remote permission control
- Integration with ERPs and APIs
- Data processing services
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Akiles allows you to open any door, anywhere, anytime with your Smartphone. It is a global solution that allows our costumers to remotely manage their accesses. Security With the most advanced encryption technology, Akiles offers the safest device on the market in terms of cybersecurity. Management It allows to manage permissions and accesses from an administration panel, where you have vision and total control over inputs and outputs. Services Thanks to the intelligent hardware approach connected to the internet, Akiles can offer related services. From data processing, remote management of permissions and access, connection to APIS, integrations with ERPs, emails and much more. The Akiles application is free, but in order to use the service, it is necessary to previously hire the service and install the device. If you have any questions, write to us at info@akiles.app or visit our website www.akiles.app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Akiles at 2.6 against Vingcard Mobile Access's 1.1. Akiles also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 3%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Vingcard Mobile Access's advantage is ratings volume (404 vs 5). 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.
Akiles holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vingcard Mobile Access has 404 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Vingcard Mobile Access's written reviews are positive against 33% of Akiles's.
Vingcard Mobile Access ships an update every 2 months, Akiles every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vingcard Mobile Access | Akiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (404 ratings) | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.7% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 404 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASSA ABLOY AB | Akiles Technologies SL |
Customer experience
Vingcard Mobile Access
Akiles
Bugs and requests
Vingcard Mobile Access
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezing and becoming inaccessible
- Incompatibility with newer iPhone models
- Inconsistent door unlocking functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple Wallet
- Integrate with Apple Watch
- Provide widget and shortcut support
- Enable NFC support
Akiles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vingcard Mobile Access
No in-app purchases
Akiles
No in-app purchases
