Protege Config vs Contactless Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protege Config
Configure ICT TSEC readers directly from your mobile device without extra hardware. Save site-specific configurations and manage reader settings efficiently. Requires specific reader firmware and a mobile credential.
- Configure ICT TSEC readers
- No extra hardware needed
- Per-profile (site) configurations
- Save and manage reader settings
- Requires specific firmware
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Protege Config provides the ability for installers to configure ICT TSEC readers(requires firmware version 1.04.254 or higher) without the need for extra hardware. Configurations can be setup and saved on a per profile (site) basis. Important: Please ensure that Protege Mobile is not running before attempting to configure readers to ensure the best possible experience. Requires: - ICT TSEC reader with firmware version 1.04.254 or higher. - A mobile credential assigned to your account.
Contactless Access
Control custom hardware, such as BLE-enabled contact switches, directly from your iPhone. This application enables interaction with devices installed in elevators and automatic doors, allowing you to operate them remotely.
- Control custom BLE hardware
- Operate elevators remotely
- Open automatic doors
- iPhone and iPad compatible
- Contactless interaction
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This app allows users to interact with our custom hardware using an iphone Our custom hardware is a BLE enabled contact switch. Our custom hardware can be installed in elevators and automatic doors. This App allow users to operate those elevators and doors from their phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Contactless Access at 50% against Protege Config's 0%. Contactless Access also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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.
Protege Config ships an update every 12 months, Contactless Access every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Protege Config | Contactless Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Integrated Control Technology Limited | Ke Wang |
Customer experience
Protege Config
Contactless Access
In-app purchases
Protege Config
No in-app purchases
Contactless Access
No in-app purchases
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