Janus Lock vs tapón
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Janus Lock
Manage your smart door locks and access rights directly from your mobile device. Track who unlocks your door and when, and create physical passcodes for easy access. Share and manage keys with friends at a granular level.
- Unlock door remotely
- Track unlock history
- Create physical passcodes
- Share and manage access
- Hardware firmware updates
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Janus Lock is the next-generation smart door lock system which enables you to manage your locks and access rights all on your mobile phone. Key features: - Unlock the door with this app, for sure! - History tracking: Who and when unlocks my lock?! - Create and manage the physical 4-key passcodes so you don't even need to pull out your phone. - Share any keys or passcodes to your friends and manage them in a granular level. - Support hardware firmware update to unlock more new features in the future!
tapón
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tapón is an app and a physical device we created to help people break free from digital distractions. We often found ourselves opening social media and games while working, reading, or spending time with our loved ones. And after doomscrolling through these apps, we usually couldn't even remember what we had just seen. We initially created tapón for ourselves, then decided to launch it so everyone could benefit from it. Inspired by existing alternatives, which, by the way, are often very expensive, we wanted to create a DIY version that we could share with our family and friends. After many people told us that tapón could be useful to them, we decided to launch it for everyone and make the entire process of building your own physical device freely available. How does it work? Once your tapón is ready and the app is set up, you simply scan the tapón with your phone. The apps you have selected will then be locked. Even if you try to open them, you won't be able to bypass the lock screen until you consciously decide to scan the tapón again. For example, if you're going to bed and don't want to spend time scrolling through TikTok before deciding that it's finally time to sleep, you can keep a tapón on the fridge and scan it before going to bed. Once you're in bed, going back to the kitchen to scan it again is inconvenient, so accessing TikTok becomes a conscious choice, and a very inconvenient one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: tapón at every 6 days against Janus Lock's every 6 weeks. Janus Lock's advantage is iOS requirement (14 vs 17.0). 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.
Janus Lock ships an update every 6 weeks, tapón every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Janus Lock | tapón |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henis Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. | Marcos Martinez |
In-app purchases
Janus Lock
No in-app purchases
tapón
No in-app purchases









