Virtual Key vs airEkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Key
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No need to carry your car key anymore. With Virtual Key, your smartphone becomes the key! Car sharing and lending are moving from face-to-face to online. Virtual Key makes everyday driving smarter and more convenient. Features: Create a key in just one tap on the app, then simply send it by any method you like. Hand over car keys anytime, anywhere in the world—easily and securely from your smartphone.
airEkey
Control and manage smart locks remotely. Bind your smart lock, add gateways, and manage access cards. Open locks via Bluetooth, Zigbee, card, or internet.
- Bind welock devices
- Add BLE and ZigBee gateways
- Manage access cards
- Remote device management
- Open lock via multiple methods
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user AirEkey you can do this: 1.bind welock 2.add ble gateway 3.add ZigBee gateway 4.manage card via Internet 5.manage your devices 6.open lock by Bluetooth/Zigbee/Card/Internet 7.active welock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Virtual Key at fortnightly against airEkey's every 2 months. 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.
Virtual Key ships an update fortnightly, airEkey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Key | airEkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jigowatts Inc. | Shenzhen Myhand Industrial Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Virtual Key
No in-app purchases
airEkey
No in-app purchases
