Bold Smart Lock vs HEMA SMART
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bold Smart Lock
Transform your smartphone into a digital key for seamless entry and exit. Grant temporary or permanent access to guests, family, or service providers with customizable virtual keys. Enjoy enhanced security and a simplified daily routine.
- Smartphone as a digital key
- Automatic door unlocking/locking
- Virtual key sharing
- Customizable access permissions
- High-level security
- Easy cylinder replacement
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With Bold, your smartphone is your key. Enter and leave your house with your phone in your pocket; Bold will (auto) unlock and lock your door as you come and go. Having guests over? Share virtual keys with whomever, whenever. Invite people with the Bold app and activate or deactivate their virtual key. You are the digital key master: give your spouse permanent access, let the plumber in Monday morning and the cleaning lady every Friday afternoon. You decide! With the highest level of security (think of digital banking-security), your house is safer than ever before. By just replacing the cylinder, burglars will be unable to enter your house using the common techniques. Bold's simple and elegant design makes your front door look better, your house safer and your life easier.
HEMA SMART
Control your home appliances remotely with this app. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. The app offers a simple connection process to get you started quickly.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timer functions
- Device sharing with family
- Quick and easy device connection
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1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bold Smart Lock at 4.0 against HEMA SMART's 3.3. Bold Smart Lock also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (55% vs 29%). HEMA SMART's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Bold Smart Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Bold Smart Lock's written reviews are positive against 29% of HEMA SMART's.
Bold Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, HEMA SMART every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bold Smart Lock | HEMA SMART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sesam Solutions BV | Electro Cirkel Retail B.V |
Customer experience
Bold Smart Lock
HEMA SMART
In-app purchases
Bold Smart Lock
No in-app purchases
HEMA SMART
No in-app purchases
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