Bold Smart Lock vs Stekkies
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.
Stekkies
This app helps you find rental homes faster by notifying you immediately when new listings match your search criteria. Create a profile with your preferences and receive alerts directly from real estate agents, giving you a head start on scheduling viewings.
- Create personalized search profiles
- Receive instant listing notifications
- Direct contact with real estate agents
- Automated home search algorithm
- Prioritized viewing opportunities
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The best way to find a rental home. With Stekkies you are the first to respond to new rental listings. How Stekkies automates your home search: 1. Create your search profile Tell us what you're looking for, at what price, and in which neighborhoods. Our algorithm will start searching for you, so go ahead, grab a cup of coffee and relax. 2. Receive matches on auto-pilot You'll receive a notification as soon as we find a match for you. We always refer you directly to the real estate agent so that you can contact them immediately. 3. Get ready to move Since you can be one of the first to respond, it's easy to schedule a viewing. This gives you a head start on other home seekers. Less stress, more viewings — get ready to move! Install the app to find out how many matches we'll find for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Stekkies at free against Bold Smart Lock's paid. Stekkies also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 55%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Bold Smart Lock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Stekkies holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. 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 89% of Stekkies's.
Bold Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, Stekkies every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bold Smart Lock | Stekkies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sesam Solutions BV | Stekkies |
Customer experience
Bold Smart Lock
Stekkies
In-app purchases
Bold Smart Lock
No in-app purchases
Stekkies
No in-app purchases
