Bold Smart Lock vs Nestd
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.
Nestd
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Nestd helps you find a rental home faster and with less stress. Tired of refreshing rental websites every day? Nestd brings your rental search together in one simple app. Create your search profile, browse matching rental homes, save your favourites and get notified when a new home fits what you are looking for. With Nestd, your rental search becomes clearer, calmer and easier to manage. Why use Nestd? • Personal search profile Tell Nestd where you want to live, your budget and what type of home you are looking for. • Smarter rental matches Browse rental homes that match your preferences and quickly understand why a home could be a good fit. • Less manual searching Keep your rental search organised without opening dozens of tabs every day. • Save favourite homes Save interesting homes and easily find them again later. • AI rental assistant Use the chat assistant to ask questions, refine your preferences and organise your search. • Instant alerts Get notified when a new rental home appears that matches your search profile. Nestd is built for renters who want to react faster, save time and stay organised during their housing search. Whether you are a student, starter, expat or searching together with someone else, Nestd helps make the rental market less frustrating. Nestd Pro Nestd Pro unlocks extra features such as direct WhatsApp alerts and enhanced AI support. With Pro, you can receive faster alerts for relevant homes and improve the way Nestd understands your housing preferences. Important: Nestd is not a real estate agency and does not guarantee that you will receive or secure a rental home. Nestd helps you search, filter, organise and receive alerts for available rental listings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bold Smart Lock at none against Nestd's 1. Bold Smart Lock also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Nestd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per month. Bold Smart Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bold Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, Nestd every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bold Smart Lock | Nestd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sesam Solutions BV | Nestd |
In-app purchases
Bold Smart Lock
No in-app purchases
Nestd
- Nestd Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Month
