Comparison

Cittyo vs airEkey

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Worth sharing smart lock

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

Cittyo

Features

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Control your Cittyo smart lock from your mobile. - Share virtual keys to your family and friends 24/7 - Mange and control your office access. - Check the activity history of your locks! You have the control of all your keys in one App!

About

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.

Highlights

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

Screenshots

Cittyo4 screens

airEkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: airEkey at every 2 months against Cittyo's every 4 months. Cittyo's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cittyo ships an update every 4 months, airEkey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

Cittyo versus airEkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cittyo	airEkey
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	38 MB	42 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Guillermo Battistel	Shenzhen Myhand Industrial Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Cittyo

No in-app purchases

None

airEkey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cittyo free?

Cittyo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is airEkey free?

airEkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Cittyo or airEkey have ads?

Neither Cittyo nor airEkey shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Cittyo or airEkey?

Cittyo ships an update every 4 months, and airEkey every 2 months. Most recently, Cittyo was updated on September 15, 2026 and airEkey on September 21, 2026.