Billconch vs SofaBaton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Billconch
Connect to your company's fingerprint lock via BLE for keyless unlocking, device name changes, and fingerprint management. View unlock records and modify passwords directly from your phone.
- BLE connection
- One-key unlocking
- Device name management
- Fingerprint management
- Unlock record viewing
- Password modification
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This APP mainly communicates with our company's password fingerprint lock through BLE, realizes the functions of connecting on the mobile phone, unlocking with one key, changing device name, fingerprint management, unlocking record viewing, managing password modification and connecting password modification.
SofaBaton
Configure your physical remote control with this app. It connects via Bluetooth to access a vast database of IR codes for various home entertainment devices. Set up new devices, learn from original remotes, and create custom button assignments or macro sequences for simplified control.
- Bluetooth remote configuration
- IR code database access
- Device setup via online search
- Learning from original remotes
- Customizable button assignments
- Macro key sequence creation
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The app is used to set up and configurate the physical Sofabaton remote. The app uses Bluetooth signal to communicate with the Sofabaton remote control, giving access to the full database of IR code for home entertainment devices, such as TV's, SoundBar's, DVD's, etc. Devices can be set up by searching online IR code database or directly learning from original physical remotes. The app also gives you access to customizable functionalities such as assigning unique keys to certain buttons on the Sofabaton remote or creating macro key sequences so that you can enjoy the convenience of achieving certain activities by simply pressing one button. Features: -Online access to cloud-based database of Infrared Device -Universal search by device brand or type -Automatic setup on the Sofabaton remote using Bluetooth technology -Support both IR and Bluetooth remote protocol -Requires a Bluetooth Smart capable phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Billconch at 2.6 against SofaBaton's 2.4. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Billconch holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 289 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Billconch's written reviews are positive against 36% of SofaBaton's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Billconch ships an update every 11 days, SofaBaton every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Billconch | SofaBaton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (97 ratings) — better | 2.4 (289 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.8% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 | 289 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen YiLuo Technology. Co.Ltd | HTT IMPORT AND EXPORT INC |
Customer experience
Billconch
SofaBaton
User reviews
Billconch
From 97 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for some users
- 👍 Safe itself is great
- 👍 Easy setup initially
- 👍 Can see history
- 👍 App recommended for features
Room to improve
- 🐛 App does not find safe
- 🐛 Bluetooth functionality defective
- 🐛 App is useless
- 🐛 Won't connect to safe
- 🐛 App adds virtually no value
SofaBaton
From 289 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well
- 🚀 Easy to set up
- 💡 Customizable buttons
- 🔒 Reliable connection
- 🔋 Long battery life
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 👎 Unintuitive interface
- 🔍 Incomplete device database
- 🔍 Difficult to program
- 🔍 Lacks advanced features
Bugs and requests
Billconch
Reported bugs
41 issues- App repeatedly asks for admin password
- App loses Bluetooth connection
- App disappears from Bluetooth list
- Full system reset required to fix connection
- App crashes during pairing
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- App does not work with iOS 18.1.1
- App blank on newer iOS versions
- App does not connect unless safe is first unlocked manually
- App loses connection when phone is not home
- App does not connect to Bluetooth unless safe is 'woken up'
- Bluetooth signal is weak
- App asks for password over and over
- Admin password prompt repeats endlessly
- App doesn't work with older Apple software versions
- App doesn't work after initial setup
- App crashes
- App has blank screens
- App doesn't connect to Bluetooth unless safe is touched first
- App loses Bluetooth connection when safe goes to sleep
- App requires manual unlock before Bluetooth connection
- App connection is faulty
- App doesn't work properly
- App instructions are unclear
- App is confusing
- App doesn't work
- App connection issues
- App searches continuously
- App prompts repeatedly for password
- App doesn't connect
- App doesn't behave as instructed
- App asks for password repeatedly
- App doesn't work
- App is flawed
- App doesn't work
- App connection issues
- App searches continuously
- App prompts repeatedly for password
- App doesn't connect
- App doesn't behave as instructed
- App asks for password repeatedly
- App doesn't work
Requested features
11 requests- Add facial recognition for app unlock
- Add app passcode or Face ID
- Add notifications for safe tampering
- Add notifications for low battery
- Add ability to close safe remotely
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- Add Face ID to app before unlocking
- Add alerts when safe is opened
- Add ability to silence sounds
- Add Face ID to app
- Add app password protection
- Add WiFi version for remote updates
SofaBaton
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during setup
- Remote disconnects frequently
- Buttons not responsive
- Issues with firmware updates
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Backup and restore settings
- Improved device support
- Easier programming process
- More advanced macro functionality
In-app purchases
Billconch
No in-app purchases
SofaBaton
No in-app purchases
