Switch™ Mobile Access vs CalendarPunch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Switch™ Mobile Access
This application enables Bluetooth-based access control for commercial locks and hardware. It transforms doors and cabinets into smart locks, allowing users to request access keys from system administrators. The app supports multi-site access and adapts its interface based on user roles.
- Bluetooth access control
- Smart lock functionality
- Background access mode
- Touch ID and Face ID support
- Multi-site access
- Role-adaptive interface
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Switch™ Mobile Access brings access control to commercial locks and hardware, transforming doors, cabinets, and more into Bluetooth enabled smart locks. If your building or security system has installed Switch™ Tech, then download this app and request a registration key from the system administrator to receive your access. Simply tap the activate button, touch the Switch™ Core to wake, and twist just like you would a mechanical key once you see a green light. Features: • Background mode to allow access even while your phone is in your pocket • Works with Touch ID and Face ID • Multi-site support with the same app – access your work, gym, or other facilities equipped with Switch™ Tech • Synchronize Switch™ Fob access rights for yourself, your team, or other Switch users • Single application for normal and administrative users – user interface adapts to your role
CalendarPunch
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CalendarPunch turns the events already on your iPhone into prominent alarms, so the moments that matter are harder to miss. Choose exactly which events need an alarm. Add several lead times, set an alarm for the event start, or mirror supported alert times already saved in Calendar. CalendarPunch keeps Calendar as the source of truth and shows why each alarm will ring. Create reusable custom alarm times from 1 minute to 24 hours before an event. With CalendarPunch Pro, you can: • automatically add alarms with keyword or regular expression filters for event titles, locations, or notes • preview matching events and choose enabled calendars for each filter • reuse one alarm rule across a recurring event • choose which calendars are active • choose default alarm times for newly armed events • pause all alarms when you need a break CalendarPunch Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase—no subscription. Access to Calendar and Alarms is required for the app’s core features. CalendarPunch does not translate or rewrite your event titles or calendar names.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CalendarPunch at 5.0 against Switch™ Mobile Access's 2.7. CalendarPunch also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months). Switch™ Mobile Access's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CalendarPunch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Switch™ Mobile Access asks for nothing beyond the download.
CalendarPunch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Switch™ Mobile Access has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Switch™ Mobile Access ships an update every 7 months, CalendarPunch every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Switch™ Mobile Access | CalendarPunch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dormakaba USA Inc | Ian MacFarlane |
In-app purchases
Switch™ Mobile Access
No in-app purchases
CalendarPunch
- CalendarPunch Pro$9.99
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