Comparison

tedee vs The Wash Guide

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

Head to head
About

tedee

Control your smart lock remotely, granting access to family and friends. Enjoy automatic locking when you leave and unlocking when you return, all managed through your smartphone. Monitor activity with real-time notifications and detailed logs.

Highlights
  • Remote lock and unlock
  • Share access with others
  • Automatic door locking/unlocking
  • Real-time activity notifications
  • Detailed event logs
  • Rechargeable battery
  • Strong encryption
Features
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How many times have you wondered: "Did I lock the door?", or tried to take the keys out of your pocket with hands full of shopping bags? With tedee smart lock you can forget about it. The app will lock the door when you leave and can unlock it automatically when you get back home! tedee is much more than a key: • unlock and lock your door from anywhere using just your smartphone and tedee bridge • share access to the lock with your family and friends • enjoy auto-unlock feature: the door can be unlocked automatically when you come back home • do not worry about leaving the door unlocked: the app will detect you’re out and lock it for you • browse the logs anytime on your smartphone • get notifications in real time when somebody unlocks the door using the app or a standard key • finally, it looks great! ****************** Why tedee? Convenience Control your door with a smartphone... wherever you are. Expecting visitors? Share access or unlock the door remotely. Hands full of shopping bags after a shopping spree? The lock will let you in... hands free! Efficiency You don't have to buy and replace the batteries! Thanks to an ultra-low energy consumption and a powerfull rechargeable battery you can operate your lock for months... and you can charge it overnight. Design The lock is eye catching. We break up with brick-shaped devices! Enjoy the sleek design that suits your apartment and office. It's small yet powerful. Strong cryptography The communication with tedee lock is based on the latest TLS 1.3 protocol with a 256-bit security key. The only people who can access the lock are the ones of your choice. Events log The log privides you with detailed information about all events, like charging, locking and unlocking (both manually and using the app). Auto-locking tedee lock detects if the mechanical lock was left in a semi-locked position and can finish the turn automatically. You may also want to keep it locked and it will do after a predefined time. ****************** Twitter: https://twitter.com/tedee_smartlock Questions? Suggestions? We'd love to hear them! Contact us at support@tedee.com or visit www.tedee.com

About

The Wash Guide

Features
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Nobody teaches you how to do laundry. The Wash Guide does, and along the way it works out what kind of washer you already are. Start with the dose. Tell it what's in the drum: the garment, the shade, the fabric, the load size, whether it's grubby or delicate, whether your water runs hard. It tells you exactly how much detergent to use and at what temperature, for pods, powder, liquid or sheets. Most people overdose their washes; the right dose cleans better, rinses cleaner and quietly saves money every single load. Your laundry room, on your phone. Keep your cupboard in the app and every logged wash counts down what's left, so you know a pack is running out before the morning it actually does. Price your packs and the app works out your true cost per wash. A catalogue that knows your shelves and travels with you. A detergent archive for over twenty-three countries: The United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and many more, with formats, enzymes and dosing profiles. Learn the craft. Step-by-step stain guide masterclasses, that adapt to the fabric you're treating, a symptom checker for washes gone wrong, a visual glossary of care-label symbols, and plain-English guides to drying, sorting and wash chemistry. Look after the machine. The app counts the loads since your drum was last cleaned, tells you when a maintenance wash or a filter clean is due, and keeps the record for the whole house, because everyone's washing wears the same machine. Nothing is ever called overdue; it's a job to do, not a failure to announce. Find out what kind of washer you are. The app reads how you actually wash, never a quiz, and mints your identity: The Eco-Alchemist who wins at thirty degrees, The Stain Slayer who runs towards the mud, The Wash Wizard who doses to the millilitre. Climb five tiers per identity, collect the trophies your habits earn, and once a month your Wash Coach writes you a message: one honest observation, one thing to try. Run the washing as a household. Share one cupboard, watch the chore split move as people wash, and assign a wash to somebody with a tap. The house keeps its own book: what happened this week, what's still to do, and every cycle this address has ever run. Talk to your smart home. The Wash Guide publishes to Home Assistant, MQTT and webhooks, so a finished wash can flash a light or a dashboard can show whose turn it is. Publish to your own hub, locally or through the cloud, and never to anyone else's. PRO, yours on any phone you sign in on. Recurring wash schedules that post themselves. An assigned wash that follows itself up, so nobody has to be the one who asks. The full savings ledger, in your own currency. A monthly recap from your Wash Coach. Your whole wash history, and the all-time story inside it: your record month and the day it all started. Room for twelve in a household you run. Smart-home control keys. Everything else above is free. Private by design. No ads, no tracking for advertising, and the calculator, catalogue and learning guides all work without an account. Your wash history syncs to the cloud only if you opt in, and you can delete your account and its data at any time, in the app or at thewashguide.app/delete-account. Laundry is a craft. Learn it, share it, and find out who you are at the machine. Subscription: The Wash Guide PRO renews automatically, monthly (one month) or yearly (one year). Your own country's price is always shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation and renews each period unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://thewashguide.app/app-terms Privacy policy: https://thewashguide.app/privacy

Screenshots

tedee4 screens
The Wash Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tedee at none against The Wash Guide's 2. tedee also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). The Wash Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Wash Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. tedee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tedee ships an update every 3 weeks, The Wash Guide every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
tedee versus The Wash Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertedeeThe Wash Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (416 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings416 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTEDEE SP. Z O.O.Obasien Group Ltd

Bugs and requests

tedee

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App does not work
  • Does not store password on iOS
  • Codes to open sometimes don't work
  • Apple Watch only works via Bluetooth
  • Always disconnected, needs to be close to reconnect
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  • Excessive notifications about door being unlocked by owner

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to keep pull-swing/latch in open position
  • Unlock/lock on Apple Watch using WiFi bridge
  • Push notification for admin when users open/close
  • Notifications for door left unlocked or during specific times
  • HomeKit integration for automations (e.g., lights on unlock)
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  • Ability to set alerts for specific user groups
  • Faster way to lock without long-pressing checkmark on keypad

The Wash Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

tedee

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Wash Guide

Subscriptions2
  • The Wash Guide PRO$3.991 Month
  • The Wash Guide PRO, yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is tedee free?
tedee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Wash Guide free?
The Wash Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do tedee or The Wash Guide have ads?
Neither tedee nor The Wash Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tedee or The Wash Guide?
tedee ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Wash Guide every 2 days. Most recently, tedee was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Wash Guide on October 24, 2026.

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