Comparison

1VALET vs Enterkey

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

Head to head
About

1VALET

Manage your smart building access, book amenities, and communicate with property management. This app allows you to unlock doors with your phone, receive guest calls, and handle rent payments. It also features a community marketplace and parcel delivery notifications.

Highlights
  • Phone as digital fob for door access
  • Remote guest entry via voice/video calls
  • Book building amenities like elevators and parking
  • Receive building announcements and requests
  • Pay rent and amenity bookings
  • Community marketplace for neighbors
Features
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Unlock the potential of your smart building with the 1VALET app. Designed to make building access safer and simpler for you and your guests. Unlock doors, find services, book amenities, and more — your building is in your hands. Features*: - Unlock building doors using your phone as a digital fob - Enjoy quick access via home screen widgets or directly from your Apple Watch - Receive voice or video calls from the building’s 1VALET entry system and unlock the door remotely for guests - Share building access with guests using secure digital invites - Book building elevators, guest parking, and other amenities - Receive announcements and communicate with property management - Create and track maintenance requests - Pay for rent and amenity bookings directly through the app - Access building documents - Get parcel delivery notifications - Buy and sell items or organize activities with your neighbours through the community marketplace * Availability of app features may differ for each building. To learn more about how 1VALET is creating smarter buildings, visit www.1VALET.com

About

Enterkey

This app allows you to remotely answer your apartment buzzer and grant access to visitors. It provides a dedicated phone number for your building's intercom, enabling timed or PIN-protected access for deliveries, guests, or household members without needing to be physically present.

Highlights
  • Remote buzzer answering
  • Timed access keys
  • PIN-protected keys
  • Scheduled access
  • Household member invites
  • Entry activity log
  • Customizable visitor messages
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Enterkey answers your apartment buzzer for you. When a courier or a friend buzzes, Enterkey can open the door, so you don't have to pick up and press 9. No hardware, nothing to install. Free for 14 days. HOW IT WORKS, IN 3 STEPS 1. Sign up. Enterkey gives you a phone number for your apartment. 2. Ask your property manager to point your buzzer at that number. It takes them a few minutes. 3. Make a key, like "Courier". Turn it on before a delivery. When the driver buzzes, the door opens. When no key is on, the buzz rings every phone in your home, the same as today. WHAT'S A KEY? A key tells Enterkey who to let in, and when. Turn one on for 1 minute up to 24 hours, give it a PIN for people you trust, or set it to turn on by itself at the same times every week. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Timed keys: turn a key on for any length from 1 minute to 24 hours. When the courier buzzes, the door opens without a call. • PIN keys: a standing key for the dog walker, the cleaner or the nanny, protected by a PIN they type at the panel. • Schedules: a key that turns itself on and off at the same times every day, on weekdays, weekends or the days you pick. • Your whole household: invite roommates and family with a link. Every buzz rings every phone, and anyone can let a visitor in. • Activity: see the time of every entry and which key opened the door. • Welcome message: a short greeting visitors hear at the panel (one-time add-on). • Custom incorrect-PIN message: tell a visitor what to do if they get the code wrong. MADE FOR • Deliveries: Amazon, UPS, DoorDash, Uber Eats, SkipTheDishes and every courier who has ever driven off with your order. • Hosting: turn a key on for the evening and stop running to the door at your own party. • Roommates and family: one buzzer that rings everyone. • Short-term rental guests, caregivers, cleaners, pet sitters and kids getting home before you. WORKS WITH YOUR BUILDING Enterkey works with any buzzer, intercom, call box or telephone entry system that dials a phone number, including Mircom, Enterphone, TekTone, Linear, DoorKing and Aiphone. It does not work with systems wired to an in-unit handset that never dials out. Available across Canada and the United States. PRICING New members get 14 days free. After that, Enterkey Pro is $9.99 per month or $69.99 per year (about $5.83 a month) and covers your whole household. One building per account. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings before the trial ends and you won't be charged. Questions? support@enterkey.app Privacy policy: https://enterkey.app/legal/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://enterkey.app/legal/terms-of-use

Screenshots

1VALET4 screens
Enterkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Enterkey at 84% against 1VALET's 37%. Enterkey also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 1VALET's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). 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. Enterkey sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 1VALET asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1VALET holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1VALET has 953 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of 1VALET's written reviews are positive against 84% of Enterkey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1VALET ships an update every 3 weeks, Enterkey every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
1VALET versus Enterkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1VALETEnterkey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (953 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings953 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1VALET Corp.Black Peak Creative Inc.

Customer experience

1VALET

All ratings942 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative52.0%

Enterkey

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%

Bugs and requests

1VALET

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App frequently logs users out
  • Digital fob/key issues
  • Connectivity problems in certain areas
  • UI/UX glitches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Wallet integration
  • Improve Apple Watch support
  • Allow customization of door/elevator access
  • Integrate with smart home devices
  • Provide better guest access management

Enterkey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

1VALET

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Enterkey

Subscriptions2
  • Premium14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Enterkey - Yearly14 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Welcome Message Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is 1VALET free?
1VALET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Enterkey free?
Enterkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 1VALET or Enterkey?
1VALET is rated higher. 1VALET averages 4.6 out of 5 from 953 ratings, while Enterkey averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do 1VALET or Enterkey have ads?
Neither 1VALET nor Enterkey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1VALET or Enterkey?
1VALET ships an update every 3 weeks, and Enterkey every 3 days. Most recently, 1VALET was updated on November 7, 2026 and Enterkey on November 8, 2026.

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