Danby vs Lowkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Danby
Manage your home appliances remotely from anywhere. This app allows for voice control, device interworking based on conditions, and easy sharing with family members, all while providing real-time safety alerts.
- Remote appliance control
- Voice control (Amazon Echo, Google Home)
- Device interworking automation
- Family device sharing
- Real-time safety alerts
- Control multiple devices
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Danby Smart. Smart life, smart living • Remotely control home appliances from anywhere • Add and control multiple devices at once with one App • Voice control via Amazon Echo and Google Home • Interworking of multiple smart devices. Devices automatically start/stop working based on temperature, location and time. • Easily share devices among family members • Receive real-time alerts to ensure safety
Lowkey
Control your apartment or condo buzzer remotely from your smartphone. This app allows you to manage access for guests, share entry with multiple users, and receive security notifications without any physical installation.
- Remote buzzer control
- Share access with multiple users
- Schedule access by time/day
- Receive guest arrival notifications
- View activity history
- Forward calls to multiple phones
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Securely control your apartment or condo buzzer from your phone! No installation required, works with all buzzer systems which dial a phone number. How it works 1. Purchase a subscription in the Lowkey app to receive a virtual number 2. Send the virtual number to your apartment or building manager to have the buzzer dial this number rather than your personal phone 3. That's it! Start using Lowkey to control your buzzer With the Lowkey app, you can: SHARE • Forward calls for buzzer access to multiple phones • Add multiple users to a single account. Great for roommates, multiple tenants, etc. ACCESS • Unlock for a specified time • Share passcodes for private access • Schedule weekly access by time and day SECURITY • Receive push notifications when guests arrive • View activity history • Revoke access at any time Unlock convenience with Lowkey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lowkey at 78% against Danby's 17%. Lowkey also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). Danby's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Lowkey holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Danby's written reviews are positive against 78% of Lowkey's.
Danby ships an update every 13 months, Lowkey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Danby | Lowkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (80 ratings) | 4.3 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danby Products Limited | ORDINARY LLC |
Customer experience
Danby
Lowkey
User reviews
Danby
From 80 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 🚀 Remote control functionality
- 🚀 Scheduling options
- 👍 Accurate temperature monitoring
- 👍 Reliable performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Unreliable WiFi connectivity
- 🐛 Incorrect outdoor temperature display
- 🐛 Buggy scheduling features
- 👎 Confusing user interface
Lowkey
From 37 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient for apartment living
- 🚀 Easy to use and set up
- 💡 Allows pre-unlocking entry doors
- 💡 Enables setting codes for friends/guests
- 👍 Great for package deliveries
Room to improve
- 😞 Billing issues and lack of response
- 😞 Difficulty getting refunds
- 😞 External billing system (not Apple Pay/iOS integrated)
- 😞 Subscription cancellation problems
- 😞 Charges without notification
Bugs and requests
Danby
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when selecting device
- Scheduled tasks not executing properly
- Incorrect outdoor temperature display
- Frequent app logout issues
Requested features
4 requests- Integration with Alexa and Google Home
- Ability to set custom temperature ranges
- Improved scheduling functionality
- Notification settings for when unit is full or needs maintenance
Lowkey
Reported bugs
2 issues- App can't debounce numbers correctly (e.g., '1' as '11')
- Guest passcode not working for some users
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple Shortcuts
- Add interactive widget support
- Fix guest passcode issues
- Improve clarity on incoming call numbers (distinguish from spam)
In-app purchases
Danby
No in-app purchases
Lowkey
No in-app purchases
