Lowkey vs Wynd Sentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Wynd Sentry
This device detects cigarette, marijuana, and vape smoke, as well as loud parties in rental properties. Receive instant alerts for unwanted smoking, parties, and environmental issues. It offers powerful reporting to support reimbursement claims and notifies you of tampering.
- Detects cigarette, marijuana, and vape smoke
- Monitors noise levels to prevent parties
- Instant alerts for smoking and parties
- Reporting for reimbursement claims
- Tamper and disconnection notifications
- High accuracy smoke detection (>99%)
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What is Sentry? Sentry is the world's first non-intrusive device that protects your rental property by reliably detecting cigarette, marijuana, vape smoke*, and loud parties. • Be alerted instantly to unwanted smoking, parties, and other environment-related issues • Sentry airID™ technology detects cigarette, marijuana, and vape* smoke with > 99% accuracy* to prevent unwanted smoking before it starts • Monitor noise to prevent parties, damages, and neighbor complaints using industry-leading SiSonic™ MEMS technology • Powerful Reporting to Support Reimbursement Claims • Notified if device has been tampered with or is disconnected
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Wynd Sentry at free against Lowkey's subscription. Lowkey's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 62%). On price, rating, 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.
Lowkey holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Lowkey's written reviews are positive against 62% of Wynd Sentry's.
Lowkey ships an update every 3 weeks, Wynd Sentry every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lowkey | Wynd Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (37 ratings) — better | 4.1 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ORDINARY LLC | Wynd Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Lowkey
Wynd Sentry
Bugs and requests
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)
Wynd Sentry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lowkey
No in-app purchases
Wynd Sentry
No in-app purchases
