Lowkey vs DKS Smart Connect
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.
DKS Smart Connect
Control your automatic vehicular gate directly from your smartphone. Open, close, and monitor its status remotely for enhanced convenience and security.
- Remote gate operation
- Gate status monitoring
- Smartphone control
- Automatic vehicular gate compatibility
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DKS Smart Switch. Open, close and monitor your automatic vehicular gate from your smartphone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lowkey at 4.3 against DKS Smart Connect's 2.1. Lowkey also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). DKS Smart Connect'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 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Lowkey's written reviews are positive against 40% of DKS Smart Connect's.
Lowkey ships an update every 3 weeks, DKS Smart Connect every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lowkey | DKS Smart Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (41 ratings) — better | 2.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lowkey LLC | DoorKing, Inc. |
Customer experience
Lowkey
DKS Smart Connect
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)
DKS Smart Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lowkey
No in-app purchases
DKS Smart Connect
No in-app purchases
