Comparison

Lowkey vs Clerky

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Clerky

Features
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Clerky is a simple, focused attendance counter built for ward clerks. Choose the chapel layout that best matches your ward, then count attendance with quick taps and helpful haptic feedback. Clerky keeps each Sunday organized, totals every section automatically, and makes it easy to correct or share a completed count. Features: - Fast, tap-to-count attendance entry - Multiple chapel layouts - Separate Stand, Pews, Overflow, and Foyer sections - Automatic weekly totals - Saved attendance history organized by month - Optional private iCloud sync across your Apple devices - Easy corrections, resets, and sharing - Private, on-device storage by default with no Clerky account required Clerky keeps Sunday attendance straightforward so you can focus on serving your ward.

Screenshots

Lowkey4 screens
Clerky3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clerky at weekly against Lowkey's every 3 weeks. Lowkey's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lowkey ships an update every 3 weeks, Clerky weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lowkey versus Clerky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLowkeyClerky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperORDINARY LLCPeter Nichols

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)

Clerky

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lowkey

No in-app purchases

None

Clerky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lowkey free?
Lowkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clerky free?
Clerky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lowkey or Clerky have ads?
Neither Lowkey nor Clerky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lowkey or Clerky?
Lowkey ships an update every 3 weeks, and Clerky weekly. Most recently, Lowkey was updated on October 11, 2026 and Clerky on October 16, 2026.

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