BG Connect vs APTROCK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BG Connect
Control your smart locks and keys remotely. Easily register and manage all your locks, share access with custom schedules, and monitor battery life. Offers quick registration and secure Bluetooth unlocking.
- Smart lock registration and management
- Bluetooth unlocking
- Customizable access sharing
- Smart key functionality
- Low battery notifications
- Activity and history logs
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Introducing BG Connect, your mobile become smart control to your locks and keys. Enjoy ease of use, share access, history log, and low battery notifications; also provide you quick registration with Apple sign-in, you can start using our APP in seconds. Easy Configuration: No need for a manual anymore, use this app to register BG smart lock, you can easily to manage all the locks and keys in one app. Unlocking: You can simply and safely unlock Brilliant Guard locks using Bluetooth 5.0 technology. Sharing: Invite family and friends to have access to your locks using their mobile phone. Within our interface, you can share and revoke access with custom settings including day range, day, time, or individual usage. For example, you can give unlimited access to your parent, while giving just Monday, Wednesday, Friday access to your babysitter. Smart Key: What if you don’t carry your mobile, or smart lock battery dead, then you can setup smart key with this app and grant or deny lock access, and even open the lock when battery run-out. Other features: - Inbox notification - Customize share schedules - Grant or deny lock access - Apple and Google Sign-in - Manage account and security setting - View lock history, activity, and receive alerts - Monitor lock battery life Requirement: Mobile Device equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 or above, WIFI or cellular data connection required to operate via BG Connect.
APTROCK
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This app is used with the NFC smart lock provided by 4quad (www.4quad.com), which has no battery, no charging, high security, easy to use. With this APP you can manage multiple locks, quickly Lock & UnLock the lock, manage lock passwords, read & write the NDEF information etc.
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Verdict
BG Connect and APTROCK are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
BG Connect ships an update every 5 months, APTROCK every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BG Connect | APTROCK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brilliant Guard Limited | Sixiangxian Enterprise Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
BG Connect
No in-app purchases
APTROCK
No in-app purchases
