Next lock vs Home Gateway App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next lock
This app offers intelligent and safe property security solutions. It aims to provide a secure environment for your assets through advanced features.
- Intelligent property security
- Safe property management
- Secure asset protection
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Next lock，Secure your properties intelligently&safely
Home Gateway App
Control your home's lights, blinds, temperature, and more with simple commands. This app integrates with smart speakers and allows you to manage all connected Zigbee devices through a central gateway.
- Control lights
- Adjust blinds
- Manage temperature
- Run scenarios
- Control Zigbee devices
- Smart speaker integration
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Manage all the functions of your home with simple commands. With Home Gateway App you can turn on, turn off or adjust the intensity of lights, move blinds, run scenarios, adjust temperature and more. With Home Gateway App you can control all Zigbee devices connected to the Home Gateway: thermostats, dimmable lights, controlled outlets, scenes and more. By creating your Home Gateway account you will have home automation at your fingertips in a few simple clicks and the integration of automatic controls through smart speakers. ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT https://bit.ly/HomeGateway-Accessibility_Statement-iOS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Next lock at 2.7 against Home Gateway App's 1.0. Next lock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (75 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Next lock holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next lock has 75 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Next lock's written reviews are positive against 20% of Home Gateway App's.
Next lock ships an update every 3 months, Home Gateway App every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Next lock | Home Gateway App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (75 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 皎 王 | Gewiss S.p.A. |
Customer experience
Next lock
Home Gateway App
In-app purchases
Next lock
No in-app purchases
Home Gateway App
No in-app purchases
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