Next lock vs ROPVACNIC
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
ROPVACNIC
Control your robot vacuum with customizable cleaning modes and scheduling. Monitor cleaning status, battery life, and consumables remotely. Easily start, recharge, or locate your device with simple controls.
- Customizable cleaning modes
- One-key start/recharge
- Remote monitoring of status
- Scheduled cleaning
- Robot locator function
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1.Set different cleaning modes to meet your specific cleaning needs. 2.One key to start or recharge, and even PIN and Go, so you can control as you wish. 3. See the cleaning status, cleaning time, remaining power, consumables life and even find the robot, so you can better know your robot anytime, anywhere. 4. Schedule cleaning time to automatically complete cleaning tasks even when you are not at home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Next lock at every 3 months against ROPVACNIC's every 21 months. Next lock also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 26%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for Next lock against 2.6 for ROPVACNIC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 52 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Next lock's written reviews are positive against 26% of ROPVACNIC's.
Next lock ships an update every 3 months, ROPVACNIC every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next lock | ROPVACNIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (74 ratings) — better | 2.6 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better | 25.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 皎 王 | Foshan Hongxiaoqiang Commerce and Trade Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Next lock
ROPVACNIC
In-app purchases
Next lock
No in-app purchases
ROPVACNIC
No in-app purchases
