KYDZ vs Black Widow Key Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KYDZ
This app connects automotive locksmiths to specialized hardware for generating car remotes, smart cards, and performing key profiling. It offers tools like a mechanical key ruler and VIN lookup for efficient locksmithing tasks.
- Car remote control generation
- Smart card generation
- Key profiling cutting
- Mechanical key ruler
- Vehicle frame number query
- Bluetooth device connectivity
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An efficient App launched by Keyoung Electronics to serve global automotive locksmiths, it can connect Alien key machines and KYDZ generators via Bluetooth to realize functions such as car remote control generation, smart card generation, key profiling cutting, and more. The software also provides convenient functions such as mechanical key ruler and vehicle frame number query. The software connects to different devices through Bluetooth to achieve different functions. When connected to the Alien key machine, it can perform functions such as profiling and cutting mechanical keys; when connected to the KYDZ slave generator, remote control and smart card generation can be achieved.
Black Widow Key Machine
This mobile tool allows locksmiths to quickly cut various types of keys, including high-security, edge-cut, dimple, tibbe, and tubular blanks. It connects via Bluetooth to a mobile device for cutting keys by code, duplicating, and progression.
- Cuts high-security keys
- Cuts edge-cut keys
- Cuts dimple keys
- Cuts tibbe keys
- Cuts tubular keys
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Cut by code functionality
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The Black Widow key machine is designed to quickly cut all keys a locksmith needs to run their business: high-security, edge-cut, dimple, tibbe, and tubular key blanks. Use your mobile device via Bluetooth to cut keys by code, duplicate, and progression your keys.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KYDZ at every 9 days against Black Widow Key Machine's every 5 weeks. KYDZ also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2). Black Widow Key Machine's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Black Widow Key Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
KYDZ ships an update every 9 days, Black Widow Key Machine every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KYDZ | Black Widow Key Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuxi Kaiyang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. | American Key Supply |
Customer experience
KYDZ
Black Widow Key Machine
In-app purchases
KYDZ
No in-app purchases
Black Widow Key Machine
No in-app purchases
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