Comparison

ORANIER smartCon vs Lock Tess

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

Head to head
About

ORANIER smartCon

Control your ORANIER and JUSTUS pellet stoves remotely with your smartphone or tablet. Adjust temperature, set heating schedules, and monitor your stove's status from anywhere to save costs and enhance comfort.

Highlights
  • Remote stove control
  • Adjust target temperature
  • Switch stove on/off
  • Create heating plans
  • View heating times graphically
  • Monitor room temperature
Features
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Smart control for your home with ORANIER smartCon pellet stove controller With ORANIER smartCon you can control your pellet stove easily with your smartphone or tablet no matter if you are at home or on the go. This means you always have your pellet stove in view. Save heating costs and increase your living comfort by operating on the go. Do you come home early from work today? No problem. With ORANIER smartCon you can switch on the pellet stove and e.g. change the target temperature. Then it will be nice and warm when you arrive. For all pellet stoves from ORANIER and JUSTUS with ORANIER smartCon module. Access to your pellet stove at any time and from anywhere in the world - Controlling the pellet stove from home and on the go - Checking and changing the target temperature - Switching the stove on and off - Check for functionality - Checking the room temperature Comfortable operation of the pellet stove via the app with smartphone or tablet. - Easy creation of a heating plan / switching times - Create up to three different plans. Switchable at any time. - Quick and easy to change, even on the go 24H heating for the intelligent heating plan - Night reduction (can be implemented) - Setting types Eco, Comfort and Comfort + for your individual comfort temperature - Create a smart, automatic circuit for the pellet stove - No cold apartment when you come home - Easily create three smart plans. Can be changed at any time For a better overview: graph view - Heating times and temperatures graphically processed - Always keep track of your pellet stove

About

Lock Tess

Enhance your car's lock sound with a variety of monstrous and satisfying audio options. Test with free sounds, then unlock a vast library and import your own custom audio files. Organize, share, and sync your sounds across all your devices with a single, one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Over 30 built-in sound effects
  • Import custom audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, FLAC)
  • Sound trimming and selection
  • Organize sounds with search, categories, and favorites
  • iCloud Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • One-time purchase, no subscription
Features
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Record your own voice as your car's lock sound, or choose from over 70 hand-picked sounds. 10 library sounds are free to try. Premium unlocks the full library, voice recording, and unlimited imports, plus iCloud sync across your devices. Lifetime unlock, no subscription, ever. Lock Tess lets you customise your car's lock sound in seconds - all from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Simply pick a sound from our built-in library, record your own, or import a file, then connect your USB drive to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac and tap Use. Lock Tess handles all the technical stuff automatically, creating the correctly named file your car needs. Plug the USB back into your glovebox USB port, enable USB as the sound in Boombox settings, and enjoy your new lock sound every time you walk away from your car. --- SOUND LIBRARY --- Over 70 hand-picked sounds ranging from funny to satisfying. Air horns, retro bleeps, dramatic stings, space missions, animal sounds, and more. --- RECORD YOUR OWN --- Say it yourself. Record straight into Lock Tess, watch the level as you go, and play it back before you keep it. Trim to the perfect moment and it's ready to use - no second app, no file converting, just you and your creativity. --- IMPORT ANY SOUND --- Found the perfect sound elsewhere? Import it! Lock Tess accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, and FLAC files, automatically compressing, converting, and renaming to the exact format your car needs. Plus, for longer sounds, drag along the waveform to pick exactly which part you want to use. --- ORGANISE YOUR SOUNDS --- Store all your lock sounds in one place. Search, filter, rename, and categorise your sounds, mark your favourites for quick access, and share your sounds with friends via AirDrop, Messages, and more. --- YOUR SOUNDS, EVERYWHERE --- Lock Tess works beautifully on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Unlock once and use everywhere. With iCloud Sync, your imported sounds automatically back up to iCloud and stay in sync across all your devices. Delete on one device and it disappears everywhere. Import on your iPhone and it appears on your Mac. Your sounds, always where you need them. --- NO SUBSCRIPTION EVER --- Lock Tess is free to try with 10 included sounds from the library. Unlock the full experience with a single payment. No monthly fees, no adverts, no subscriptions, no surprises. --- HOW IT WORKS --- Pick a sound from the library, record your own, or import a file Connect your car's USB drive to your device (USB C or Lightning adapter may be required) Tap Use - Lock Tess creates the LockChime.wav automatically Save to the root of the USB, then plug back into the glovebox USB port Enable in Toybox > Boombox > Lock Sound > USB Enjoy your new lock sound! --- COMPATIBLE CARS --- Compatible with most Tesla cars equipped with the Boombox feature and Pedestrian Warning System PWS speaker (from September 2020 onwards) - if your car has Boombox in the Toybox menu, you should be good to go. Before you purchase there are 10 free sounds to test the full process. --- FREE vs PREMIUM --- Free: 10 built-in sounds to try the experience Premium: Library of 70+ sounds, unlimited imports, voice recording, iCloud sync across all devices, plus organise and store efficiently with search, categories, favourites, trimmer, and more - lifetime unlock for all your devices Questions? Contact us at support@locktess.com

Screenshots

ORANIER smartCon3 screens
Lock Tess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lock Tess at 100% against ORANIER smartCon's 9%. Lock Tess also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). ORANIER smartCon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Lock Tess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ORANIER smartCon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ORANIER smartCon ships an update every 4 months, Lock Tess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ORANIER smartCon versus Lock Tess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterORANIER smartConLock Tess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB41 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOranierDamian McGreevy

Customer experience

ORANIER smartCon

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%

Lock Tess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ORANIER smartCon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lock Tess

One-time1
  • Lock Tess Premium$2.99

Questions

Is ORANIER smartCon free?
ORANIER smartCon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock Tess free?
Lock Tess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ORANIER smartCon or Lock Tess have ads?
Neither ORANIER smartCon nor Lock Tess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ORANIER smartCon or Lock Tess?
ORANIER smartCon ships an update every 4 months, and Lock Tess every 3 weeks. Most recently, ORANIER smartCon was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lock Tess on November 5, 2026.

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