SmartKey Box vs Digital AIKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartKey Box
Control your car's locks, trunk, and panic functions directly from your smartphone. This app connects via Bluetooth to a smart key box, offering a convenient and customizable way to manage vehicle access with various gesture controls.
- Bluetooth connectivity to smart key box
- Remote lock/unlock vehicle
- Trunk open function
- Panic alarm activation
- Customizable gesture controls (single-click, double-click, press-and-hold)
- Multiple style options
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This is a dedicated app developed by Xhorse for car owners, connecting via Bluetooth to Smart Key Box, Bluetooth Digital Smart Key, etc. It allows easy access to Lock/Unlock, Trunk, and Panic functions via your smartphone, offering a user-friendly, convenient experience. Additionally, the app provides multiple styles to suit different preferences, supporting single-click, double-click, and press-and-hold actions.
Digital AIKey
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Digital AIkey is a vehicle networking solution that uses the latest Bluetooth 5.10 communication technology. It enables end-users to digitalize car keys, replacing the need for physical keys or keychains. Users can unlock the vehicle automatically when approaching and lock it automatically when moving away. Mobile phone information directly shares digital keys with a valid period, eliminating the need to deliver physical keys and making car sharing easy. Multiple Bluetooth ensures accurate location. This solution has digital encryption functions, which can ensure high security standards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartKey Box at fortnightly against Digital AIKey's every 5 months. SmartKey Box also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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.
SmartKey Box ships an update fortnightly, Digital AIKey every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartKey Box | Digital AIKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen XHorse Electronics Co., Ltd. | 深圳市艾米通信有限公司 |
In-app purchases
SmartKey Box
No in-app purchases
Digital AIKey
No in-app purchases
