Comparison

Ekey Smart Key vs DentSmart

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

Head to head

Ekey Smart Key

Your Phone as your Key

Automotive Recon App

About

Ekey Smart Key

Features

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Ekey is a smart and reliable system that allows you to use your phone as your car key.

About

DentSmart

Features

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DentSmart offers a powerful mobile application for performing vehicle damage inspections, generating estimates, and managing the customer vehicle repair process to completion and invoicing. Unlike make other solutions in the market, DentSmart has customized Salesforce.com to provide desktop users with the ability to easily generate, view and report on inspection and/or repair cases in the field while integrating with the users often numerous pre-existing back office accounting, telephony, and other auto-industry process management systems.

Screenshots

Ekey Smart Key3 screens

DentSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DentSmart at fortnightly against Ekey Smart Key's every 4 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ekey Smart Key ships an update every 4 months, DentSmart fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Ekey Smart Key versus DentSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Ekey Smart Key	DentSmart
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	78 MB	102 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Lightwavetechnology	Vehicle Hub LLC

In-app purchases

None

Ekey Smart Key

No in-app purchases

None

DentSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ekey Smart Key free?

Ekey Smart Key is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is DentSmart free?

DentSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Ekey Smart Key or DentSmart have ads?

Neither Ekey Smart Key nor DentSmart shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Ekey Smart Key or DentSmart?

Ekey Smart Key ships an update every 4 months, and DentSmart fortnightly. Most recently, Ekey Smart Key was updated on October 25, 2026 and DentSmart on October 30, 2026.