Simplifi Scout vs Centrios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplifi Scout
This app allows users to make and receive calls using their business extension and send SMS messages from their mobile device. It provides access to call history, contacts, and integrates with other business communication tools.
- Softphone dialer for business calls
- Work extension forwarding
- Contact access
- Call history
- SMS messaging
- Integration with Simplifi Contact suite
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The Simplifi Scout mobile app works alongside the Simplifi Contact suite of business class UCaaS products and services. Enabling users to make calls with their business extension and send SMS messages from one location. Plus, access essential business phone features like call history, contacts, and a browser directly within the Simplifi Scout app. KEY FEATURES - Softphone dialer and interface for making and receiving calls from your dedicated work extension - Work extension forwarding to your mobile phone - Access to contacts for seamless communications - Access to call history for your extension - SMS messaging with your team - Seamlessly integrates with the Simplifi Contact suite of products
Centrios
Manage business access remotely with a smart lock system. Control locks, grant temporary access to staff and visitors, and monitor activity logs. Ideal for businesses needing secure and flexible entry management.
- Unlock and lock doors remotely
- Grant access to staff and visitors
- Create and edit access schedules
- View activity and access history
- Manage multiple locations
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Centrios is a smart access platform designed specifically for small and growing businesses just like yours. With our intuitive and easy-to-use app, you can connect your Centrios smart locks and smart readers to your business in the matter of seconds. With the Centrios app, you can: Unlock and lock your locks with the touch of your mobile phone. Grant access to staff and visitors to multiple devices. Create and edit access schedules. View recent activities including access history, low battery reports, and more. View system details including subscription level and user capacities. Manage and access multiple locations with a single sign on. Get started today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Centrios at 90% against Simplifi Scout's 0%. Centrios also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Simplifi Scout's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Simplifi Scout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Simplifi Scout's written reviews are positive against 90% of Centrios's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simplifi Scout ships an update every 6 months, Centrios every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplifi Scout | Centrios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 371 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrightSky LLC | Assa Abloy Of Canada Ltd |
Customer experience
Simplifi Scout
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In-app purchases
Simplifi Scout
No in-app purchases
Centrios
No in-app purchases
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