Black Widow Key Machine vs Key Programmer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Key Programmer
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Key Programmer is assistant software of mate, it's convenient for users to query remotes data. It also support account management, users can edit remotes data as they want. This software now do not support generating remotes. Please obey the law when edit the remotes data on the software, individual legal responsibility will be traced by users' log account or address.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Key Programmer at every 2 weeks against Black Widow Key Machine's every 5 weeks. Black Widow Key Machine's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Black Widow Key Machine ships an update every 5 weeks, Key Programmer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Widow Key Machine | Key Programmer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Key Supply | Shenzhen Ecartek Technology, Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Black Widow Key Machine
No in-app purchases
Key Programmer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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