Akidaia vs Castel Virtual Card
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Akidaia
This application enables you to unlock doors, gates, and barriers using your smartphone. It also provides a way to manage all your virtual keys and access rights for private areas. Access is validated via Bluetooth technology and requires the Akidaia® minibox.
- Unlock doors, gates, and barriers
- View virtual keys
- Manage access rights
- Bluetooth access validation
- Works with Akidaia® minibox
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The Akidaia® app allows you to open doors, gates and barriers from your mobile phone. The app also allows you to view all your virtual keys and all the accesses for which you have rights. The Bluetooth technology of your smartphone is used to validate your access to a private area. This mobile application works only with the Akidaia® minibox. The rights to use virtual keys are managed by your administrator. For more information on Akidaia®, please check our website https://akidaia.com.
Castel Virtual Card
This app transforms your smartphone into a secure mobile access control solution. It allows you to use your device as a virtual badge for entry, offering both proximity and remote control options. Compatible with specific Castel readers, it streamlines access management.
- Virtual access badge on smartphone
- Bluetooth mobile access
- Proximity identification mode
- Remote control mode
- Secure and intuitive access
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Castel Virtual Card est une solution de contrôle d’accès mobile via Smartphones Bluetooth. La solution transfère le badge d’accès sur les Smartphones (badge virtuel) et rend le contrôle d’accès à la fois sécurisé et beaucoup plus instinctif. Votre Smartphone devient la clé de vos accès en supprimant les contraintes du contrôle d’accès traditionnel. L’application dispose de 2 modes d’identification, que vous pouvez choisir selon vos besoins : - Mode proximité, en présentant votre Smartphone devant le lecteur, comme un badge classique - Mode Télécommande, en contrôlant vos points d’accès à distance L’application est compatible uniquement avec les lecteurs CASTEL de la gamme EVO, ainsi que les portier-lecteurs CASTEL intégrant des lecteurs de contrôle d’accès de la gamme EVO. Les badges d’accès virtuels peuvent être configurés à partir de Castel Evo Web.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Akidaia at monthly against Castel Virtual Card's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Akidaia ships an update monthly, Castel Virtual Card every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Akidaia | Castel Virtual Card |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akidaia | Castel |
Customer experience
Akidaia
Castel Virtual Card
In-app purchases
Akidaia
No in-app purchases
Castel Virtual Card
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Akidaia or Castel Virtual Card have ads?
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