Comparison

Zip Key vs obALu

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

Head to head

About

Zip Key

Features

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The ZIP KEY app is the digital key for the booked ZIP team offices or meeting rooms. The digital key is activated with one click. Hold the smartphone to the door lock and the doors up to your rental object will be opened automatically. No additional registration is necessary. To Login use the same login data of the ZIP booking platform https://zip.streamnow.ch/. The ZIP KEY App offers the following functions: - Digital key ring for rented objects - Event log of door openings - Profile data information

About

obALu

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Mit der obALu Key App steuern Sie Ihre elektronischen obALu Schlösser ganz einfach per Smartphone oder Tablet. Wichtige Funktionen und Vorteile: - Schließen und öffnen Sie Ihre Schlösser mit nur einem Tipp - Suchen Sie in Ihrer Nähe nach Schlössern - Verwalten Sie Ihre Schlösser und Zugangsberechtigungen - Wählen Sie zwischen Deutsch und Englisch Laden Sie die obALu Key App noch heute herunter und machen Sie das Nutzen Ihrer elektronischen Schlösser noch einfacher!

Screenshots

Zip Key3 screens

obALu4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zip Key and obALu are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Zip Key ships an update every 9 months, obALu every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Zip Key versus obALu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Zip Key	obALu
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 9 months — better	Every 15 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	30 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	StreamNow	pironex GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Zip Key

No in-app purchases

None

obALu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zip Key free?

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

Is obALu free?

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

Do Zip Key or obALu have ads?

Neither Zip Key nor obALu shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Zip Key or obALu?

Zip Key ships an update every 9 months, and obALu every 15 months. Most recently, Zip Key was updated on September 16, 2026 and obALu on August 2, 2026.