Tinewa Smart vs VV Smart Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tinewa Smart
This app provides advanced door lock and security solutions, drawing on nearly 20 years of manufacturing experience. It aims to offer families worldwide safe and convenient locking mechanisms.
- Professional lock-making experience
- Dedicated R&D team
- Safe and convenient locks
- Focus on product quality
- Customer needs oriented
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Tinewa has a professional factory with nearly 20 years of lock-making experience and a professional R&D team, which is dedicated to providing our customers with the best possible door locks and security solutions. We focus on products and we value customer needs; we hope that every family around the world can use safe and convenient locks.
VV Smart Lock
Control your door lock using your smartphone. This application allows for convenient management of your smart lock directly from your mobile device.
- Smartphone lock management
- Direct device control
- Easy access
- Smart home integration
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Manage your door lock with your smart phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VV Smart Lock at 5.0 against Tinewa Smart's 4.0. VV Smart Lock also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
VV Smart Lock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VV Smart Lock has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tinewa Smart ships an update every 16 months, VV Smart Lock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tinewa Smart | VV Smart Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 287 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SuZhou Changweihou Trading Ltd | Zhongshan Kaisen Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Tinewa Smart
VV Smart Lock
In-app purchases
Tinewa Smart
No in-app purchases
VV Smart Lock
No in-app purchases
