Philips Home Access vs Odd Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Philips Home Access
This application allows users to manage their smart home devices and create a connected living experience. It provides a central hub for controlling various smart gadgets and building a personalized smart life.
- Manage smart devices
- Build smart life
- Centralized control
- Connected living
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All-New Philips Home Access App, manage your smart devices and build your smart life.
Odd Lock
This utility app helps you regain control over your device usage by restricting access to chosen applications. It requires completing a simple task, like speaking a phrase or walking, before apps become available for a set duration.
- App access restriction
- Task-based unlocking
- User-defined access periods
- On-device processing
- No account required
- No personal data collection
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Odd Lock is an iOS application that helps users limit their use of selected apps. Using Apple's Screen Time framework, it restricts access to the apps a user chooses and requires the completion of a brief task before they can be reopened. For example, speaking a recorded phrase or walking a short distance. Once the task is completed the apps remain available for a user-defined period of time before resetting. The app requires no account, collects no personal data, and performs all processing on the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Philips Home Access at Free against Odd Lock's $4.99. Philips Home Access also leads on ratings volume (549 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.5). Odd Lock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On update cadence, 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
Philips Home Access is free to download; Odd Lock costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Odd Lock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Philips Home Access has 549 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Philips Home Access | Odd Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (549 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 549 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Conex Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. | Abstract Syntax LLC |
Customer experience
Philips Home Access
Odd Lock
Bugs and requests
Philips Home Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Constant log-out issues
- Bluetooth pairing problems
- Firmware update failures
Requested features
4 requests- Apple Watch app support
- Facial recognition login
- Customizable auto-lock settings
- Improved password management
Odd Lock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Philips Home Access
No in-app purchases
Odd Lock
No in-app purchases
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