OpenPaths vs Nexkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenPaths
Securely store and visualize your personal location history. Track your movements, upload data to a website for download in various formats, and control who can access your information. Offers API integration and runs with minimal battery drain.
- Location tracking
- Data visualization
- Data export (KML, JSON, CSV)
- Secure data locker
- API integration
- Background operation
- Minimal battery drain
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OpenPaths (https://openpaths.cc) is a secure data locker for personal location information. Using our iPhone app you can track your location, visualize where you've been, and upload your data to the OpenPaths website. You can then download your data from the website in a variety of friendly formats, including KML, JSON, and CSV. The OpenPaths API enables you to integrate your own software with the platform. You can keep your location history to yourself, or you can share it with specific research initiatives, art projects, or educational programs as you so choose. The OpenPaths online interface allows you to manage who has access to your data. Your data is secure on the encrypted OpenPaths servers and cannot be accessed by anyone without your express consent. OpenPaths is a new way for individuals to take ownership of, to work with, and to share the data that they generate in their daily lives. OpenPaths is a community project initiated by the Research and Development Lab at the New York Times Company. - Runs in the background - Minimal battery drain For more information, please visit https://openpaths.cc
Nexkey
Manage access to your business spaces effortlessly using your iPhone or Apple Watch. This app eliminates the need for physical keys, allowing you to control entry to offices, meeting rooms, and garages. Schedule access for users and monitor who enters your space and when.
- Keyless entry with iPhone/Apple Watch
- Access management for multiple spaces
- Scheduled access for unlimited users
- Access logging and history
- Security alerts for unexpected access
- Remote door unlocking
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Welcome to the future of keyless access. Bring simplified access management to your business. No more frustrating keys or keycards, unlock the door with your iPhone or Apple Watch. Manage access to your main entry, private office, meeting room, and garage. Schedule when keys can be used for unlimited users. Know who accessed your space and when. Rest assured with security alerts when access occurs at unexpected times. Remotely unlock doors for your guests. Any door can be made smart with Nexkey. Requires Nexkey hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nexkey at 4.8 against OpenPaths's 2.3. Nexkey also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (651 vs 3). OpenPaths's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Nexkey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nexkey has 651 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of OpenPaths's written reviews are positive against 50% of Nexkey's.
OpenPaths ships an update every 35 months, Nexkey monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenPaths | Nexkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (651 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 651 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs) | Nexkey |
Customer experience
OpenPaths
Nexkey
In-app purchases
OpenPaths
No in-app purchases
Nexkey
No in-app purchases
