Heltec Hotspot vs SmartKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heltec Hotspot
Manage your Helium Hotspots, track token earnings, and send Helium tokens securely. Onboard new devices to the Helium blockchain and assert their locations for accurate status and earning reports.
- Onboard Helium Hotspots
- View token earnings
- Send Helium tokens
- Manage multiple Hotspots
- Assert Hotspot location
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Heltec is a secure and convenient app for onboarding Helium Hotspots, viewing token earnings, and sending Helium tokens quickly between friends. Add your Heltec hotspot to Helium blockchain and assert location for it. And then you can view the earnings and the running status of it. With the Heltec app you can manage one or many Hotspots.
SmartKey
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SmartKey helps you to easily and safely manage doors, barriers and elevators by installing our small device, after device is installed you can open doors, barriers and elevators even when there is no internet in your phone, it is also possible to share the device for specified time interval, we provide a secure connection and log each action such as when and who used device. We cooperate both with individuals who want to install our system at home, as well as with companies who want full office control and accounting. To purchase the device and cooperate, contact us via e-mail sales@smartkey.ge if you already cooperate with us and need help, contact us at support@smartkey.ge
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Heltec Hotspot at 3 against SmartKey's 1. Heltec Hotspot also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Heltec Hotspot ships an update monthly, SmartKey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heltec Hotspot | SmartKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Huilite Automation Technology Co., Ltd. | Geo Taxi LLC |
In-app purchases
Heltec Hotspot
No in-app purchases
SmartKey
No in-app purchases
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