Comparison

West Coast Self vs BigCode

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

Head to head
About

West Coast Self

Manage your self-storage account with ease. View invoices, make payments, set up auto-pay, and add users. Gain keyless access to facilities and individual units with a touch of your phone.

Highlights
  • Manage self-storage account
  • View invoice history
  • Make account payments
  • Set up auto payments
  • Add additional users
  • Keyless facility access
  • Open individual storage unit
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The hub for managing your account across West Coast Storage. This app allows customers of West Coast Storage to manage all aspects of their account. View your invoice history, make account payments, set up auto payments, and also add additional users. Importantly you can use the app to enable you to gain keyless access to your West Coast facility during our access hours. The app will keep details of your unit, and allow you to access gates and facility doors when you are in close proximity. If available, the app will also allow you to open your individual self-storage unit. All of this with just the touch of a button on your phone!

About

BigCode

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With all of the door codes, combinations, PIN codes you have that are hard to read on small watch screens. This app allows you to store these codes on the watch in a simple easy to access place and display them in a large, easy to read font.

Screenshots

West Coast Self3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: West Coast Self at 15.1 against BigCode's 26.0. 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

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

West Coast Self ships an update monthly, BigCode fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
West Coast Self versus BigCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWest Coast SelfBigCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWest Coast Self-Storage Group, LLCObjects & Objectives

In-app purchases

None

West Coast Self

No in-app purchases

None

BigCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is West Coast Self free?
West Coast Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BigCode free?
BigCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do West Coast Self or BigCode have ads?
Neither West Coast Self nor BigCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, West Coast Self or BigCode?
West Coast Self ships an update monthly, and BigCode fortnightly. Most recently, West Coast Self was updated on September 22, 2026 and BigCode on September 5, 2026.

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