myNODE vs airEkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myNODE
This application connects to a handheld wireless sensor platform, allowing users to view device information and manage settings. It streams real-time data from the sensor to your smart device for various applications.
- View device info (battery, signal, serial)
- Manage device settings (data logging, quiet mode)
- Stream real-time sensor data
- Connects to NODE sensor platform
- Access other NODE+ apps
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At Variable, Inc. we make sensory platforms that connect apps and smart devices to the real world, in new ways. NODE is a handheld, wireless, sensor platform that is transforming how we gather, process and use sensory data from the world around us. Combining advanced motion-sensing technology with interchangeable sensor modules to stream real-time information to any smart device. + This application requires an iPhone 4s (or newer) or an iPad 3 (or newer), or an iPad Mini, and a NODE sensor device. This app allows you to view device info (battery level, signal strength, serial numbers, firmware version, etc), manage device settings (data logging, quiet mode, name, etc), and provides access to our other NODE+ apps. Please see our website at www.variableinc.com for more information.
airEkey
Control and manage smart locks remotely. Bind your smart lock, add gateways, and manage access cards. Open locks via Bluetooth, Zigbee, card, or internet.
- Bind welock devices
- Add BLE and ZigBee gateways
- Manage access cards
- Remote device management
- Open lock via multiple methods
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user AirEkey you can do this: 1.bind welock 2.add ble gateway 3.add ZigBee gateway 4.manage card via Internet 5.manage your devices 6.open lock by Bluetooth/Zigbee/Card/Internet 7.active welock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: myNODE at 9.0 against airEkey's 14.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for myNODE against 5.0 for airEkey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
myNODE ships an update every 5 weeks, airEkey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myNODE | airEkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Variable Technologies LLC | Shenzhen Myhand Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
myNODE
airEkey
In-app purchases
myNODE
No in-app purchases
airEkey
No in-app purchases
