Comparison

BioStar Air vs VendMate

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

Head to head
About

BioStar Air

Transform your smartphone into a secure mobile key for access control systems. Easily unlock doors at your office, gym, or school with a simple tap. Manage multiple credentials and ensure security with instant revocation options.

Highlights
  • Unlock doors with your phone
  • Works when phone is locked
  • Store multiple location credentials
  • Instant credential revocation
  • More secure than keycards
Features
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Suprema Pass – Your Mobile Key for BioStar Air Unlock doors with your Phone. Suprema Pass is the official mobile wallet for BioStar Air, Suprema’s cloud-native access control platform. With Suprema Pass, your smartphone becomes a professional, secure credential for unlocking doors—at the office, gym, school, or anywhere BioStar Air is used. Key Features: * Tap and Go: Unlock doors using your phone * Works even when your phone is locked * Store credentials for multiple locations in one app * Revoke or replace credentials instantly if your phone is lost * More secure than physical keycards Who is it for? Suprema Pass is designed for users of BioStar Air a platform built by the global leader in biometric access control. If your organization uses BioStar Air and your administrator has issued you a mobile credential, you’re ready to get started. Note: You’ll need a BioStar Air-compatible access system and a credential issued by your organization’s administrator. Without these, the app cannot be used.

About

VendMate

Features
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Self service spring cabinet is an unmanned intelligent sales device that adapts to multiple scenarios and categories. It relies on cloud backend to achieve digital management of replenishment and consumption data, and is equipped with intelligent operation and maintenance functions such as temperature control, lighting, defogging, status monitoring, and remote restart. It can help operators carry out low-cost, high-efficiency, and unmanned all-weather retail operations.

Screenshots

BioStar Air4 screens
VendMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VendMate at every 9 days against BioStar Air's every 6 weeks. VendMate also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

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

BioStar Air ships an update every 6 weeks, VendMate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BioStar Air versus VendMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBioStar AirVendMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUPREMAHebei Shengma Electronic Technology Co.,ltd.

In-app purchases

None

BioStar Air

No in-app purchases

None

VendMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BioStar Air free?
BioStar Air is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VendMate free?
VendMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BioStar Air or VendMate have ads?
Neither BioStar Air nor VendMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BioStar Air or VendMate?
BioStar Air ships an update every 6 weeks, and VendMate every 9 days. Most recently, BioStar Air was updated on October 19, 2026 and VendMate on October 24, 2026.

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