Comparison

OLED Control vs Lock Tess

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

Head to head
About

OLED Control

Control your OLED Smart TV with your iPhone. Adjust basic functions, fine-tune picture settings, and unlock hidden features for an enhanced viewing experience. Create custom profiles for different modes like gaming or movies.

Highlights
  • Universal remote control
  • Advanced picture calibration
  • Unlock hidden TV settings
  • Customizable profiles (Game, Movie)
  • Disable auto-dimming
  • Full PC Mode access
Features
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Make your LG TV easier to control—and your picture easier to fine-tune. Use your iPhone or iPad as a remote, open favorite TV apps, and keep useful controls close with Home Screen widgets. EVERYDAY CONTROL, FEWER TAPS Adjust volume, navigate menus, switch inputs, and launch installed TV apps. Customize app shortcuts and manage saved TVs in one place. Connect over the same Wi-Fi network with nearby discovery or an IP address. GET MORE FROM YOUR PICTURE Fine-tune supported brightness, contrast, color, sharpness, HDR, and gaming settings. Save picture presets for different content and inputs without working through long on-screen menus. MADE FOR LG WEBOS OLED Control supports compatible LG webOS TVs. Available controls depend on your TV model, firmware, input, and picture mode. Your phone or tablet and TV must use the same local network. Basic remote functions are free. Some advanced features require Premium, available through an auto-renewing subscription or a lifetime purchase. Available options and localized prices are shown in the app before purchase. TV commands are sent over your local network. OLED Control is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by LG. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oledcontrol.xyz/privacy

About

Lock Tess

Enhance your car's lock sound with a variety of monstrous and satisfying audio options. Test with free sounds, then unlock a vast library and import your own custom audio files. Organize, share, and sync your sounds across all your devices with a single, one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Over 30 built-in sound effects
  • Import custom audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, FLAC)
  • Sound trimming and selection
  • Organize sounds with search, categories, and favorites
  • iCloud Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • One-time purchase, no subscription
Features
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Record your own voice as your car's lock sound, or choose from over 70 hand-picked sounds. 10 library sounds are free to try. Premium unlocks the full library, voice recording, and unlimited imports, plus iCloud sync across your devices. Lifetime unlock, no subscription, ever. Lock Tess lets you customise your car's lock sound in seconds - all from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Simply pick a sound from our built-in library, record your own, or import a file, then connect your USB drive to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac and tap Use. Lock Tess handles all the technical stuff automatically, creating the correctly named file your car needs. Plug the USB back into your glovebox USB port, enable USB as the sound in Boombox settings, and enjoy your new lock sound every time you walk away from your car. --- SOUND LIBRARY --- Over 70 hand-picked sounds ranging from funny to satisfying. Air horns, retro bleeps, dramatic stings, space missions, animal sounds, and more. --- RECORD YOUR OWN --- Say it yourself. Record straight into Lock Tess, watch the level as you go, and play it back before you keep it. Trim to the perfect moment and it's ready to use - no second app, no file converting, just you and your creativity. --- IMPORT ANY SOUND --- Found the perfect sound elsewhere? Import it! Lock Tess accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, and FLAC files, automatically compressing, converting, and renaming to the exact format your car needs. Plus, for longer sounds, drag along the waveform to pick exactly which part you want to use. --- ORGANISE YOUR SOUNDS --- Store all your lock sounds in one place. Search, filter, rename, and categorise your sounds, mark your favourites for quick access, and share your sounds with friends via AirDrop, Messages, and more. --- YOUR SOUNDS, EVERYWHERE --- Lock Tess works beautifully on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Unlock once and use everywhere. With iCloud Sync, your imported sounds automatically back up to iCloud and stay in sync across all your devices. Delete on one device and it disappears everywhere. Import on your iPhone and it appears on your Mac. Your sounds, always where you need them. --- NO SUBSCRIPTION EVER --- Lock Tess is free to try with 10 included sounds from the library. Unlock the full experience with a single payment. No monthly fees, no adverts, no subscriptions, no surprises. --- HOW IT WORKS --- Pick a sound from the library, record your own, or import a file Connect your car's USB drive to your device (USB C or Lightning adapter may be required) Tap Use - Lock Tess creates the LockChime.wav automatically Save to the root of the USB, then plug back into the glovebox USB port Enable in Toybox > Boombox > Lock Sound > USB Enjoy your new lock sound! --- COMPATIBLE CARS --- Compatible with most Tesla cars equipped with the Boombox feature and Pedestrian Warning System PWS speaker (from September 2020 onwards) - if your car has Boombox in the Toybox menu, you should be good to go. Before you purchase there are 10 free sounds to test the full process. --- FREE vs PREMIUM --- Free: 10 built-in sounds to try the experience Premium: Library of 70+ sounds, unlimited imports, voice recording, iCloud sync across all devices, plus organise and store efficiently with search, categories, favourites, trimmer, and more - lifetime unlock for all your devices Questions? Contact us at support@locktess.com

Screenshots

OLED Control4 screens
Lock Tess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lock Tess at 5.0 against OLED Control's 4.3. Lock Tess also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). OLED Control's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. OLED Control sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Lock Tess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lock Tess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OLED Control has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of OLED Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lock Tess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OLED Control ships an update every 5 days, Lock Tess every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OLED Control versus Lock Tess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOLED ControlLock Tess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB41 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperVLAD GHEORGHE TULITUDamian McGreevy

Customer experience

OLED Control

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Lock Tess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

OLED Control

Subscriptions2
  • Access Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Access Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • OLED Control Lifetime Special$11.99
  • Access Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Lock Tess

One-time1
  • Lock Tess Premium$2.99

Questions

Is OLED Control free?
OLED Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Tess free?
Lock Tess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OLED Control or Lock Tess?
Lock Tess is rated higher. OLED Control averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Lock Tess averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OLED Control or Lock Tess have ads?
Neither OLED Control nor Lock Tess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OLED Control or Lock Tess?
OLED Control ships an update every 5 days, and Lock Tess every 2 weeks. Most recently, OLED Control was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lock Tess on October 17, 2026.

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