Comparison

LockedOutNow vs PreDispatch

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

Head to head
About

LockedOutNow

Features
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LockedOutNow - Professional Locksmith App Connect with customers who need emergency locksmith services in your area. LockedOutNow is the professional platform that connects verified locksmiths with customers facing lock emergencies. Get notified of nearby jobs, accept requests, and provide fast, reliable service to people when they need it most.

About

PreDispatch

This B2B operations app streamlines field service management for businesses like locksmiths and HVAC companies. It allows owners/dispatchers to manage schedules and track technicians, while technicians can update job statuses and accept assignments in real-time.

Highlights
  • Real-time job status updates
  • Live technician tracking
  • Customer and job management
  • Two user roles (owner/technician)
  • Demo accounts for testing
  • In-app account deletion
Features
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Get paid before you dispatch. PreDispatch is the dispatch app for field-service businesses: locksmiths, HVAC, plumbing and more. Customers pay the service call up front, so your technicians only roll on paid jobs. For owners and dispatchers • Create jobs in seconds and send customers a secure payment link • See every job live: scheduled, en route, on site, completed • Live map with technician locations and arrival times • Customer CRM with full message history • Calendar for scheduled appointments • Wallet with payouts, refunds and reports For technicians • Sign in with a simple PIN • Accept jobs, get directions, and update status with one tap • Customers get automatic "on the way", "nearby" and "arrived" texts • Collect payment on site, capture signatures and proof-of-service photos For your customers • Pay securely with card or Apple Pay • Track their technician in real time • Get a receipt automatically Elite plan • AI booking by text: customers who text or miss a call with your business line are answered by an AI assistant. It collects their details, quotes the service call, offers open appointment times and sends the service call payment link. • Dispatcher requests: job requests texted in by your answering service are turned into bookings automatically, and the office can watch the conversation and take over anytime. • Automatic dispatch: once paid, the job is offered to the right technicians, and the customer is refunded automatically if no technician can take it. • Masked phone numbers: technicians and customers call each other through a private business number, so neither sees the other's personal number. PreDispatch requires a PreDispatch business account.

Screenshots

LockedOutNow4 screens
PreDispatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

LockedOutNow and PreDispatch are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

LockedOutNow ships an update every 3 weeks, PreDispatch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LockedOutNow versus PreDispatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockedOutNowPreDispatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLockedOutNow LLCDouble Quick Locksmith LLC

In-app purchases

None

LockedOutNow

No in-app purchases

None

PreDispatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LockedOutNow free?
LockedOutNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PreDispatch free?
PreDispatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LockedOutNow or PreDispatch have ads?
Neither LockedOutNow nor PreDispatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LockedOutNow or PreDispatch?
LockedOutNow ships an update every 3 weeks, and PreDispatch every 5 weeks. Most recently, LockedOutNow was updated on November 8, 2026 and PreDispatch on October 31, 2026.

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