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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PreDispatch is a B2B operations app for field-service companies (locksmith, HVAC, plumbing). Two user types share one binary: • Owners/dispatchers sign in with email + password (or Apple/Google). • Technicians sign in with a PIN at the "I'm a technician" screen (/tech-login). DEMO ACCOUNTS • Owner: appreview@predispatch.com / AppReview2026! • Technician: name "Demo Tech" PIN "246813" (tap "I'm a technician" on the welcome screen) • use code company: 6KUBE9 HOW TO TEST THE CORE FLOW The demo account is pre-loaded with several sample jobs assigned to "Demo Tech" in various states (en route with live map, on site, scheduled, and completed/paid) so you can test immediately. 1. Sign in as the owner → the dashboard shows today's schedule, live arrivals, and the sample jobs. 2. (Optional) Create a new job with (+ New job): enter a customer + address + service. IMPORTANT: leave the "prepaid service call / require payment" toggle OFF — that's a pay-on-site job and dispatches with no setup. (Turning it ON would require the business's own Stripe Connect payout account, a separate B2B bank-linking step that isn't needed to review the app.) 3. Sign out, tap "I'm a technician", sign in with the PIN, open a job, and Accept → En Route → On Site → close it. Status updates appear live on the owner side. PAYMENTS / GUIDELINE 3.1.1 (no in-app purchase is used) • The app contains NO digital-goods in-app purchase and no "Subscribe" button. • The $75/month platform plan is a B2B SaaS subscription sold ONLY on the web (predispatch.com); it is never shown or purchasable inside the app. • In-app Stripe Connect is a business linking its OWN bank/payout account to receive customer payments for physical, in-person services — an operational B2B flow, not IAP. • Customer service-call payments are for real-world services (a locksmith/HVAC visit), processed via Stripe — outside the scope of in-app purchase. LOCATION (background) • A technician's location is shared with dispatch and the customer ONLY while the tech is actively assigned to and traveling to/at a job, so the customer sees an accurate ETA and dispatch can fire on-site alerts. It is not collected when the app is not on an active job. OTHER • Sign in with Apple is offered alongside Google. • In-app account deletion: owners in Settings → Delete account; technicians in the tech profile → Delete account. • Uses encryption: exempt (standard HTTPS only). • Tap to Pay on iPhone is included; if the reviewer needs a live card test we can enable a sandbox tech account on request. Contact: doublequicklocksmith@gmail.com

Screenshots

LockedOutNow4 screens
PreDispatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

LockedOutNow and PreDispatch are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

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—
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.

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