SmithBuddy vs Keytora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
SmithBuddy
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Stop losing addresses in messages, leaving prices on paper and writing invoices at night. SmithBuddy keeps every locksmith job in one place, from the first call to getting paid. LET THE CUSTOMER TYPE THEIR OWN DETAILS While you're on the phone, send the customer a single-use form link. They enter their name, address and car or property on their own phone, it lands in your app, and one tap adds them as a customer. Open the job in a few taps with Quick Flow, and you set off with the address and vehicle details already in your pocket. PRICE IN WRITING, NO HAGGLING A price on a scrap of paper turns into an argument at the door. Turn the job into a line-by-line PDF quote in one tap and get the customer's signature on your screen. When the work is done, the same job becomes an invoice with your logo and bank details. Photos and notes stay with the job, so a complaint weeks later already has an answer. KNOW THE KEY BEFORE YOU REACH THE CAR (Premium) Enter the vehicle yourself or let the customer send it through the form. The Key Helper shows which chip, which frequency and which programmer that car needs, before you set off and once you're on the job. Spot missing data? Fix it: every approved fix earns points, and 50 points is a month of Premium. STOCK THAT COUNTS ITSELF Parts come off stock when you start a job and go back if it's cancelled. A part you set aside for a waiting job stays with that job. When something runs low, you get an alert before the last one goes. Scan the tracking number of incoming orders with the camera and print shelf labels. Remove the background from product photos so they look like catalog shots. SELL AT THE COUNTER (POS) Scan barcodes with the camera or a USB scanner. Park a sale and come back to it, split a payment between cash and card, give a discount. Print an 80 mm receipt or issue an invoice. Returned items go straight back into stock. FIND ANYTHING WITH SPARK Customer, job, product or invoice: type it into one search box, Spark finds it, and one tap opens it. The same box works as a calculator. SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY IS Overdue invoices trigger a notification. Reports show revenue, expenses, gross and net profit, tax due, and how much came in as cash or card. Export reports to PDF and Excel (Premium). Photograph a receipt and AI fills in the amount, tax, date and vendor (Premium). CUSTOMERS, CARS AND PROPERTIES IN ONE PLACE Save up to three phone numbers per customer and call or message in one tap. Split apartment blocks into units and track work down to the door. Link each to-do to its job, invoice or customer. Jobs, to-dos and due dates share one calendar. Lock codes and programming files live in your personal vault, with passwords and PINs encrypted on your device. A HOME SCREEN SET UP YOUR WAY Pick the numbers you want to see, pin your favorite sections to the bottom bar, and hide the ones you don't use. YOUR SHOP SCREEN, FREE Pair the free SmithBuddy TV app with a QR code and the screen in your shop becomes your advert: your products, prices, finished jobs and offers, in your own colors. A live Open, Closed or On Service sign tells customers where you are. BUILT FOR LOCKSMITHS IN THE FIELD Works in basements, parking garages and dead zones; what you saved goes up on its own when you're back in signal. One subscription covers your phone, tablet, computer and the web, with no limit on devices. 28 languages. Missing something? Tell us from inside the app. We build SmithBuddy together with the locksmiths who use it. Start free with 5 records in each section. Premium removes every limit, monthly or yearly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://smithbuddy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://smithbuddy.com/privacy
Keytora
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Keytora is the inventory and job book built for locksmiths ā not a generic warehouse app bent into shape. Track key blanks, transponders, FOBs, cylinders, hardware and tools across your shop and every van. Scan a barcode with the phone you already carry, book the job, and let the stock come off the count when the work is done. BUILT AROUND HOW LOCKSMITHS ACTUALLY WORK ⢠Automotive, Residential and Commercial folders ready on day one ⢠Locksmith fields out of the box: blank type, vehicle make, year range, transponder chip, FCC ID, key code, OEM or aftermarket ⢠Shop and van locations, so "do we have one?" has a real answer ⢠Key issue log ā record which key went to which customer ⢠VIN lookup with suggested key blanks SCAN INSTEAD OF TYPE ⢠Barcode and QR scanning with the phone camera ⢠Continuous mode for counting a shelf or restocking a van ⢠Printable QR label sheets for bins, drawers and cases ⢠Works offline ā scans and edits sync when you get signal again JOBS THAT MOVE YOUR STOCK ⢠Create a customer job, add the parts used, complete it ⢠Stock is deducted automatically on completion ā no second data entry ⢠Capture the customer's signature on the tech's phone ⢠Assign jobs to techs and keep each tech scoped to their own work KNOW BEFORE YOU RUN OUT ⢠Low-stock alerts against a minimum you set per item ⢠Expiry and maintenance date reminders ⢠Reorder list, dead-stock report and inventory value totals ⢠CSV export for your accountant YOUR TEAM, YOUR RULES ⢠Invite techs, managers and admins ⢠Custom roles with per-permission control ⢠Every change is written to an audit trail AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian, Polish, Arabic and Hebrew ā including full right-to-left layout. PRICING Start with a 3-day free trial, no credit card. After that it's US$0.99/month for your whole team. Cancel any time in your App Store account. Questions or a feature you need? support@keytora.ca TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://keytora.ca/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Keytora at weekly against SmithBuddy's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SmithBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per month and Keytora sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SmithBuddy ships an update every 2 months, Keytora weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmithBuddy | Keytora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enes Baydar | Tal Nir |
In-app purchases
SmithBuddy
- Premium Monthly$22.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$229.991 Year
Keytora
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month







