Comparison

SmithBuddy vs KeyBolt Mobile

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

Head to head
About

SmithBuddy

Features
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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

About

KeyBolt Mobile

Streamline locksmith business operations with this mobile workspace. Manage jobs, customer records, estimates, invoices, payments, and inventory. Track communications and attach documents for comprehensive job management.

Highlights
  • Job management
  • Customer records
  • Estimates and invoices
  • Payment recording
  • Inventory tracking
  • Communication logs
  • Photo and document attachments
Features
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KeyBolt is field operations software built for locksmith businesses. Manage daily work from one secure mobile workspace: • View, dispatch, and update jobs • Keep customer records, service locations, contacts, and locksmith-specific notes organized • Create and manage estimates and invoices • Record payments for real-world locksmith services • Track inventory, orders, parts, and low-stock items • Keep calls, text messages, email, LSA leads, and internal notes together • Review activity, reports, team assignments, and time-clock history • Attach job photos and documents • Protect access with Face ID and encrypted offline data KeyBolt is a companion app for existing KeyBolt business accounts. Some features require an active KeyBolt plan and connected third-party services. Account owners manage their KeyBolt plan through KeyBolt's website. Payments collected from locksmith customers are payments for real-world locksmith services.

Screenshots

SmithBuddy4 screens
KeyBolt Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KeyBolt Mobile at none against SmithBuddy's 2. KeyBolt Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SmithBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per month. KeyBolt Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmithBuddy ships an update every 2 months, KeyBolt Mobile every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmithBuddy versus KeyBolt Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmithBuddyKeyBolt Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnes BaydarKeybolt, INC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SmithBuddy

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$22.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$229.991 Year
None

KeyBolt Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmithBuddy free?
SmithBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeyBolt Mobile free?
KeyBolt Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmithBuddy or KeyBolt Mobile have ads?
Neither SmithBuddy nor KeyBolt Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmithBuddy or KeyBolt Mobile?
SmithBuddy ships an update every 2 months, and KeyBolt Mobile every 3 days. Most recently, SmithBuddy was updated on November 5, 2026 and KeyBolt Mobile on November 5, 2026.

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