Comparison

ThreadMapper vs Lock Status

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

Head to head
About

ThreadMapper

Visualize and diagnose your Thread smart home network. Understand device status, battery levels, and network health with clear grades and historical data. Offers advanced AI insights and AR mapping for detailed troubleshooting.

Highlights
  • Network health at a glance with A-F grade
  • Device status and battery levels
  • Mesh map visualization
  • Offline alerts with quiet respect
  • Device history and uptime tracking
  • AI Insights and troubleshooter
  • AR room mapping
Features
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ThreadMapper shows what your Thread smart home says about itself. Most Thread devices are invisible. They just work, until they don't, and there's no way to tell which one dropped, which border routers you really have, or whether a quiet sensor is asleep or gone. WHAT YOU GET • Network health at a glance: an A–F grade with a clear score, and the specific issues pulling it down • Better than yesterday? A line under the grade saying whether today is up or down on yesterday, and which rule moved it • Every battery in one list, emptiest first, with the room • Your Thread devices, apart from the rest: the ones that say they are on Thread, and every other accessory labelled for what it is, behind a bridge or not yet known • Mesh map: your Thread devices by room, and the links they report • Offline alerts that respect quiet: a sleepy sensor gets two hours before it is called offline, and devices that go quiet together are one event • Device history: uptime, reboots and firmware changes • Apple Watch app: your grade on your wrist • Home-screen widget and Live Activity for at-a-glance status HONEST ABOUT ITS DATA ThreadMapper shows only what a device or the network states. A device is Thread when it says so. A border router is one the network proves. A line on the map is a link a device reported. iOS doesn't expose radio signal strength for Thread accessories, so there is no signal figure: a device's page shows how quickly it answered, in milliseconds. The battery level is what each accessory reports about itself. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No tracking. Everything stays on your iPhone, and the AI features run on device. Your network data is never uploaded. THREADMAPPER PRO: a one-time purchase, not a subscription • AI Insights on any iPhone, and with Apple Intelligence a Network Assistant and a troubleshooter that reads this device's history, all on device • What the radios say: why a device rebooted, how often it changed parent router, how often a battery device wakes, and how many apps and households can still control it • AR room mapping and X-Ray: scan rooms into a floor plan, place each device where it really is, and see the links your devices report drawn through your real home • Your year on one card, your mesh as a film, and as an A2 poster a print shop will take • A year of daily grades on one calendar, no Apple Intelligence needed, a month of history, weekly reports, and when your home is at its worst • Export every health sample, daily grade and battery reading as CSV or JSON, and import them on a new iPhone • Jobs and evidence sheets: a page for a client showing what a visit changed, and a page per device for a warranty claim • Device groups, multiple homes, scheduled reports and a pinned-devices widget REQUIREMENTS ThreadMapper reads your network through HomeKit, so you'll need a home with at least one Thread border router, such as a HomePod mini or an Apple TV 4K. Border routers are found through Local Network access. The Network Assistant and the troubleshooter need iOS 26 and an Apple Intelligence-capable device; AI Insights works on any iPhone. Room scanning needs a Pro-model iPhone with a LiDAR scanner. Want to look around first? Turn on Demo Mode to explore the whole app with a simulated network, no hardware needed.

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Lock Status

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Glance at your iPhone and instantly know whether your Mac is locked, unlocked, or asleep — without getting up or opening your laptop. Lock Status pairs a tiny, free menu-bar app on your Mac with this app on your iPhone. Your Mac reports its lock state securely through your own private iCloud, and it appears here within seconds. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • See every Mac you own at a glance — locked, unlocked, or asleep • A clean, recent activity log of lock and unlock events • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, so you never even open the app (Pro) • Usage insights — how often and how long your Macs stay unlocked (Pro) • Full history and "unlocked while away" alerts (Pro) PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data syncs only through your personal iCloud account. There are no accounts to create and no servers of ours in between — other people can't see your Macs. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free Lock Status menu-bar app on each Mac (link inside the app). 2. Make sure your Mac and iPhone use the same iCloud account. 3. Open Lock Status on your iPhone — your Macs appear automatically. A NOTE ON RELIABILITY Lock Status is a convenience tool, not a security system. Status is reported over the network and can lag on a poor connection, so don't rely on it as a security guarantee. SUBSCRIPTION Lock Status Pro is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks widgets, insights, full history, and alerts. • Lock Status Pro (Monthly) — one month, billed monthly • Lock Status Pro (Yearly) — one year, billed yearly, including a 7-day free trial Your price is shown in your own currency on this page and on the subscription screen in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://lockstatus.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ThreadMapper4 screens
Lock Status4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ThreadMapper at every 4 days against Lock Status's every 3 weeks. ThreadMapper also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. ThreadMapper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lock Status sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThreadMapper ships an update every 4 days, Lock Status every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ThreadMapper versus Lock Status: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadMapperLock Status
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTintin RazavianEdvinas Gestautas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ThreadMapper

One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

Lock Status

Subscriptions2
  • Lock Status Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Lock Status Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is ThreadMapper free?
ThreadMapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Status free?
Lock Status is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThreadMapper or Lock Status have ads?
Neither ThreadMapper nor Lock Status shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThreadMapper or Lock Status?
ThreadMapper ships an update every 4 days, and Lock Status every 3 weeks. Most recently, ThreadMapper was updated on October 16, 2026 and Lock Status on October 7, 2026.

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