Key Digital vs Lyra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Key Digital
Control video switching and processing for various professional settings. Easily select video sources for different displays and create custom presets to streamline A/V system configuration. A demo mode is available for testing.
- Video source selection
- Display output control
- Custom preset creation
- A/V system configuration
- Demo mode for testing
- Automatic network detection
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Key Digital video switching and processing control app. Ideal for corporate, house of worship, bar/restaurant, digital signage applications, and more; switcher control enables users to choose view desired video sources on selected displays/outputs when used with Key Digital App Ready branded products. Create presets that help reduce time spent configuring your A/V system. Demo system can be used for a test drive and live systems are automatically detected on local area networks.
Lyra
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Lyra is the official companion app for Witbe customers, allowing you to receive Smartgate alerts for video service availability directly on your phone through push notifications. When your video service performance dips or becomes unavailable, the notification you receive will allow you to access the run report on Lyra in one click. You can even share this report immediately with other team members! Get notified as quickly as possible to make sure that you learn about your video service interruptions before your customers do! Lyra also offers home screen widgets that display your most important KPIs on your iPhone springboard, allowing you to stay on top of your service availability and performance! Key features include: - Receive push notifications whenever your video service availability dips or gets interrupted - Replay the video of the scenario that detected a problem on Lyra’s run report with one click - Escalate a problem using the Feedback Status section on the run report, and share the Run Report with other team members directly from the app - Subscribe to different alerts and update notification preferences from the Alarm Subscriptions setting - Create a Lyra widget to see your most important KPIs in real time from your home screen To learn more about Witbe, please visit https://www.witbe.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Key Digital at every 2 months against Lyra's every 3 months. Key Digital also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Key Digital ships an update every 2 months, Lyra every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Key Digital | Lyra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Key Digital | WITBE NET |
In-app purchases
Key Digital
No in-app purchases
Lyra
No in-app purchases
