Comparison

Kisi vs Envoy

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

Head to head
About

Kisi

This app allows you to unlock doors using your smartphone. It provides secure access control for buildings and facilities, enabling you to manage who enters and when. You can also grant and revoke access remotely.

Highlights
  • Unlock doors with your phone
  • Tap-to-unlock functionality
  • MotionSense for hands-free unlocking
  • Manage access for users
  • Grant and revoke access remotely
  • View user activity logs
  • Schedule door unlocks
Features
Currently charting
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Kisi is a cloud-based door access control and security solution. UNLOCK DOORS WITH YOUR PHONE With the Kisi app, you can use your iPhone to quickly and securely unlock any door equipped with Kisi. - See the list of the doors you have access to and unlock them from the app - Tap-to-unlock*: open a door by holding your iPhone up to a Kisi Reader - MotionSense*: wave your hand in front of the reader to unlock the door without taking your phone out of the bag (only supported by the MotionSense-enabled doors) - One single key for any door in any building * require bluetooth permissions. Some doors might require access to your location to be unlocked. MANAGE ACCESS TO ANYONE WITH ONE TOUCH As a Kisi admin, you can use the Kisi app to quickly and securely manage access to your facilities. - Grant or revoke access to anyone with one touch - Send access links to temporary staff and visitors - See user activity at a given place for a given date - Set scheduled unlocks - Receive relevant security-related notifications

About

Envoy

Streamline your office experience with tools for coordinating schedules, navigating workspaces, and booking desks or rooms. Manage visitor invitations, track deliveries, and report workplace issues efficiently.

Highlights
  • Coordinate office schedules
  • Interactive workplace maps
  • Book desks and rooms
  • Invite and track visitors
  • Package delivery notifications
  • Report workplace issues
Features
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Make your workplace work better for you with Envoy. Coordinate your office schedule with coworkers, see where to go with workplace maps, reserve the perfect desk, book a nearby conference room, invite visitors, see past visits, get notified about packages, report workplace issues, and more. COORDINATE YOUR OFFICE SCHEDULE Set your schedule for hybrid work. Easily see who plans to work onsite each day so you can plan to be there too. Invite coworkers to join you in person for collaborative work. NAVIGATE WITH INTERACTIVE WORKPLACE MAPS Know where to go and who to meet in the office. Find where your coworkers are sitting, book meeting rooms, see visitor details, and know where to pick up deliveries–all from the interactive workplace map. EASILY BOOK THE PERFECT DESK Book a desk by the hour, day, or week. Find a desk with the amenities you need to be comfortable and productive in the workplace. Save a spot by your team, favorite coworkers, or key collaborators to get things done. BOOK A ROOM FOR LAST-MINUTE MEETINGS Easily find the closest available meeting room on the interactive workplace map, so you can book a space, even when you’re on the go. Check in to your next meeting right from your phone, or free up the room for someone else. INVITE VISITORS & GET NOTIFIED WHEN THEY ARRIVE Invite guests to your office and keep track of who is scheduled to arrive and when, so you’re prepared for every visit. Receive a notification when your visitor arrives so your guest is never kept waiting. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR DELIVERIES Get notified as soon as your package arrives and easily confirm once you’ve picked it up, so you feel confident getting mail delivered to work. REPORT WORKPLACE ISSUES Create tickets right on your phone, including taking photos and noting the location of issues in the moment, so your facilities and IT teams can resolve them quickly. VIEW PAST VISITS Automatically maintain an up-to-date record of your workplace visits with Envoy Passport™.

Screenshots

Kisi4 screens
Envoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kisi and Envoy both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 45% of Kisi's written reviews are positive against 18% of Envoy's. Kisi also leads on chart position (#183 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Kisi against 4.7 for Envoy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23K and 18K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Kisi's written reviews are positive against 18% of Envoy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kisi ships an update fortnightly, Envoy weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Kisi versus Envoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKisiEnvoy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23K ratings) — better4.7 (18K ratings)
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews — better17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better18K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKISI IncorporatedEnvoy, Inc.

Customer experience

Kisi

All ratings22,879 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral10.6%
Negative44.2%

Envoy

All ratings17,793 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative77.6%

User reviews

Kisi

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient and seamless door entry
  • 🔒 Secure access control
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and reliable performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent and unreliable app performance
  • 🔒 Overly aggressive location permissions
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • ⚠️ Missing important features like Apple Watch support

Envoy

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless office integration
  • 👍 Cools features
  • 👍 Does everything it needs to do
  • 👍 Excellent back to work app
  • 👍 High quality app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Terrible functionality, constant glitches
  • 🐛 Bad user experience
  • 🐛 It got a lot worse
  • 🐛 Buggy, barely usable
  • 🐛 Buggy and laggy

Bugs and requests

Kisi

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant crashes and login issues
  • Bluetooth and location permission problems
  • Doors not unlocking properly
  • App not working on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sort and favorite doors
  • Offline door unlocking capability
  • Widget support for quick access
  • Admin features to manage users and permissions

Envoy

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Notification toast covers over the functionality
  • Randomly reallocated the desks booked
  • Camera no longer works
  • Crashes for entire company
  • Booking desks in the future has some date issues
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  • Your schedule feature not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make booking desks easier please
  • Dark mode option
  • Recurring schedules
  • Recently visited office locations
  • Can add to wallet

In-app purchases

None

Kisi

No in-app purchases

None

Envoy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kisi free?
Kisi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Envoy free?
Envoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kisi or Envoy?
Kisi is rated higher. Kisi averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Envoy averages 4.7 from 18K ratings.
Do Kisi or Envoy have ads?
Neither Kisi nor Envoy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kisi or Envoy?
Kisi ships an update fortnightly, and Envoy weekly. Most recently, Kisi was updated on September 24, 2026 and Envoy on September 24, 2026.

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