TecIdentify vs KeyLinker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TecIdentify
Verify the authenticity of automotive replacement parts by scanning their unique MAPP codes. This app helps combat product piracy and ensures you are using genuine, safe components.
- Scan MAPP codes
- Verify part authenticity
- Combat product piracy
- Check genuine components
- Worldwide verification
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Do you want to check the genuineness of automotive replacement parts? Use TecIdentify, the MAPP scanning app! Product piracy damages brand image and causes lost sales. Counterfeit products are also a security risk for the end user. In cooperation with the European association of automotive suppliers (CLEPA), TecCom as brand of the TecAlliance GmbH has developed TecIdentify, the first IT-based standard solution for the automotive branch to check whether parts are genuine. Each product is labelled with an identification number, unique in the world, in the form of a Data Matrix bar-code – the so called MAPP code. With the TecIdentify you can scan the MAPP code on your article and immediately check its authenticity. So you can make sure that your article is genuine – worldwide, 24 hours a day. MAPP stands for Manufacturers against Product Piracy (www.mapp-code.com). The MAPP code was devel-oped in cooperation with the European association of automotive suppliers (CLEPA) and is defined as the standard code for the automotive aftermarket. Learn more at http://www.tecidentify.eu Note: TecIdentify requires iOS 5+.
KeyLinker
Customize and enhance your controller experience with this utility app. Modify parameters for keys, lighting, vibration, and more to suit your personal preferences. Enjoy a more personalized and responsive gaming setup.
- Modify key parameters
- Customize lamplight settings
- Adjust vibration feedback
- Configure joystick and trigger
- Simultaneous device connection
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This app is used by handles that support keylinker protocol, which can be set to modify the parameters of more than ten functions of the handle, such as keys, lamplight, vibrations, joystick and trigger. Users can modify the parameters of the handle according to their habits. The flexible parameter settings greatly enhance the handle experience.The handle can be connected to this app and other equipment at the same time, and can be used at the same time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KeyLinker at every 2 months against TecIdentify's every 26 months. KeyLinker also leads on rating (2.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (52 vs 5). TecIdentify's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
KeyLinker holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KeyLinker has 52 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of TecIdentify's written reviews are positive against 30% of KeyLinker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TecIdentify ships an update every 26 months, KeyLinker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TecIdentify | KeyLinker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (5 ratings) | 2.3 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 30.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TecAlliance GmbH | ShenZhen ZhiXu Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
TecIdentify
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In-app purchases
TecIdentify
No in-app purchases
KeyLinker
No in-app purchases
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