ButterflyMX vs Eddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ButterflyMX
Control property access, including doors, gates, elevators, and garages, directly from your smartphone. Grant entry to visitors and deliveries remotely, and receive video calls for enhanced security. Manage all building access points seamlessly from one app.
- Open doors, gates, elevators, garages from smartphone
- Grant visitor access remotely
- Receive delivery notifications and grant access
- Video calls with visitors before granting access
- Manage all property access points
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ButterflyMX makes property access simple. With the ButterflyMX mobile app, you can open doors, gates, elevators, and garages from your smartphone. Whether you’re coming home, welcoming a guest, or accepting a delivery, it’s all one tap away. Key mobile app features: - Property access from anywhere. Unlock any connected entry point on your property using your smartphone. - Visitor access made easy. Send Visitor Passes to friends, family, and trusted service workers so they can enter even when you’re not home. - Never miss another delivery. Share Delivery Passes and get notified when deliveries arrive to grant property access from anywhere. - Security you can see. Receive video calls and speak with your visitors before granting them property access. From front doors and garages to gates and elevators, ButterflyMX connects every access point in one secure, easy-to-use app, so property access is simple at your building.
Eddy
This app redirects you to a chosen destination when you try to open a blocked application. Instead of hitting a dead end, you land somewhere you actually want to be, promoting mindful usage and better habits. It offers a private, server-less experience with flexible subscription plans.
- Redirect blocked apps to chosen destinations
- Block single apps or entire categories
- Private by design, no account or tracking
- Manual deactivation requires a sentence and 30 seconds
- No streaks, points, or daily check-ins
- Flexible subscription plans with free trial
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You already know how to block apps. You've done it. It worked. Then you stood there with your thumb out and nowhere to put it. Eddy fixes the part after the wall. Every app you block gets a destination you choose ahead of time, while you're calm. Tap Instagram out of habit and Eddy stops you with one button: Go to Chess. One tap and you're somewhere you actually wanted to be. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick what to block. Single apps or whole categories. 2. Give every blocked app a destination. Chess, Duolingo, Audible, Kindle, a run, a journal. One destination can cover many apps. 3. Hit the wall. Tap the button. Land somewhere better. WHAT MAKES EDDY DIFFERENT Nothing gets blocked into a void. Every blocked app has somewhere to go, or Eddy won't block it. Turning Eddy off takes a real sentence and 30 seconds. Autopilot can't do either. No streaks, no points, no daily check-ins. If Eddy works, you'll need it less. That's the point. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No tracking. Apple's Screen Time keeps your app choices private, even from Eddy. PLANS Start with 2 weeks free. Then choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in Settings. Terms: https://eddy-app-eta.vercel.app/terms Privacy: https://eddy-app-eta.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ButterflyMX at none against Eddy's 3. ButterflyMX also leads on ratings volume (115K vs 1) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Eddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ButterflyMX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ButterflyMX against 5.0 for Eddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 115K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, Eddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ButterflyMX | Eddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (115K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterflyMX, Inc. | NIKHIL SAINI KAPUR |
Customer experience
ButterflyMX
Eddy
Bugs and requests
ButterflyMX
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Missed notifications
- Inconsistent door unlocking
- Intercom call routing problems
- Elevator access issues
Requested features
5 requests- Remote door opening option
- Improved delivery workflow
- Independent user controls
- Accessibility improvements
- Bluetooth/offline access
Eddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ButterflyMX
No in-app purchases
Eddy
- Eddy Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Eddy Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Eddy Lifetime$49.99
