Comparison

ekey home app vs SOREX SmartLock

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

Head to head
About

ekey home app

Manage your ekey home finger scanner from your smartphone. Easily add or remove users, enroll fingerprints, and set access times for secure and convenient control of your property.

Highlights
  • User administration
  • Fingerprint enrollment
  • Access control settings
  • Security code management
  • User photo addition
  • System configuration
Features
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The ekey home app is a program for controlling and managing the ekey home finger scanner integra 2.0 Bluetooth. All of the key functions of the biometric ekey finger scanner access control system can be set in a flash via your smartphone. In just a few clicks, you can create new users or delete authorizations, enroll user fingers, or add photos to user records. Simple, convenient, and secure. The pairing and encryption of the data packages between the finger scanner and smartphone ensure maximum security. Thanks to the mandatory and freely selectable 4 to 6-digit app security code, your smartphone cannot be used as a key by unauthorized persons if it is stolen. MAIN FUNCTIONS Security and system: - Entering or changing security codes - Entering or changing security user coupling codes (since finger scanner version: 6.14.5.23) - Authorizing administrators - Resetting the system to default settings User administration: - Creating or deleting users - Enabling and disabling users - Adding user photos - Scanning in and assigning user fingers System settings: - Setting access and relay switch times - Setting LED brightness - Enabling/disabling Bluetooth of the finger scanner (since finger scanner version: 6.14.5.23)

About

SOREX SmartLock

Features
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With the SOREX SmartLock app, you can easily manage and configure your SOREX door locks from anywhere. You can grant users access, create time profiles and read access logs. Also you can set a passage mode for certain times. Depending on your lock, you can also create pin codes, add fingerprints and RFID media.

Screenshots

ekey home app4 screens
SOREX SmartLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SOREX SmartLock at every 3 months against ekey home app's every 6 months. ekey home app's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ekey home app ships an update every 6 months, SOREX SmartLock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ekey home app versus SOREX SmartLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterekey home appSOREX SmartLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB362 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerekey biometric systems GmbHSOREX wireless Solutions GmbH

In-app purchases

None

ekey home app

No in-app purchases

None

SOREX SmartLock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ekey home app free?
ekey home app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOREX SmartLock free?
SOREX SmartLock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ekey home app or SOREX SmartLock have ads?
Neither ekey home app nor SOREX SmartLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ekey home app or SOREX SmartLock?
ekey home app ships an update every 6 months, and SOREX SmartLock every 3 months. Most recently, ekey home app was updated on August 29, 2026 and SOREX SmartLock on September 16, 2026.

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