AFRISOhome vs Secure Lox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFRISOhome
Control and link smart home devices from various manufacturers and radio technologies. Monitor home technology, manage lighting, and automate scenes with intuitive rules. Data is stored locally on the gateway for enhanced privacy.
- Control devices from multiple manufacturers
- Supports EnOcean, Z-Wave, ZigBee, wireless M-Bus
- Local or network operation via LAN/Wi-Fi
- Autonomous operation with GSM variant
- Local data storage for privacy
- Intuitive if-then rule automation
- Monitor temperature, lighting, and detect leaks/fires
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The AFRISOhome principle: 1. Product(s) With AFRISOhome, products from different radio technologies and manufacturers can be controlled and linked. AFRISOhome supports EnOcean, Z-Wave, ZigBee and wireless M-Bus. The selection of compatible sensors and actors is continually extended. An overview of currently supported devices can be found here: www.afriso.de/afrisohome-whitelist. 2. AFRISOhome The AFRISOhome Gateway can either be operated locally or integrated into an existing network structure via LAN or Wi-Fi. A GSM variant is available for autonomous operation. The collected data are stored exclusively on the AFRISOhome gateway to protect privacy. 3. App Select the desired temperature, control your lighting, monitor the house technology and detect water leaks and fires - the complete home in one app. Via intuitive if-then rules, recurring scenes can be easily automated.
Secure Lox
This application allows hotel guests to unlock their rooms using their mobile devices. It facilitates communication between the server and the hotel lock via Bluetooth 4.0, enabling keyless entry.
- Unlock hotel rooms with your phone
- Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity
- Receive welcome messages from server
- Send lock access data to indicated lock
- Keyless entry system
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ELOX mobile device door lock access APP is for E LOX hotel lock system customers to use mobile phone to open hotel room.The iPhone will received MSGs that issued by server phone. The iPhone holder need run ELOX mobile device APP and copy Welcome MSG into iPhone APP's indicated location and click confirm button to send lock access data to indicated lock with blue tooth 4.0 up. The lock received the data and process them for the lock opening.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AFRISOhome at 5.0 against Secure Lox's 4.3. Secure Lox's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AFRISOhome holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Lox has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of AFRISOhome's written reviews are positive against 50% of Secure Lox's.
AFRISOhome ships an update every 2 months, Secure Lox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFRISOhome | Secure Lox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Codeatelier GmbH | E LOX INC |
Customer experience
AFRISOhome
Secure Lox
In-app purchases
AFRISOhome
No in-app purchases
Secure Lox
No in-app purchases
