blueCompact vs Aufmaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
blueCompact
Manage your building's access control system conveniently and securely from your smartphone. Program and manage keys, cylinders, and readers, and monitor all locking events with ease. Ideal for smart homes and small businesses.
- Easy smartphone control
- Manage up to 99 keys and 25 cylinders
- Block lost keys instantly
- Monitor all locking events
- Create custom time profiles for access
- Remote authorization for doors
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The blueCompact app enables easy control of the new Winkhaus blueCompact locking system. This innovative technology makes access control management for your building more convenient, more flexible, clearer and more secure. blueCompact is ideal for smart homes and for small businesses such as medical practices, lawyers' offices and agencies. The app is available free of charge after purchasing a blueCompact locking system. It is innovative to use and offers a wide range of options for programming and managing keys, cylinders and wall readers. Start living smarter today and discover the versatility of this unique locking system. The blueCompact app offers you: EASY OPERATION Control the entire locking system comfortably and conveniently from your smart phone or tablet. MANAGEMENT OF EVERYTHING Organise up to 99 keys, up to 25 cylinders or wall readers and all access authorisations with just one app. BLOCKING KEYS Lost keys can be deactivated immediately. This eliminates the expense of replacing cylinders. PRECISE MONITORING View a list of all locking events. Keep an overview of the times when your family members or employees come and go. CREATING AND MANAGING TIME PROFILES React flexibly: Who can open which door and when? You can configure the locking authorisations with individual times for each individual key depending on the requirements. This enables you to configure the days and times at which people can access selected rooms. CONTACTLESS DETECTION OF WALL READERS Open motorised locks, roller doors, car park barriers etc. with the blueCompact wall reader. You decide which keys have an authorisation for temporary opening or for a permanent release. It is also possible to set a day-specific time at which the permanent release is deactivated automatically. REMOTE AUTHORISATION Issue locking authorisations remotely when you cannot open the door in person. EASY TO LEARN Familiarise yourself easily with the system controls. Learn intuitively with the user-friendly video instructions for every menu item. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Unfortunately, we must exclude the use of devices afflicted with malware in order to guarantee our high security standards for the blueCompact app. LICENSING CONDITIONS By downloading the software and/or installing the software, you agree to the validity of these licensing conditions. The licensing conditions are available to view at https://www.bluecompact.com/en/lizenzbedingungen.html.
Aufmaster
Streamline cable measurement and documentation with your iPhone and a digital measuring device. Quickly record lengths, locations, and project details, and manage inventory efficiently, eliminating the need for paper records.
- Digital cable length measurement via iPhone + AM1
- Document measurements with time, location, and user
- Offline measurements with later sync
- Inventory and warehouse management
- Cloud account for project and inventory overview
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Measure cables. Document measurements. Inventory in minutes. All with your iPhone. No paper. No arguments. With the Aufmaster app, your smartphone becomes a tool. Plug in. Measure. Done. Why Aufmaster? What used to take minutes now takes seconds: – Measure cable lengths – without unspooling or pulling through – Record measurements – complete with time, location, and project details – Carry out inventory – faster than your coffee gets cold How it works: With the digital measuring device AM1, you can measure any cable length in seconds. Coiled, installed, or in storage – just plug it in. The measurement is sent automatically to the app – optionally with a timestamp, GPS location, and project assignment. For everyone who prefers working over paperwork: – Laying cables – Creating measurements – Checking stock levels – Carrying out inventories Features at a glance: – Digital cable length measurement via iPhone + AM1 – Document measurements with time, location, and user – Offline measurements with later sync – Inventory and warehouse management in the app Your advantage with Aufmaster: – Save time – measure instead of guess – Verifiable data – no debate – Real overview – no paper clutter – Work productively – instead of documenting afterwards What you need: – AM1 measuring device – iPhone with Bluetooth – Cloud account for project and inventory overview
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aufmaster at every 3 weeks against blueCompact's every 3 months. blueCompact's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). 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.
blueCompact ships an update every 3 months, Aufmaster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | blueCompact | Aufmaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aug. Winkhaus SE | Aufmaster |
Customer experience
blueCompact
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In-app purchases
blueCompact
No in-app purchases
Aufmaster
No in-app purchases









