Software Alternatives & Reviews

Near Lock VS FingerKey

Compare Near Lock VS FingerKey and see what are their differences

Near Lock logo Near Lock

A new way to lock your Mac. Just walk away.

FingerKey logo FingerKey

Unlock your Mac with your iPhone TouchID
  • Near Lock Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-15
  • FingerKey Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-14

Near Lock videos

Stuff I Use Everyday: Near Lock

More videos:

  • Demo - Near Lock - Setup and Notification Center Widget Demo
  • Review - Near lock - Lock & Unlock your Mac with your iPhone

FingerKey videos

FingerKey App Review -- Unlock Your Computer Using TouchID

More videos:

  • Review - Unlock your Mac with Touch ID (FingerKey Review)

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Near Lock and FingerKey)
Code Collaboration
73 73%
27% 27
iPhone
78 78%
22% 22
Health And Fitness
100 100%
0% 0
Personal Finance
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Near Lock seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 3 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Near Lock mentions (3)

  • Can I lock my Mac when an AirTag moves away from it?
    There are ways to do this with an iPhone and/or Apple Watch. Near Lock is one option. Source: over 1 year ago
  • An app that locks the mac if it hasn't detected your face in 3 minutes.
    I don't think such an app exists, but maybe Near Lock comes in handy: https://nearlock.me/. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Alternative to Near Lock !
    I've been trying for over a year to find an app that unlock my Hackintosh (and MBP) with my phone or other blueprint when I get near it (and lock it when I walk away). I have a Whoop band so an Apple Watch isn't an option right now (until they add BP monitoring and my Whoop sub runs out at least). I found Near Lock and nearly cried with joy. Not only was it exactly what I wanted, it looked slick‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎­too.... Source: over 2 years ago

FingerKey mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of FingerKey yet. Tracking of FingerKey recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Near Lock and FingerKey, you can also consider the following products

USB Raptor - Lock and unlock your computer using USB flash drives as keys.

Tether - Lock and unlock your Mac automatically with your iPhone

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VSUsbLogon - Free software for Windows, Encryption Software for Windows, Video Downloaders, Login to Windows via USB device, Logon Screen Customization

KeyLock - KeyLock is a program to lock your computer with a USB Flash Drive.