Comparison

Better Half vs AppLocker

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

Head to head
About

Better Half

This app helps couples track special dates, send heartfelt messages, and understand their compatibility. It offers personalized profiles, countdowns for events, and smart notifications to make relationships more memorable. Enjoy full functionality offline and discover unique messages for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Personalized couple profiles
  • Special date tracking and countdowns
  • Over 650 unique messages
  • Smart event reminders
  • Horoscope compatibility insights
  • Apple Watch and iPhone widgets
Features
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Better Half: Celebrate Every Moment with Your Loved One Are you looking for the perfect app to keep track of all your special days, from birthdays to anniversaries, right at your fingertips? How about finding the perfect message for any occasion easily? Whether it’s an apology, a sweet good morning note, or a romantic message to show your love, Better Half has you covered with over 650 unique messages across 9 categories. Everything you need to make your relationship even more memorable is just a tap away. Features You’ll Love: • Personalized Profile: Create a unique profile for you and your partner to celebrate your love. • Love Tracker: Celebrate your love journey by easily tracking every special moment, from your first kiss to anniversaries and beyond. Keep a record of all the meaningful milestones that make your relationship unique, ensuring no important date is ever forgotten. • Countdown: Set and track custom dates for events, holidays, plans, and more! Whether it’s an upcoming vacation or a special celebration, keep track of the countdown in days, weeks, months, or even hours, ensuring you’re always prepared for your important occasions. • Smart Notifications: Get reminders for those important moments so that you can plan the perfect surprise or celebration. • Express Your Love: Send heartfelt, thoughtfully crafted messages filled with beautiful words, designed to make your partner feel deeply cherished, appreciated, and truly special in every way. • Horoscope Compatibility: Understand how your zodiac signs align in different aspects of your relationship, from communication and sexuality to common interests. • Apple Watch Integration: Stay connected with your love on the go by tracking your special dates right from your wrist. • iPhone Home Screen Widget/Today’s Extension Widget: Quickly check your love milestones right from your home screen! • iMessage Ready: Send sweet, romantic, funny, and more messages across various categories via iMessage directly from the app. Message Categories to Make Every Moment Memorable: • Love • Yearning • Funny • Birthday • Anniversary • Quotes • Apologies • Good Morning • Good Night Why Better Half? Whether you’re celebrating a first date or a 10th anniversary, Better Half has everything you need to make those moments unforgettable with ease. Download now, and make every day with your loved one even more special. No internet? No problem! Enjoy full functionality offline. Have suggestions for us? We’d love to hear from you! Reach out via email at info@mobilegion.com.tr Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AppLocker

Secure your sensitive apps with a password, Face ID, or Touch ID. Protect your privacy by preventing unauthorized access to any app on your device, including social media, banking, and photos. Features an emergency password to hide your private content.

Highlights
  • Password protect individual apps
  • Face ID and Touch ID support
  • Emergency password feature
  • Private gallery for photos/videos
  • Private notes
  • Removal protection
Features
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With AppLocker you can password protect individual apps on your iPhone and iPad - all at once or one at a time. It works with any app, Facebook, Photos, Tinder, Mail or banking and financial apps. You can also unlist apps from your device. Stop worrying about your privacy when you lend your phone or tablet to a friend, colleague or family member. No one will mess with your important apps anymore. Just start AppLocker, configure a password and select the apps you want to keep private. FEATURES • Block access to applications that you want private and avoid sneak peeks from friends, family members or co-workers (all at once or individually) • Emergency Password: create a fake password that hides the entire configuration making the app look empty • Lock Screen & Control Center actions, Shortcuts and Automation full support • No one can use or see the content without entering the password first • It works with any app installed on your phone: social, chat and dating apps, business apps, banking or financial apps • AppLocker will protect you by using a secret password and optionally Face or Touch ID. Keep your important apps safe, including removal protection • Private gallery: keep secret files, photos or videos • Private notes: keep secret notes • Easy to use, no configuration required. Also works great as a self control or parental system We read your support emails every day, day by day. Write with confidence any question, feedback or complaint and you will receive an answer in a very short period of time. We offer two auto-renewing subscription and a one time payment option: • Basic, a 1 Month subscription • Premium, a 12 Months subscription • Lifetime access: one time payment only Prices may vary by location. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless canceled. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Setting after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal for the amount of your current subscription within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. All cost for subscriptions are mentioned above. Privacy Policy https://alexdenk.eu/subscriptions-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use https://alexdenk.eu/subscriptions-terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Better Half4 screens
AppLocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AppLocker at none against Better Half's shown. AppLocker also leads on ratings volume (395 vs 131). Better Half's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 37%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Better Half sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and AppLocker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Better Half holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 131 and 395 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Better Half's written reviews are positive against 37% of AppLocker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Better Half versus AppLocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter HalfAppLocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (131 ratings) — better4.3 (395 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews — better37.4% of reviews
Number of ratings131395 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobilegion Yazılım Tasarım Ve Bilisim Sanayi Ticaret Limited SirketiDenk Alexandru

Customer experience

Better Half

All ratings130 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative25.9%

AppLocker

All ratings391 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews460 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative53.9%

Bugs and requests

Better Half

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AppLocker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Doesn't accept correct password
  • Locks entire system instead of just selected apps
  • Blocks access to Activity Monitor and other system tools
  • Doesn't work with latest macOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to automatically lock apps after inactivity
  • Ability to reset forgotten password
  • Support for Touch ID/Face ID
  • Ability to lock more than one app in free version
  • Option to hide app icon

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Better Half

Subscriptions4
  • Better Half - Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Better Half - Annual$4.991 Year
  • Better Half - Annual$10.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Better Half - Annual7 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time7
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Additional Days$0.99
  • Forgiveness Message Pack$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Good Morning Message Pack$0.99
  • Good Night Message Pack$0.99
  • Additional Countdowns$0.99
  • Premium Pack$4.99
5 purchases

AppLocker

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$8.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$12.99
  • Lifetime Access2 variants$17.99

Questions

Is Better Half free?
Better Half is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AppLocker free?
AppLocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Better Half or AppLocker?
Better Half is rated higher. Better Half averages 4.6 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while AppLocker averages 4.3 from 395 ratings.
Do Better Half or AppLocker have ads?
Better Half shows ads; AppLocker does not.
Which is updated more often, Better Half or AppLocker?
Better Half ships an update every 2 weeks, and AppLocker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Better Half was updated on October 29, 2026 and AppLocker on October 26, 2026.

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