Lock Notes Pro vs Padqlo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock Notes Pro
Securely store and protect your private notes with password or Touch ID access. This app allows you to keep sensitive information like passwords, secrets, and diaries safe from unauthorized viewing. It offers features like iCloud backup and syncing, image insertion, and printing.
- Password and Touch ID protection
- iCloud backup and sync
- Insert images and photos
- Print notes
- Sort and customize notes
- Security question recovery
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A SINGLE PURCHASE COVERS ALL YOUR IPHONE AND IPAD DEVICES. FINALLY AN APP FOR ALL YOUR PRIVATE NOTES! Keep your most valuable, private, and secret notes away from prying eyes. Keep them all totally secret and safe. Store passwords, secrets, contacts or just keep your diary private. KEY FEATURES: • Use Touch ID or passcode to safely lock access to your private notes. • Set a security question and answer in case you forget your passcode. • Safely Backup your valuable notes to iCloud. • Quickly Sync notes between iPhone & iPad with iCloud. • Sort notes list by name, date or manual. • Select notes font style and size. • Insert images & photos into notes. • Print your notes. • Send notes via text message or email. • Save notes to Camera Roll. • Support for Emoji Emoticons. Terms of use: http://www.katans.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: http://www.katans.com/privacy-policy
Padqlo
A visually appealing desktop digital clock that displays the current time with customizable formats and themes. Choose between 12 or 24-hour display, enable time separators, and switch between light and dark modes for an elegant and legible experience.
- Elegant and legible font
- 12 or 24-hour format
- Light and Dark themes
- Optional time separators
- Customizable desktop display
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Padqlo turns your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, full-screen digital clock. The current time is displayed in elegant, highly legible ultra-light typography—perfect for your nightstand, desk, or charging stand. • 12 or 24-hour time • Show or hide seconds • Dark (default) and Light themes • Portrait and landscape support • Designed for iPhone and iPad • Home Screen widget - StandBy support (a full-screen clock while charging) • Scheduled Night Dimming (Padqlo Pro) • Custom text and background colors (Padqlo Pro) The screen stays awake while Padqlo is open. To help reduce the risk of screen burn-in, the clock gently shifts its position over time. No ads. No clutter. Just the time, beautifully displayed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Padqlo at Free against Lock Notes Pro's $9.99. Padqlo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Lock Notes Pro's advantage is ratings volume (270 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, update cadence, ads 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
Padqlo is free to download; Lock Notes Pro costs $9.99 up front. Lock Notes Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Padqlo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lock Notes Pro against 4.7 for Padqlo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Notes Pro has 270 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Lock Notes Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Padqlo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock Notes Pro | Padqlo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (270 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 270 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JulyApps Ltd | Hajime Nakamura |
Customer experience
Lock Notes Pro
Padqlo
Bugs and requests
Lock Notes Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after iOS updates
- Unable to edit or update notes without losing data
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add checklist functionality
- Implement a recycle bin for deleted notes
- Improve syncing and backup options
- Add more customization options for font, layout, etc.
Padqlo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lock Notes Pro
- Auto Backup$14.991 Year
Padqlo
No in-app purchases
