Comparison

AppLocker vs Secret Message

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

Head to head
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

About

Secret Message

Features
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You can make Secret Messages or Convert your private photo & Videos into secure files and read n view your friend's messages n files with Secret Messages. With the help app user can convert private files, photos n videos into encrypted files And store them in a secure place, so no one can see or read that without your permission. Very useful for social media apps like dating, WhatsApp, Facebook, Messanger etc. If you don't want other unwanted users to read the text. Simply Changing keys can help you and your friend to read only the message. This is called Cryptography. Secret Message uses Encryption to make text unreadable and Decrypt them to see the Original Message. Features in App Private Message: Make a Secret Message and share it with your friends. Tell them to use Secret Message to read the message. It is recommended to change keys if you are sharing an important message. Keep your message private and unreadable by anyone. Private Photo & Video: Convert Photo or Video and share it with your friends. Your friend has to download same app to see your private photo or video or file. Keep your files private and unreadable by anyone. App Locking: Secret Message makes your key inaccessible with this. No one can get your key without your PIN. If you forgot your PIN. You will lose access to all of your Key and your previously Encrypted messages. Secure: Secret Message encrypts and decrypts messages using a very strong default key and it uses 128-bit AES method. No one can hack it and see your messages. Key Changing: This option in Secret Message makes the message only readable to the users who put the same key in their app in the settings. You can even generate a random/new/powerful key and share it with your friends.

Screenshots

AppLocker4 screens
Secret Message4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Secret Message at none against AppLocker's 8. Secret Message also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). AppLocker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads and device support 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. AppLocker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Secret Message asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppLocker ships an update every 2 weeks, Secret Message every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AppLocker versus Secret Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppLockerSecret Message
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (391 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings391 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenk AlexandruPramod Tapaniya

Bugs and 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

Secret Message

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Secret Message

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppLocker free?
AppLocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secret Message free?
Secret Message is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AppLocker or Secret Message have ads?
Neither AppLocker nor Secret Message shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppLocker or Secret Message?
AppLocker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Secret Message every 8 months. Most recently, AppLocker was updated on September 21, 2026 and Secret Message on September 8, 2026.

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