Comparison

AppLocker vs Frosty Tasks

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

Frosty Tasks

Features
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Frosty Tasks is a beautifully designed AI-powered task manager with a stunning frosted glass interface. Stay on top of your day with smart daily briefings, a full calendar view, encrypted notes, recurring tasks, and seamless sync across iPhone and desktop. INTELLIGENT AI DAILY BRIEFING Start each session with a personalized summary powered by Claude AI. Frosty Tasks analyzes your overdue items, today's schedule, and upcoming priorities to give you a clear picture of what needs your attention. FULL CALENDAR VIEW See your entire month at a glance. Color-coded indicators show Work (blue) and Personal (purple) tasks for each day. Navigate between months with ease and tap any day to drill into that day's tasks. ENCRYPTED NOTES Protect sensitive task notes with AES-256 encryption — the same standard used by banks and governments. Your password never leaves your device. We cannot read your encrypted data, even if we wanted to. Encrypt on iPhone, decrypt on desktop — it works seamlessly across all your devices. RECURRING TASKS Set tasks to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or every weekday (Mon–Fri). When you complete a recurring task, the next occurrence is automatically created with the updated due date. Set them to repeat endlessly or until a specific end date. SMART PRIORITIES & PINNED TASKS Flag tasks as High, Medium, or Low priority. Pin your most critical tasks to the top of your view so they stay front and center no matter what. WORK & PERSONAL LISTS Organize tasks into Work and Personal categories. Filter by list to focus on one area of your life at a time, or view everything together. RICH TEXT NOTES Add detailed notes to any task with bold, italic, underline, links, and bullet lists using the built-in rich text editor. Perfect for meeting notes, project details, or anything that needs more than a title. SMART REMINDERS Set reminders at due time, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day before. Native push notifications fire even when the app is closed. MULTI-DEVICE SYNC Sign in with Google or Apple and your tasks sync automatically across iPhone and the desktop web app. Background polling keeps everything up to date across all your devices. AUTO-SAVE Frosty Tasks automatically saves your changes when you navigate away from a task. No more lost edits — your work is always preserved. PRIVACY FIRST No analytics. No ads. No data selling. No tracking SDKs. Your tasks are yours. SUBSCRIPTION Frosty Tasks requires a subscription at $2.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://mediawavegroup.org/frostyprivacy.html Terms of Service: https://mediawavegroup.org/frostyterms.html

Screenshots

AppLocker4 screens
Frosty Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frosty Tasks at none against AppLocker's 8. AppLocker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Frosty Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppLocker ships an update every 2 weeks, Frosty Tasks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AppLocker versus Frosty Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppLockerFrosty Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (391 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings391 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenk AlexandruEstebull

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

Frosty Tasks

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

Frosty Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppLocker free?
AppLocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frosty Tasks free?
Frosty Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AppLocker or Frosty Tasks have ads?
Neither AppLocker nor Frosty Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppLocker or Frosty Tasks?
AppLocker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Frosty Tasks every 3 months. Most recently, AppLocker was updated on October 18, 2026 and Frosty Tasks on October 7, 2026.

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