Comparison

AppLocker vs Squirrel

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

Squirrel

Features
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Squirrel helps you catalog the things you own and find them again — without digging through boxes. Make a collection for anything: books, records, trading cards, clothes, sneakers, tools, plants, or the drawer full of cables nobody can identify. Add your items, and Squirrel keeps track of what you have and where it lives. ADD ITEMS IN SECONDS • Snap a photo, give it a title, add notes • Attach the exact location where you stored it • Set a quantity for anything you own more than one of FIND ANYTHING, FAST • Search every collection at once, by name or description • Each item gets its own 6-digit number — write it on the box • Search that number to jump straight to the item QR LABELS FOR YOUR BOXES • Every item has its own QR code • Print it as a label or save it to your photos • Scan from the home screen to open the item instantly SHARE A COLLECTION • Send a private link to anyone • They see your items, photos and notes — read only • Turn sharing off whenever you like SAFE AND IN SYNC • Your collections are backed up to your account • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email COLLECT NUTS AS YOU GO Every item you add earns nuts and moves your squirrel up the ranks, from Sprout to Legendary Squirrel. Earn badges as your collections grow. FREE AND PREMIUM Squirrel is free for up to 3 collections with 5 items each. Premium removes the limits: • Unlimited collections • Unlimited items in every collection Premium is $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://testsucceed.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://testsucceed.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

AppLocker4 screens
Squirrel4 screens

Verdict

The call

AppLocker and Squirrel are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Squirrel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AppLocker versus Squirrel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppLockerSquirrel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (395 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings395 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenk AlexandruTEST SUCCEED

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

Squirrel

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
2 purchases

Squirrel

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is AppLocker free?
AppLocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squirrel free?
Squirrel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AppLocker or Squirrel have ads?
Neither AppLocker nor Squirrel shows ads.

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