Comparison

123 Calendar vs Lock Screen Memo

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

Head to head
About

123 Calendar

This simple calendar app displays your entire week's events in a single view with three zoom levels. Easily manage events, assign custom colors, and create filters to highlight specific entries. It offers a streamlined way to organize your schedule without intrusive ads.

Highlights
  • Weekly event view
  • Three zoom levels
  • Custom event colors
  • Keyword-based filters
  • Event grouping and hiding
  • Simple event management
Features
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This simple calendar app lets you see all your week's event in one view. With a simple left/right swipe, you can zoom in/out from the week view into a more compressed view. Three levels of zoom! No need to zoom into the day, since the day's schedule is on top of every line. Multiple day events are clearly visible without repeating itself. Adding, moving, copying and deleting events are super simple. You can assign custom colors / shading to events too! You can create filters which automatically highlights certain events based on keywords. The search interface highlights the events, allowing you to view your results in context. You can assign the calendars into groups and quickly hide/show or fade them. The topbar lets you highlight events matching the filters, or those belonging to certain groups. Best of all, this app is free. It won't nag you about upgrading to full version until after you used it plenty. No intrusive ads either!

About

Lock Screen Memo

Display a personalized note directly on your Lock Screen with customizable text, colors, fonts, and even photos. Keep important reminders, affirmations, or checklists visible at a glance without opening any apps. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen widget for notes
  • Customizable text, color, and font
  • Add photos to memos
  • 70+ designs and fonts
  • Private and device-based storage
  • Apple Shortcut integration
Features
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Put the note you need where you see it most: your Lock Screen. LockScreenMemo lets you create a personal memo and show it in a Lock Screen widget. Keep a reminder, daily focus, study phrase, affirmation, or short checklist in view without opening another app. ■ Create a memo that fits you Type a memo and adjust its color, font, size, weight, and layout. Build a memo card that fits your Lock Screen. ■ 70 designs and varied fonts Choose from 70 memo designs and a multilingual font collection. Keep it clean or make it expressive. ■ Add a photo Add a photo to your memo card and make it more personal. Use it as a photo sticker for a trip, a pet, a mood, or anything you want to see every day. ■ Check it every day See your custom memo at a glance in the Lock Screen widget. Refresh it from the app or with the included Apple Shortcut action whenever you need. ■ Private on your device No account is required. Memo text, photos, and design settings stay on your device and are shared only with the app's widget extension. Make quick reminders, daily intentions, study prompts, short checklists, affirmations, and the one thing you do not want to forget feel like yours. Terms of Use: https://gist.github.com/boogios/68752aa1deafbff75019be1e40cbc362

Screenshots

123 Calendar3 screens
Lock Screen Memo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lock Screen Memo at monthly against 123 Calendar's every 7 months. 123 Calendar's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. 123 Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lock Screen Memo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.69 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

123 Calendar ships an update every 7 months, Lock Screen Memo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
123 Calendar versus Lock Screen Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter123 CalendarLock Screen Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB343 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJormy GamesBOOGIOS_STUDIO

Customer experience

123 Calendar

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Lock Screen Memo

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

123 Calendar

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$9.99
2 purchases

Lock Screen Memo

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.691 Month
  • Pro Yearly$31.491 Year

Questions

Is 123 Calendar free?
123 Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Memo free?
Lock Screen Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 123 Calendar or Lock Screen Memo have ads?
Neither 123 Calendar nor Lock Screen Memo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 123 Calendar or Lock Screen Memo?
123 Calendar ships an update every 7 months, and Lock Screen Memo monthly. Most recently, 123 Calendar was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lock Screen Memo on October 17, 2026.

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