Comparison

Time Lock vs Bettear

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

Head to head
About

Time Lock

Send messages that reveal themselves only at a specific time or for a limited duration. Enhance conversations with timed secrets or exclusive meeting details. It's a fun way to build anticipation and curiosity.

Highlights
  • Send timed messages
  • Set message visibility duration
  • Share secrets
  • Exclusive meeting details
  • iMessage integration
  • Send message reminders
Features
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Thank you for your support. Over a million time locks have been created! -- With time lock, you decide when your message will be visible an for how long. It's a cool new way to spice up your conversations and make your friends curious about the message. Share secrets in a group and only make them visible for a couple of seconds. Or share details on where to meet and make it more exclusive. It's really fun, try it out. The app integrates perfectly with iMessage, it's super easy to use. Because we don't want your messages to be forgotten, we have added a button to quickly send a reminder. Want to remove the app? Follow the instructions here: www.bit.do/del-app

About

Bettear

This app provides live audio content from various events, offering personalized sound experiences. It's designed for anyone seeking high-quality, low-latency audio, including those with hearing impairments or learning disabilities.

Highlights
  • Live event audio streaming
  • Personalized sound calibration
  • Low latency audio
  • High sound quality
  • Selectable sound profiles
  • Hearing aid integration
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A variety of live events’ audio content, accessible to you using your smartphone. Whether you're at a concert, the movies, the theater, a university lecture, or watching TV at home, Bettear is a network that supplies you with audio content, allowing each user to hear a clean sound, personalized to their specific hearing pattern. The application is a good fit for everyone; for individuals with a hearing impairment, with a learning disability or anyone who prefers listening to audio with their personal smartphone. Features: - Low latency audio streaming - High sound quality - Calibration using hearing tests - Built-in selectable sound profiles - Integration with hearing aids and cochlear implants

Screenshots

Time Lock3 screens
Bettear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bettear at Free against Time Lock's $0.99. Bettear also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Time Lock's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On 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

Bettear is free to download; Time Lock costs $0.99 up front. Time Lock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bettear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bettear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Lock has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Time Lock's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bettear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Lock ships an update every 10 months, Bettear every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Time Lock versus Bettear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime LockBettear
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFanatic DevelopmentBettear Accessible Technologies Development ltd

Customer experience

Time Lock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bettear

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Lock

One-time1
  • Unlimited MessagesFree
None

Bettear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Lock free?
Time Lock costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bettear free?
Bettear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Lock or Bettear?
Bettear is rated higher. Time Lock averages 2.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Bettear averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time Lock or Bettear have ads?
Neither Time Lock nor Bettear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Lock or Bettear?
Time Lock ships an update every 10 months, and Bettear every 5 weeks. Most recently, Time Lock was updated on November 2, 2026 and Bettear on November 3, 2026.

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