Xessages vs LockVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xessages
This app allows you to send private text and photo messages that automatically self-destruct after a set time. Nothing is stored or saved, ensuring your conversations remain confidential. Enjoy secure and ephemeral communication.
- Self-destructing messages
- Send photos and text
- No storage or saving
- Private chat
- Ephemeral communication
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(Pronounced ex-a-ges, like Messages but replace Mess with X). X your messages out. Forever. Send or receive a private message in the Messages app. Set a self-destruct time on that message. Send a photo or a text. Nothing is stored or saved. Enjoy. For people wondering how to delete Messages Apps - Go to "More", tap it, swipe to Xessages and delete it.
LockVault
Organize, prepare, and manage life's significant moments with this utility app. It helps users keep track of important events and information.
- Organize life's moments
- Prepare for events
- Manage important information
- Secure data management
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To introduce a better way to organize, prepare, and manage all of life's significant moments. Terms of Service: https://app.lockvault.com/termsofservice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LockVault at 100% against Xessages's 50%. LockVault also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Xessages's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (22 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Xessages sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and LockVault sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LockVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xessages has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Xessages's written reviews are positive against 100% of LockVault's.
Xessages ships an update every 2 months, LockVault fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xessages | LockVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mansa Me Inc. | Dimensional Asset Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Xessages
LockVault
In-app purchases
Xessages
- Pictures$0.99
- Read Authentication$0.99
- Write Authentication$0.99
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- Destruction Time$1.99
- Time Validation$1.99
- Unlimited One Time Pad Codes$9.99
LockVault
- Individual2 variants$7.991 Month
- Family$15.991 Month
- Ultimate$29.991 Month
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- Individual2 variants$79.991 Year
- Family$159.991 Year
- Ultimate$299.991 Year
