Locu vs Lazyflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locu
This app allows you to open your frequently used URLs quickly and efficiently by typing custom commands. It interprets your input to construct specific URLs on the go and opens them directly in the appropriate app, also keeping a history of your URL openings.
- Open URLs by typing
- Interpret arguments for URL construction
- Open URLs in handling app
- Record URL opening history
- Share commands via QR codes
- Use via share extension, spotlight, today widget, URL schemes
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Locu helps you open your daily URLs much faster and more flexibly. With your URLs added and configured, you open them just by typing. According to your input, Locu will: 1. filter thus retrieve the potential URLs quickly 2. interpret the arguments to construct specific URLs on the go 3. open the selected URL in its handling app directly 4. record the history of your URLs opening From now on, you: 1. don’t have to worry about which app could fulfill your goal 2. don’t have to remember or type those long but useful URL strings 3. will need less tapping or typing to get things done Moreover, you can share wonderful commands with your friends, through QR codes. Besides within the app, you can use Locu through other ways: 1. the share extension within other apps 2. the spotlight search 3. the today widget 4. the URL schemes Locu supports Deriving from the word “locution”, Locu is the app that helps you open URLs in your own way. For detailed help, please refer to the support link.
Lazyflow
This app uses on-device AI to help you manage tasks, schedule your day, and stay focused. It offers features like quick task capture, personalized daily plans, and an immersive focus timer. All your data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.
- On-device AI for task extraction
- Personalized daily plans
- Immersive focus timer with Pomodoro
- Calendar integration with two-way sync
- Task lists with custom colors
- Siri Shortcuts and widgets
- Apple Watch and iPad optimization
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Your tasks, your calendar, one app — powered by on-device AI that keeps your data private. Lazyflow is free, open source, and built for people who want to get things done without subscriptions or cloud lock-in. AI-POWERED PRODUCTIVITY - Quick Capture: jot down rough notes and let AI extract structured tasks with due dates, priorities, and subtasks - Next Up: a single focused task suggestion that learns what you skip, snooze, and complete - Morning Briefing: start each day with a personalized plan based on your schedule and priorities - Daily Summary with automatic carryover from yesterday - Automatic categorization powered by Apple Intelligence - Connect Ollama or custom AI providers for advanced workflows - AI runs on-device by default — your data stays on your phone FOCUS MODE - Immersive full-screen timer with animated progress ring - Pomodoro mode with configurable work and break intervals - Subtasks and notes panel — see everything without leaving focus - Lock in on one task at a time with no distractions - Sessions persist across app restarts — pick up where you left off - Track focus streaks and build consistent habits CALENDAR INTEGRATION - Dedicated Lazyflow calendar with two-way task-event sync - Day view (default on iPhone) and week view with persistent preference - Set scheduled start and end times for event-like task planning - Long-press any event to instantly create a task - Supported recurring tasks sync as recurring calendar events TASK MANAGEMENT - Task lists for projects and categories with custom colors and icons - Due dates, smart reminders, and recurring tasks - Priority levels with color coding - Subtasks with automatic completion tracking - Swipe actions for quick edits - Full task history with search and filters SIRI SHORTCUTS - "Add a task in Lazyflow" - "Complete my next task" - "What's on my agenda today" - Hands-free task management WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES - Home Screen widgets (Small, Medium, Large) - Lock Screen Live Activity with Dynamic Island support - Real-time progress updates throughout your day APPLE WATCH - Today's tasks on your wrist - Tap to complete tasks - Real-time sync with iPhone - Watch complications for at-a-glance progress iPAD OPTIMIZED - Sidebar navigation with adaptive layouts - Full keyboard shortcuts - Split View multitasking PRIVACY FIRST - All data stored locally on your device - Optional iCloud sync across your devices - No tracking, no analytics, no ads - AI runs on-device by default with Apple Intelligence OPEN SOURCE Lazyflow is free and open source under the MIT License. View the code, report issues, and contribute on GitHub.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lazyflow at 5.0 against Locu's 4.5. Lazyflow also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 18 months). Locu's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lazyflow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Locu ships an update every 18 months, Lazyflow every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Locu | Lazyflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文礼 周 | Prakash Chaudhary |
Customer experience
Locu
Lazyflow
In-app purchases
Locu
No in-app purchases
Lazyflow
No in-app purchases









