Comparison

Message Lock vs Hide My Message

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

Head to head
About

Message Lock

Secure your private conversations by locking them with a password or fingerprint. Easily export and back up chats to keep them hidden. Access archived conversations only after authentication.

Highlights
  • Lock messages with password
  • Fingerprint authentication
  • Export chats
  • Backup conversations
  • Archive chats
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Lock & backup your Messages with password or fingerprint. Export all chats you need to hide and backup them easily. Archive your conversations and access them only after you scanned your fingerprints or entered password! Absolutely Ads free! About Subscription Information: - With subscribing you can lock & backup your chats without restriction. - Subscription periods are 1 month. Every 1 month your subscription renews. - 3 days free trial, after the trial period, monthly subscription will start. – The following information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Please, be aware of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Read them here: http://omoc51.com/privacypolicy.html http://omoc51.com/termsofservice.html

About

Hide My Message

Features
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Hide My Message - Chat freely Chat freely and Hide your messages instantly from and to any messaging app This app helps you to hide your messages freely in an instant algorithm. Usage of the app includes two main scenarios: 1. To hide your message: This can be done by typing your visible message which will be shown to everyone in Visible Text field then type your hidden message in Hidden Message field which will be encapsulated and hidden magically behind the visible text, finally you press the “Hide Message & Copy” button and your visible message(which hides the hidden message) will be copied to Clipboard. 2. To show hidden message: This can be done by copying the visible message from the source sent to it before then go to our app and press on “Paste & Show Message” button it will automatically paste the message you copied and magically show the hidden message to you. Notes: 1. To show the hidden message you must copy it from the same source you’ve pasted on before. 2. You can’t paste the visible message copied from the same source you’ve pasted on before manually, this can be done only by pressing “Paste & Show Message” button. This app works on any messaging app like: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Signal, WeChat, Line, Viber, Snapchat, Discord, Skype, Hangouts, iMessage For questions and inquiries or improvement requests: https://sa3dy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sa3dys/ +201111897945 sa3dyssolutions@gmail.com

Screenshots

Message Lock4 screens
Hide My Message3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hide My Message at none against Message Lock's 1. Message Lock's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Message Lock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Hide My Message asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Message Lock ships an update every 5 days, Hide My Message every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Message Lock versus Hide My Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage LockHide My Message
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer国媚 张Mostafa Saady

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Message Lock

Subscriptions1
  • Chat Locker With Free Trial3 Days trial$2.991 Month
None

Hide My Message

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Message Lock free?
Message Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hide My Message free?
Hide My Message is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Message Lock or Hide My Message have ads?
Neither Message Lock nor Hide My Message shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Message Lock or Hide My Message?
Message Lock ships an update every 5 days, and Hide My Message every 2 months. Most recently, Message Lock was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hide My Message on October 25, 2026.

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