Comparison

Location Lockbox vs Lock Apps

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

Head to head
About

Location Lockbox

Enhance personal safety by creating timed check-ins for events. If you don't respond or indicate distress, designated contacts receive your location and event details. Secure PINs ensure only you can signal for help.

Highlights
  • Create custom event check-ins
  • Automatic safety checks
  • Emergency contact alerts with location
  • Secure PIN system for status updates
  • Unlimited emergency contacts
  • Discreet and easy to use
Features
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Download Location Lockbox services today to be proactive about your personal safety. Create an event. Set your location. Pick a check-in time. Select your emergency contact. Go! Without worry. Location Lockbox adds a layer of safety and security to your whereabouts. It’s a discreet, easy-to-use app that gives you and your loved ones peace of mind about your safety and wellbeing. Create a custom event check-in whenever you want some extra security, like when you’re walking home late, going on a date, taking a trip or going somewhere new. During your scheduled event, Location Lockbox will automatically check in with you to see if you’re okay. If you indicate that you’re not okay, or if you don’t respond within 30 minutes of the check-in, your designated emergency contact will receive a text message with your last known location and the description of your event so they can take action and get help. Secure PINs ensures that only you can tell the app if you're okay or if you need assistance. Set two unique four-digit PINs that only you know: one for “I’m okay” and one for “I’m not okay” so that you’re always the one in control of your safety. If someone enters an incorrect PIN, an alert will be triggered and sent to your emergency contact. Location Lockbox lets you add an unlimited number of emergency contacts to your profile. And, you can select as many emergency contacts as you’d like for each check-in. Your contacts will only be notified by text message the first time they are added to your Location Lockbox profile. After that, they will only receive a text if you need assistance – either when you enter your “I’m not okay” PIN or you don’t check in at all. You and your emergency contacts’ information is strictly private and is kept safe and secure. “Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are reported missing with no indication as to where their families and friends should begin their search. If Location Lockbox helps a family find their loved one, our purpose has been fulfilled.” - Sheldon, creator of Location Lockbox Subscribe now for full access to all features within Location Lockbox. A 1-week free trial is available for new users then $1.99/month after. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned of at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, at which point you account will be charged. You can manage your subscriptions and can turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. All payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Terms & Conditions: https://locationlockbox.com/pages/legal/Lockbox_Terms_and_Conditions_and_License_Agmt.pdf Privacy Policy: https://locationlockbox.com/pages/legal/Lockbox_Privacy_Statement.pdf

About

Lock Apps

This app helps you control and restrict the usage of other applications on your device. It offers privacy protection, time limits, and password security to prevent unauthorized access or changes.

Highlights
  • Privacy protection for sensitive content
  • Customized app usage restrictions
  • Limit app usage time
  • Prevent accidental deletion or downloads
  • Double password protection
Features
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* Lock & Protect APP Privacy & Information Security * Customized Restrictions on APP USAGE * Limit APP USAGE TIME for KIDS Features - Privacy Protection: restrict the use of any application and protect sensitive private content - Usage Restrictions: prohibit the installation of illegal applications and control application usage time - Password Protection: double password protection to prevent modification - Application Control: prohibit accidental deletion of applications, prohibit application downloads, prohibit accidental application purchases Protect NOW!

Screenshots

Location Lockbox4 screens
Lock Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lock Apps at none against Location Lockbox's 2. Lock Apps also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Location Lockbox's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price and review sentiment 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. Location Lockbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lock Apps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Location Lockbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Apps has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Location Lockbox ships an update every 13 months, Lock Apps every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Location Lockbox versus Lock Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocation LockboxLock Apps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEarly Applications, LLC嘉纯 赖

Customer experience

Location Lockbox

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lock Apps

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Location Lockbox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Membership$9.991 Year
None

Lock Apps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Location Lockbox free?
Location Lockbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Apps free?
Lock Apps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Location Lockbox or Lock Apps?
Location Lockbox is rated higher. Location Lockbox averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lock Apps averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Location Lockbox or Lock Apps have ads?
Lock Apps shows ads; Location Lockbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Location Lockbox or Lock Apps?
Location Lockbox ships an update every 13 months, and Lock Apps every 3 months. Most recently, Location Lockbox was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lock Apps on October 4, 2026.

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