Familiar vs Locket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Familiar
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With Acquaintances, you can stay in touch with people you know and make new connections. Chat, make calls, explore communities and browse classifieds in one app. STAY IN TOUCH Use private and group chats. Share photos, files and voice messages. Switch to an audio or video call when you would rather talk. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Search for users and add people you know. If you choose, allow contact access to find people from your phone book. Keep important contacts in your favorites. CONNECT THROUGH INTERESTS Discover communities, join conversations and share posts with people who enjoy similar topics. BROWSE AND POST CLASSIFIEDS Find items and services, view photos and descriptions, and save your favorites. Contact the author to ask questions or publish your own listing. SHARE EVERYDAY MOMENTS Explore the feed, follow interesting people, share your own posts and join the comments. MAKE IT YOURS Edit your profile, adjust privacy and notification settings, and choose a light or dark theme. An account and an Internet connection are required to communicate. Access to contacts, the camera, microphone and selected files is used for the corresponding app features.
Locket
Share real-time photos and notes with your closest friends directly on your home screen. When a friend sends a picture, it instantly appears on your widget. Tap the widget to send a memory back, fostering a unique way to stay connected.
- Home screen widget
- Real-time photo sharing
- Note sending
- Connect with best friends
- Instant photo display
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My Widget is a widget on your Home Screen, that displays real-time notes from your besties. How it works: - Add widget to Home Screen - Connect with you bestie - When a friend sends you a photo, it appears on your My Widget - Tap back widget and send your memories back.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Locket at daily against Familiar's every 10 days. Familiar's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Familiar ships an update every 10 days, Locket daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Familiar | Locket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | evgenii pavlychev | Ruslan Dauletkaliuly |
In-app purchases
Familiar
No in-app purchases
Locket
No in-app purchases
