Comparison

Lockdown Privacy vs BLK

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

Head to head
About

Lockdown Privacy

This app provides comprehensive privacy protection by blocking trackers and badware across all your applications. It offers both an on-device firewall to stop hidden trackers and a secure VPN to keep your data and browsing private.

Highlights
  • On-device firewall
  • Blocks ads and trackers in all apps
  • Secure VPN for private browsing
  • Hides IP address and location
  • Open source and audited
  • Customizable block lists
Features
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Lockdown blocks trackers and badware in all your apps, blocking an estimated 100 million trackers per month for over 300,000 people. — Comprehensive Protection — Lockdown has two privacy features: Firewall and Secure Tunnel VPN. Each feature protects you from different threats, creating the complete solution for protecting your personal data, browsing history, and sensitive connections. FIREWALL — Blocks Hidden Trackers: The world's first on-device, open source blocker that stops ads, trackers, and badware in all your apps. SECURE TUNNEL VPN — Keep Your Data and Browsing Private: It's the no-logs, blazing-fast, privacy-first VPN. The only VPN to prove its Privacy Policy and be fully audited. — BASIC FIREWALL FEATURES — - Simple, one-tap to get protected against thousands of trackers for most users - Fully customizable blocking for advanced users: block any domain / service - Works for all apps, not just the browser - Useful preconfigured block lists that are updated every week - Blocking works "on-device" meaning it does all of its blocking without sending all your data to a third party server, unlike other blocking apps

 —ADVANCED FIREWALL FEATURES— - Import and create your own custom lists - Export your custom lists to share with others and save offline - Block thousands more trackers - Access to advanced curated lists and app specific block lists (e.g. TikTok, iFunny, Junes Journey) — SECURE TUNNEL VPN FEATURES — - Hide your location and unique IP address with one tap - Keeps you safe on public wi-fi hotspots and sites - Stops spying from snoopers and your ISP or cellular provider - Ultrafast with over a dozen regions globally — TRANSPARENCY YOU CAN TRUST — - Other privacy apps lie on their Privacy Policy and secretly sell user data, even if they promise not to - To solve this issue, the Openly Operated certification requires apps to *prove* their Privacy Policy - Lockdown is Openly Operated certified with a public 38-page audit report, and audited multiple times by security professionals — UNPARALLELED PRIVACY — - Open Source: Since firewalls have access to *everything* you do, it's critical that any firewall you use should be open source. Lockdown is 100% open source. - On-Device: Lockdown Firewall doesn’t connect to any servers. No logs of your browsing are sent to third parties or to our servers when using Lockdown Firewall. — PRESS COVERAGE — - The Washington Post - Business Insider - Forbes - FastCompany - MacRumors - 9to5Mac - ZDNet - Cult of Mac - The Mac Observer - iCulture - iClarified - AppAdvice

About

BLK

This app enhances your internet browsing by blocking spam ads, spyware, and phishing attempts. It offers built-in privacy protection with anti-tracking features, ensuring a safer and faster online experience without impacting device performance or battery life.

Highlights
  • Block ads for fast browsing
  • Block adware and spyware
  • Security and privacy protection
  • Anti-tracking features
  • Faster web page performance
  • Save data and battery life
Features
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BLK is a powerful block spam ads app with ultra-fast spam scanner, removal and ads cleaner capabilities. It is especially designed to keep your safari internet browsing safe from spyware, phishing, ransomware, adware and trojans posing as legitimate sites. You get maximum protection without slowing down your phone or draining your battery. KEY FEATURES - Block ads for fast browsing - Block adware and spyware from your device to increase protection while browsing - Security & privacy for safer browsing - Support a fair, sustainable internet - Enjoy faster web page performance - Get built-in privacy protection with anti-tracking - Save reading space by blocking annoying ads - Save data for longer battery life Terms of Use: https://6509059e61b49.site123.me/blk-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://6509059e61b49.site123.me/blk-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Lockdown Privacy4 screens
BLK1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLK at 100% against Lockdown Privacy's 32%. BLK also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Lockdown Privacy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9.8K vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lockdown Privacy sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and BLK sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lockdown Privacy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockdown Privacy has 9.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Lockdown Privacy's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLK's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lockdown Privacy versus BLK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockdown PrivacyBLK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9.8K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.8K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCELESTIAN GOLDEN APPS婷 兰

Customer experience

Lockdown Privacy

All ratings9,794 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews589 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative58.9%

BLK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lockdown Privacy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Firewall randomly turns off
  • VPN forces itself to be enabled
  • Blocks essential system apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view/manage blocked connections
  • Custom domain/app whitelisting
  • Import/export of block lists
  • Separate firewall and VPN functionality

BLK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Lockdown Privacy

Subscriptions14
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$0.997 Days
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 variants$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$39.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Lockdown Pro Annual LTO$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

BLK

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Yearly premium$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Lockdown Privacy free?
Lockdown Privacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BLK free?
BLK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lockdown Privacy or BLK?
Lockdown Privacy is rated higher. Lockdown Privacy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while BLK averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lockdown Privacy or BLK have ads?
BLK shows ads; Lockdown Privacy does not.

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