Comparison

Lockdown Privacy vs JustYou

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

JustYou

Features
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JustYou is a private "chat with yourself" — somewhere to capture a thought, save a link, set a reminder, or jot a list without opening five different apps. The whole experience is one chat. Type a message and it's saved. Use a slash command and JustYou parses it: /reminder tomorrow at 9 take vitamins, /list groceries: eggs, milk, bread, /link https://example.com. Tags work inline — type #ideas anywhere in a message and it joins the tag. Built on three promises: NO ACCOUNT. JustYou never asks for an email, a username, or a password. The PIN is local. There is no server. NO TRACKING. No analytics. No crash reporters. No third-party SDKs. The privacy manifest is empty by design. NO REMOTE AI. Voice notes are transcribed on-device with Speech.framework. Photos and scans are read with on-device Vision OCR. Nothing is sent anywhere for processing. ENCRYPTED AT REST. The local database is protected by iOS Data Protection — hardware-backed AES-256 keyed to your device passcode and Secure Enclave. Without your passcode, the data on disk cannot be read. Free tier: - Your Personal chat and Inbox, plus one extra thread of your own - Unlimited text notes, pins and search - 15 reminders, 2 lists, 10 saved links, 5 voice notes, 5 tags, 20 photos / scans - Local PIN + Face ID, opaque background cover - TXT and CSV export - Share extension to save URLs from any app - English and Spanish Premium (£2.99/month, or £24.99/year with a 7-day free trial): - Everything unlimited - Multiple themed threads - iCloud sync across your devices (via your own private CloudKit container — never our servers) - OCR on photos and scans - On-device voice transcription - Apple Watch quick-capture - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Siri / App Intents / Shortcuts integration - "On This Day" memory surfacing - Markdown and formatted PDF export - Custom themes and accent colours - Advanced search operators Subscriptions auto-renew at the listed price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in App Store → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are linked from Settings → About and from the paywall sheet. Privacy Policy: https://justyouapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://justyouapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Lockdown Privacy4 screens
JustYou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JustYou at daily against Lockdown Privacy's monthly. Lockdown Privacy's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and JustYou sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockdown Privacy ships an update monthly, JustYou daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lockdown Privacy versus JustYou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockdown PrivacyJustYou
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCELESTIAN GOLDEN APPSSean McCarthy

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

JustYou

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lockdown Privacy

Subscriptions10
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Monthly$4.991 Month
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • 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 Days trial$39.991 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

JustYou

Subscriptions2
  • JustYou Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • JustYou Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Lockdown Privacy free?
Lockdown Privacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustYou free?
JustYou is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lockdown Privacy or JustYou have ads?
Neither Lockdown Privacy nor JustYou shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockdown Privacy or JustYou?
Lockdown Privacy ships an update monthly, and JustYou daily. Most recently, Lockdown Privacy was updated on November 9, 2026 and JustYou on October 31, 2026.

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