Comparison

AppLock vs App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps

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

Head to head
About

AppLock

Securely hide your private photos and videos with a password, fingerprint, or face ID. This app offers a private browser with automatic history deletion, ensuring your sensitive media remains inaccessible to others.

Highlights
  • Hide photos
  • Hide videos
  • Password lock
  • Fingerprint lock
  • Face ID lock
  • Private browser
Features
Read full description

AppLock is a photo vault to protect your private photos and videos, with password, fingerprint and face ID. It has more than 400 million users in global. If you want to keep some pictures and videos safe, hide them from prying eyes, AppLock will be a trustable tool. After hiding photos and videos in AppLock, they can only be viewed with password. There is an privavy browser in AppLock. It can automatically delete the browser history. So you can search at any time and place without worry the risk of privacy leak. With AppLock, you will never worry about: the families check your photos and find your secret! the children delete important photos by mistake! friends or colleagues see the private files while borrowing the phone! the privacy risk during the phone repair! ---Feature--- Hide photos Hide videos Password lock Fingerprint lock Face ID lock No limit to the number of photos No limit to the number of albums Set album cover Private browser Random keyboard Easy to use More features are coming. Welcome to send us feedback or leave a comment. Email: support@domobile.com

About

App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps

Secure your digital life with this app that locks and hides your applications, photos, videos, and passwords. Automate app blocking based on time or location, and manage sensitive data with ease. It's your all-in-one solution for comprehensive privacy protection.

Highlights
  • Lock and block any app
  • Automated app blocking by schedule
  • Location-based app locking
  • Photo and video vault
  • Password management
  • Secret contacts and duplicate cleaner
  • Private camera
Features
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"App Lock is an ALL-IN-ONE Secret App designed to protect your privacy. - Lock & Block Any Apps with one tap - Automate the blocking of apps during specific scheduled times. - Adjust your app's accessibility based on a specific location you specify or multiple locations, ensuring certain apps are locked once you arrive at that location. - Vault to Protect your Private Photos & Videos - Protect and Manage your Passwords in a better & easy way - Add Secret Contacts & clean duplicates - Private camera to take private photos & videos - Secure Personal Files App Lock is all you need to secure your privacy. The app offers Unlimited Access to all features: Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of your purchase and at the commencement of each renewal term. Subscriptions with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service. Please note: Any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/gabriel-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/gabrieltermsofuse"

Screenshots

AppLock4 screens
App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps at 4.6 against AppLock's 3.6. App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). AppLock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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. App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. AppLock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps has 9.7K ratings behind it against 418, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of AppLock's written reviews are positive against 41% of App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppLock ships an update every 5 months, App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AppLock versus App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppLockApp Lock, Hide Passwords Apps
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (418 ratings)4.6 (9.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.5% of reviews40.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4189.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB71 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDoMobile Co., Ltd.CLEARPATH ACQUISITIONS LLC

Customer experience

AppLock

All ratings375 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive32.5%
Neutral9.9%
Negative57.6%

App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps

All ratings9,720 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative58.1%

User reviews

AppLock

From 418 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Photo and video protection/locking functionality
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🌐 Private browser feature
  • ✅ Effective security for sensitive content

Room to improve

  • 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 💾 Data loss after uninstalling or phone reset
  • 🔄 No cloud backup or account recovery system
  • ❌ Misleading app description (claims app lock but only locks photos)
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently

App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps

From 9.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing
  • 🔒 Fantastic all-in-one security solution
  • 👍 User-friendly and reliable
  • 🔒 Provides great security and privacy
  • 👍 Seamless integration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work as advertised
  • 🐛 Buggy and freezes
  • 💰 Expensive/Requires subscription
  • 🐛 Outdated instructions
  • 🐛 Doesn't actually hide apps

Bugs and requests

AppLock

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Photos and videos deleted after app uninstall
  • Data loss after phone factory reset
  • Data not recoverable when switching to new device
  • Album selection not showing when locking photos
  • App crashes and forces exit
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  • Photos stored in app disappear without explanation
  • False storage full notifications
  • Ads difficult or impossible to skip
  • Ads appear every few seconds during navigation
  • App logout issues causing permanent data loss

Requested features

9 requests
  • Premium subscription option to remove ads
  • Cloud backup and account recovery functionality
  • iCloud integration for data persistence
  • Fingerprint/biometric authentication instead of password
  • Multi-tab private browser
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  • Actual app locking feature (not just photo locking)
  • Cross-platform data synchronization
  • Ad removal option or purchase
  • Better album organization in gallery selection

App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Doesn't lock or hide anything
  • Subscription popup issues
  • Locking process not working
  • Shortcuts not working as expected

Requested features

2 requests
  • Backup data option
  • Support for more apps to lock

In-app purchases

None

AppLock

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps

Subscriptions7
  • App Lock Unlimited2 variants$7.997 Days
  • App Lock - Pro2 variants$7.997 Days
  • App Lock - Pro$12.991 Month
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  • App Lock Unlimited$14.991 Month
  • App Lock Unlimited2 variants$24.991 Year
  • App Lock - Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • App Lock Unlimited3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is AppLock free?
AppLock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps free?
App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AppLock or App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps?
App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps is rated higher. AppLock averages 3.6 out of 5 from 418 ratings, while App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps averages 4.6 from 9.7K ratings.
Do AppLock or App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps have ads?
AppLock shows ads; App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps does not.
Which is updated more often, AppLock or App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps?
AppLock ships an update every 5 months, and App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps every 3 weeks. Most recently, AppLock was updated on November 3, 2026 and App Lock, Hide Passwords Apps on November 4, 2026.

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