Comparison

TextWatch vs LockInNote

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

Head to head
About

TextWatch

Personalize your Apple Watch face with custom text reminders and messages. Easily create and sync single-line or multi-line items from your iPhone to your watch, then select which text to display.

Highlights
  • Custom text reminders
  • Single-line and multi-line support
  • iPhone and Apple Watch sync
  • Watch face complication integration
  • Easy item selection
Features
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Create your positive reminders for your apple watch. This can be anything - you decide and create your texts that will show up on your apple watch. How to do it? 1. Add TextWatch as a complication to your watch face 2. Open the TextWatch app on your Apple Watch 3. Open TextWatch on your iPhone and create your single-line or multi-line items. The items get sync automatically to your watch. 4. Tap on the item that you want to be displayed on your watch face That's already it. Have fun creating your texts for your apple watch :) Do you want to give feedback? You miss something, and you have a good idea for the next update? Or you just want to show us your created text on your watch face? Send us an email to hagmannmarcel.developer@yahoo.com :)

About

LockInNote

Quickly jot down notes directly on your home screen or lock screen widgets. Customize the appearance of your notes with various font and design options. Sync across devices using iCloud and link to other apps with URL schemes.

Highlights
  • Widget note-taking
  • Customizable font and design
  • iCloud sync
  • URL scheme actions
  • Share sheets
  • Multi-platform support
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Memo note app specialized for widgets. When you want to take a memo, you can write it out right away on the widgets, and you can easily check the memo on the widgets anytime! The design of the memo note on the widgets can be flexibly customized, so it can be used for various purposes. - Tap the widget to immediately edit the memo note. - Font "size", "design", "color", and "weight" can be adjusted. - You can also select the alignment of multiple lines, the display pattern when no text is entered, and more. - Sync notes between devices by iCloud - You can set any "URL scheme action" to link with other apps.(iOS, iPadOS, macOS) - Share sheets allow you to easily share text to other applications.(iOS, iPadOS) Multi platform support iPhone: Home screen, Lock screen, StandBy(iOS 17) iPad: Home screen, Lock screen(iPadOS 17) Mac: Notification center, Desktop(macOS 14) Apple Watch: Complication, Smart Stack(watchOS 10)

Screenshots

TextWatch4 screens
LockInNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LockInNote at 5.0 against TextWatch's 3.3. LockInNote also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). TextWatch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (27 vs 3). On price, ads 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. LockInNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LockInNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextWatch has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextWatch ships an update every 8 months, LockInNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TextWatch versus LockInNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextWatchLockInNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (27 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel HagmannRyo Yamashita

Customer experience

TextWatch

All ratings27 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative40.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

LockInNote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TextWatch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LockInNote

One-time1
  • AD Free (iOS, macOS)$0.99

Questions

Is TextWatch free?
TextWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockInNote free?
LockInNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TextWatch or LockInNote?
LockInNote is rated higher. TextWatch averages 3.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while LockInNote averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TextWatch or LockInNote have ads?
Neither TextWatch nor LockInNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextWatch or LockInNote?
TextWatch ships an update every 8 months, and LockInNote every 2 months. Most recently, TextWatch was updated on September 26, 2026 and LockInNote on September 15, 2026.

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