Swurf vs Padlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swurf
Discover welcoming hospitality spaces to work, collaborate, and find inspiration away from your usual environment. Connect with colleagues and enjoy amenities like good coffee and snacks in a comfortable setting.
- Find hospitality spaces
- Work and collaborate
- Meet with colleagues
- Access amenities
- Inspiration and fresh space
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A free app that will connect you (our new Swurfer) to welcome hospitality spaces where you’ll be able to work, collaborate, meet with colleagues and reconnect again. Bored of staring at the kitchen wall? Need some fresh space for new inspiration? Just want the buzz of the office but in a comfortable space with good coffee and snacks available? Join Swurf. By accessing and using Swurf, you acknowledge and agree to the Standard Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Padlock
This app locks distracting applications on your iPhone by requiring a physical device to be tapped against your phone. Once locked, apps remain inaccessible until the physical device is tapped again to unlock them.
- Lock distracting apps
- Physical device integration
- App access control
- Phone distraction management
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Padlock will change the relationship you have with your phone. Tap it against your iPhone, stash the Padlock somewhere that's out of the way, and your distracting apps are locked up. If you need to unlock them, retrieve the padlock and tap it again. To use this app, a physical Padlock device is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Padlock at every 2 weeks against Swurf's every 2 months. Swurf's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Swurf ships an update every 2 months, Padlock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swurf | Padlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better | 86.7% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swurf Ltd | Padlock Focus Technologies LTD |
Customer experience
Swurf
Padlock
In-app purchases
Swurf
No in-app purchases
Padlock
No in-app purchases
