Practice Lock vs BadgeTrainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Practice Lock
Master combination locks with a realistic digital simulator. Practice opening locks with helpful hints and step-by-step guidance. Customize your lock's appearance and choose your own or randomly generated combinations.
- Realistic lock unlocking simulation
- Helpful hints for common mistakes
- Step-by-step walkthrough mode
- Customizable dial colors
- Generate random combinations
- Choose custom combination ranges
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Combination locks can be tricky—especially when they're attached to lockers at your school. Practice beforehand so you know exactly how to open yours. REALISTIC UNLOCKING The lock behaves exactly like a real one. Spin the dial to enter your combination, then tap or swipe up on the shackle to open. If you want to start over, just keep spinning and enter the combination again. HELPFUL HINTS If you make a common mistake when opening the lock—like forgetting to spin one rotation to the left before your second number—you’ll be notified with a friendly hint. WALKTHROUGH MODE If you get stuck, don't worry. Enable Walkthrough Mode to get step-by-step instructions as you open the lock. CUSTOMIZE YOUR LOCK Choose from six different dial colors: red, yellow, green, blue, purple, or black. GENERATE A RANDOM COMBINATION, OR CHOOSE YOUR OWN If you want to test yourself, generate a combination randomly. Or, choose your own in one of two number ranges: 0-39 or 0-49.
BadgeTrainer
This app helps Texas police cadets prepare for academy exams and the TCOLE licensing exam with structured quizzes and concept reviews. It includes tools to log study sessions, track progress, earn badges for consistency, and receive reminders, all while storing training history on-device for offline access.
- Structured quizzes
- Exam-style questions
- Key concept reviews
- Study session logging
- Progress tracking
- Earn badges for consistency
- Offline training history
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BadgeTrainer is a focused study and practice app built for Texas police cadets preparing for academy exams and the TCOLE licensing exam. The app offers structured quizzes, exam-style questions, and key concept reviews designed to reinforce critical knowledge. Users can study at their own pace, track progress, and strengthen weak areas through repeated practice. New in this version, BadgeTrainer includes native training tools to support daily preparation: log study sessions with focus areas and notes, view progress stats and streaks, earn badges for consistency, and get optional daily reminders. You can also share a progress summary to stay accountable. Your training history is stored on-device so you can keep building momentum even when offline. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by TCOLE or any law enforcement agency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BadgeTrainer at Free against Practice Lock's $0.99. BadgeTrainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Practice Lock's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 1) and chart position (#178 vs unranked). On rating, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
BadgeTrainer is free to download; Practice Lock costs $0.99 up front. Practice Lock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BadgeTrainer asks for nothing beyond the download.
BadgeTrainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Practice Lock has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Practice Lock | BadgeTrainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #178 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Randolph | Juan Arreola |
Bugs and requests
Practice Lock
Reported bugs
2 issues- Lock turning too fast at times
- Inconsistent behavior compared to real-life locks
Requested features
3 requests- Add sound effects when unlocking
- Include a randomize option to reset the lock combination
- Provide more lock types and difficulty levels
BadgeTrainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Practice Lock
- Customize Lock$0.99
BadgeTrainer
No in-app purchases
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