noteit vs locksmith widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
noteit
Share live notes and drawings directly to your loved ones' home screens. This app allows you to connect with your partner, friends, or family, making it easy to send quick messages or visual expressions to brighten their day.
- Home screen widget
- Live notes sharing
- Send pictures and drawings
- Link with partner/friends
- Real-time updates
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noteit is a widget on your home screen that shows you live notes from your partner. 1) add the noteit widget 2) link with your partner 3) send a note right to their home screen! noteit is perfect for staying close to the ones you care about. add your girlfriends, boyfriends, or best friends and easily send a pic or drawing to make their day :) terms of use: https://iconichearts.com/noteit/terms
locksmith widget
Easily place small notes and messages directly on your friends' lock screens. Connect with your closest friends and share quick thoughts or reminders visually.
- Add lock screen widget
- Link with friends
- Write lock screen messages
- Share quick notes
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locksmith is the easiest way to put little notes on your best friend's lock screen! 1) add your lock screen widget 2) link with your best friends 3) write a message to put on their lock screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: locksmith widget at weekly against noteit's fortnightly. noteit's advantage is chart position (#180 vs unranked) and review sentiment (43% vs 34%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. noteit sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and locksmith widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for noteit against 4.8 for locksmith widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98K and 58K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of noteit's written reviews are positive against 34% of locksmith widget's.
noteit ships an update fortnightly, locksmith widget weekly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | noteit | locksmith widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (98K ratings) | 4.8 (58K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 33.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98K — better | 58K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #180 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iconic hearts holdings, inc. | iconic hearts holdings, inc. |
Customer experience
noteit
locksmith widget
User reviews
noteit
From 98K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Cute and fun to use
- 💕 Great for long-distance relationships
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎨 Allows for creative expression
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🔋 Drains phone battery
- 🔒 Limited to one partner
- 📤 Unreliable sending/receiving of notes
- 🗑️ Deletes drawing history when streak is lost
locksmith widget
From 58K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Cute and fun to use
- 🔒 Secure communication
- 🤝 Good for long-distance relationships
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work properly
- 🔍 Difficult to add friends/partners
- 🔒 Requires too many permissions
Bugs and requests
noteit
Reported bugs
4 issues- Drawing tools disappear mid-drawing
- App crashes frequently
- Delayed or missing notifications for new notes
- Drawings not saving when exiting the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to have multiple partners
- Implement a fill tool for drawings
- Allow for text input and more drawing tools
- Provide a way to save/restore drawing history
- Add notification system for new notes
locksmith widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Phone number entry doesn't work
- Widget doesn't update automatically
- Invites/requests don't work as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Allow more than one partner
- Longer message length
- More customization options
In-app purchases
noteit
- Diamond Subscription$1.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$2.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$3.997 Days
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- Diamond Subscription2 variants$4.997 Days
- Gift Diamond Subscription$4.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$5.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription2 variants$6.991 Month
- Diamond Subscription$7.997 Days
- Diamond Subscription$8.997 Days
- Streak Repair 3$2.99
- Streak Repair 3$3.99
- Streak Repair 3$6.99
locksmith widget
- All Access$4.997 Days
