Comparison

Particles vs Locklify

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

Head to head
About

Particles

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Everyday the places we visit flood our brains with billions of stimuli to process second by second. This can affect our mood in different ways. Particles recognizes your feeling and creates a personalized experience using animation and binaural sounds to let you feel comfortable in any mood, in any environment. Interaction with the app is as natural as possible, just a few words spoken to your phone will allow the machine learning algorithm to generate what ambient fits your current status the best. Shaping your environment means shaping your emotions.

About

Locklify

This app transforms your phone unlocks into quick study sessions. Before accessing distracting apps, you'll answer quizzes, review flashcards, or complete focus challenges to build consistent learning habits.

Highlights
  • Answer short quizzes
  • Review flashcards
  • Complete focus challenges
  • Custom study collections
  • On-device study history
  • Flexible challenge types
Features
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Locklify helps you build a consistent study habit before distraction takes over. With Locklify, opening social apps becomes a quick learning checkpoint: - Answer a short quiz - Review a flashcard - Complete a mini focus challenge Instead of relying on willpower, Locklify turns everyday unlock moments into small, repeatable study reps. Important: An active subscription is required to use Locklify features. Why students use Locklify - Build study consistency without long cramming sessions - Review actively with flashcards and quizzes - Create custom collections for exam prep - Use challenge gates before distracting apps - Keep study content and unlock history on-device Designed for real daily use - Quick sessions (seconds, not hours) - Flexible challenge types - Works with existing phone habits - Clear in-app setup guidance Whether you’re preparing for quizzes, finals, or weekly revision, Locklify helps you study first—then scroll. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Particles4 screens
Locklify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Particles at none against Locklify's 2. Particles also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). 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. Locklify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Particles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Particles ships an update every 4 days, Locklify every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Particles versus Locklify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParticlesLocklify
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea MasturzoDat Nguyen Thanh

In-app purchases

None

Particles

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Locklify

Subscriptions1
  • Premium yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Particles free?
Particles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Locklify free?
Locklify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Particles or Locklify have ads?
Neither Particles nor Locklify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Particles or Locklify?
Particles ships an update every 4 days, and Locklify every 8 days. Most recently, Particles was updated on October 27, 2026 and Locklify on October 7, 2026.

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