Comparison

iHorology vs TimeLocked

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

Head to head
About

iHorology

This app simulates the functions of a mechanical watch on your phone or tablet. It offers a wide range of features found in real-world timepieces, including chronographs, calendars, and chiming functions. Experience the complexity of mechanical watches with customizable options.

Highlights
  • Chronograph functions (split, flyback, monopusher)
  • Perpetual and annual calendars
  • Minute repeaters and chiming features
  • Customizable bezel options
  • GMT, alarm, and moonphase complications
  • Power reserve simulation
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iHorology is the world’s first (and best) mechanical watch for your phone / tablet. Experience all the functions of mechanical watches. Features include ► Chronographs - split, flyback, monopusher etc ► Perpetual / annual calendars ► Minute repeaters ► Bezel options - dive, tachymeter etc ► GMT, alarm, moonphase etc ► Custom beats, hacking, deadbeat seconds etc ► Power reserve - manual / unlimited ► Chiming features - minutes repeater, decimal minute repeater, striking time etc ► Analog alarm ► Choice of inaccuracy, with type of tourbillon etc Designed to be used as an actual mechanical watch on your phone.

About

TimeLocked

This app helps you resist impulsive decisions by locking away sensitive information, like passwords or recovery codes, for a set duration. It ensures you can only access your data after a chosen waiting period, protecting you from your own immediate desires.

Highlights
  • Lock passwords, codes, and card PINs
  • Set custom waiting periods (hours, days, weeks)
  • Timed by iCloud servers for reliability
  • Encrypts stored data with AES-256-GCM
  • Optional master password for added security
  • Pause tab for immediate temptations
  • Write messages to your future self
Features
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Lock a password, a code or a card PIN away from yourself. It opens only after the wait you chose — an hour, a day, a week. No friend needs to hold it for you. HOW IT WORKS Name it, put the thing in, pick the wait. When you want it back, ask: the wait starts then, and the entry opens when it's over. Lock it again and the next time waits too. Nothing opens immediately — that's the point. The wait is timed by Apple's iCloud servers, not by your phone's clock. Make it longer whenever you like and it applies at once; make it shorter and the new length only takes effect once the old one has passed. WHAT PEOPLE LOCK AWAY • A social media password, right after changing it • Recovery codes and backup codes • A card PIN or a card number • The login for a shop or a game • Photos you keep going back to • A seed phrase — keep your own offline backup too. TimeLocked is a delay, not a backup. WHAT IT PROTECTS — AND WHAT IT DOESN'T TimeLocked protects you from you: from the version of you who wants it back at 2am. It is not a safe against someone else. Anyone who can unlock your iPhone can open what's past its wait, unless you add a master password. We have no server of our own and can't read what you lock — so we can't open it for you either. Keep an offline copy of anything you can't afford to lose. WHERE YOUR THINGS ARE KEPT What's inside an entry is encrypted with AES-256-GCM the moment you save. Entries and their waits live on this phone and in your private iCloud. The name you give an entry is not encrypted, so don't put the password itself in the name. Photos and voice notes aren't synced to iCloud: deleting the app deletes them, unless you restore from a device backup. For an entry that's in iCloud, deleting the app doesn't end the wait — the key stays in your Keychain and the clock is Apple's. With iCloud sync off, entries aren't synced either — but every wait still needs your iCloud account: each request to open and each time check is a small record in your private iCloud, with nothing of what you locked in it. The app opens with Face ID or your iPhone passcode, and you can add a six-digit code of its own. A master password takes the key out of iCloud and puts it behind a password only you know. FOR THE MOMENT ITSELF The Pause tab is for what you're about to do: a purchase, a message you'd regret, anything else. Send a link straight in from Safari or a shop with the Share button. It waits as long as you chose, then comes back and asks whether you still want it. What you let go is counted, with the money you didn't spend. Write a few words to your future self while your head is clear. The letter is encrypted and travels with the entry; a voice note isn't synced to iCloud. PREMIUM Premium adds two things: closing the apps you pick while something waits — or every night on your schedule — and keeping more than three things in the Vault. Screen Time does the closing on your phone; TimeLocked never sees which apps you use, only the ones you pick. Every wait length, and opening what you locked, stays outside Premium. — Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vasilinoff.github.io/timelocked-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

iHorology4 screens
TimeLocked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeLocked at 100% against iHorology's 50%. TimeLocked also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). iHorology's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TimeLocked sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iHorology asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeLocked holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iHorology has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of iHorology's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeLocked's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iHorology ships an update every 2 months, TimeLocked weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iHorology versus TimeLocked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHorologyTimeLocked
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaizen WriterVasily Ponomarev

Customer experience

iHorology

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

TimeLocked

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iHorology

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeLocked

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Premium14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is iHorology free?
iHorology is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeLocked free?
TimeLocked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iHorology or TimeLocked?
TimeLocked is rated higher. iHorology averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while TimeLocked averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iHorology or TimeLocked have ads?
Neither iHorology nor TimeLocked shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHorology or TimeLocked?
iHorology ships an update every 2 months, and TimeLocked weekly. Most recently, iHorology was updated on November 3, 2026 and TimeLocked on November 5, 2026.

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