Comparison

Lockera vs Rocket Typist

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

Head to head
About

Lockera

Enhance your device's Home and Lock Screen with customizable widgets. Display essential information like storage, calendar events, and countdowns. Create notes, QR codes, and perform quick calculations without unlocking your phone.

Highlights
  • Custom Text widgets
  • QR Code generator
  • Device Storage display
  • Countdown timers
  • Sticky Notes
  • Calculator
  • To Do lists
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Personalize your Home and Lock Screen with Lockera. Keep track of essential information, do simple calculations, create sticky notes and to lists. Lockera widgets: ● Custom Text Add custom text to your Lock Screen ● QR Code Custom QR Code with your website URL, phone number, or any text you want ● Storage You always know how much space is left on your device without unlocking it. ● Year Progress Displays the current year progress ● On this Day Find out what happened today in history ● Days Left Name your event and select a date to display the countdown ● Sticky Notes With Sticky Notes, you can create up to five notes ● Magic Ball Gives you answers and predictions ● Calendar* Monthly calendar with events ● Data Usage* Cellular or Wi-Fi data usage ● Days Passed* Name your event and select a date to display the number of days passed ● Birthdays* Add "Birthdays" widget to be reminded to say Happy Birthday to your family members and friends. ● Current Week* Add a tiny "Current Week" calendar to your Lock Screen. ● Calculator* Do simple calculations right on your Desktop ● To Do* Create up to five To Do lists * requires an upgrade to Lockera Pro. Calculator, Sticky Notes, To Do, Magic Ball widgets require iOS 17 or higher. Found a bug? Have a suggestion? Please, send it to support@imagetasks.com Follow us on Twitter @imagetasks!

About

Rocket Typist

This app helps you save time by creating and inserting saved text snippets, images, and more. Organize your snippets into folders, customize them with various formats including AI-powered options, and access them instantly through search or a dedicated keyboard. Syncs seamlessly across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Text snippet creation and insertion
  • Organize snippets into folders
  • Customizable snippet formats (plain text, rich text, code, images)
  • AI-powered smart snippets
  • Instant access via search and snippet keyboard
  • Syncs across Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud
  • Dynamic macros with placeholders and dates
Features
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Save Time and Type Smarter with Rocket Typist Tired of retyping the same phrases? Rocket Typist is the ultimate text expander that streamlines your workflow and saves you valuable time. Easily create and insert your saved snippets—text, images, and more—on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With your personal snippet collection always at your fingertips, repetitive typing becomes a thing of the past. Rocket Typist is the text expander the Apple platform deserves. Organize, Customize, and Automate Snippets with Ease • Effortless Snippet Management: Keep your workspace neat by organizing snippets into folders. • Powerful Customization: Create snippets in plain text, rich text, formatted code (with optional JavaScript execution), AI-powered smart snippets, and even images. • Instant Access: Quickly find and insert snippets using advanced search, filters, or the snippet keyboard. • Never Type It Again: Once saved, your snippets are always ready at your fingertips. Boost Productivity with Dynamic Macros • Add smart elements like text placeholders, dates, key functions, and more. • Labeled Macros Hub for easy management and consistent application across snippets. • Live Preview ensures your snippets look perfect before you insert them. Sync Seamlessly Across All Your Apple Devices • Work Anywhere: Use Rocket Typist on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad for a smooth experience across all devices. • iCloud Sync: Your snippets automatically sync across devices, so they’re always accessible when you need them. Start for Free – Unlock Pro Features Anytime Rocket Typist is free to use with a basic feature set. Upgrade to Rocket Typist Pro for the full experience. Download Rocket Typist today and type less tomorrow!

Screenshots

Lockera4 screens
Rocket Typist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lockera at 4.5 against Rocket Typist's 4.1. Lockera also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Rocket Typist's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lockera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rocket Typist sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lockera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Lockera's written reviews are positive against 73% of Rocket Typist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockera ships an update every 2 months, Rocket Typist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lockera versus Rocket Typist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockeraRocket Typist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better4.1 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1724 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImageTasks IncDaniel Witt

Customer experience

Lockera

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Rocket Typist

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative14.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lockera

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Lockera Pro$6.99
2 purchases

Rocket Typist

One-time2
  • Rocket Typist Pro for iOS$9.99
  • Rocket Typist Pro for macOS$19.99

Questions

Is Lockera free?
Lockera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocket Typist free?
Rocket Typist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lockera or Rocket Typist?
Lockera is rated higher. Lockera averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Rocket Typist averages 4.1 from 24 ratings.
Do Lockera or Rocket Typist have ads?
Neither Lockera nor Rocket Typist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockera or Rocket Typist?
Lockera ships an update every 2 months, and Rocket Typist fortnightly. Most recently, Lockera was updated on September 30, 2026 and Rocket Typist on October 8, 2026.

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