Lock Screen 26 vs Top Four
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock Screen 26
Personalize your device's lock screen with custom text, emojis, app shortcuts, and contact links. Access your favorite websites and apps directly from your lock screen. Choose from a variety of icon packs and wallpapers to create a unique look.
- Custom text and emoji
- Website and app shortcuts
- Contact shortcuts
- Icon packs
- Wallpapers
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Lock Screen 26 lets you personalize your lock screen like never before. There are no limits to customizing your Lock Screen! Here’s a glimpse: ● Custom Text & Emoji ● Website & app shortcuts ● Contacts ● Icons Pack ● Wallpapers Subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Subscription options: Week Price: $ 2.99 Annual: $19.99 Privacy Policy: https://appchi.org/privacy-policy Terms: https://appchi.org/terms-of-use Support : support@appchi.org
Top Four
Personalize your phone's lock screen with customizable widgets. Add text, emojis, or symbols that can launch actions like calling contacts or controlling smart home devices. You can set up to four widgets for quick access to your favorite functions.
- Customizable text widgets
- Emoji and symbol integration
- Launch actions on tap
- Control HomeKit devices
- Open apps and contacts
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Top Four is an app to customize your lock screen widgets to be more personal to you. Choose text, emojis or symbols to add under the time. Tapping these widgets can also run an action like calling someone, toggling a HomeKit device or opening instagram (many more coming soon). You get 4 widgets to add to your lock screen (your top four). - Use text with custom fonts - Use emojis - Use one of the many symbols Have any questions or issues? email me@shabz.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Top Four at none against Lock Screen 26's shown. Top Four also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Lock Screen 26's advantage is ratings volume (7.8K vs 35) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Lock Screen 26 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Top Four sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Top Four holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen 26 has 7.8K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Lock Screen 26's written reviews are positive against 50% of Top Four's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lock Screen 26 ships an update fortnightly, Top Four every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock Screen 26 | Top Four |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7.8K ratings) | 4.7 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.8K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appchi LLC | ShabzCo, LLC |
Customer experience
Lock Screen 26
Top Four
Bugs and requests
Lock Screen 26
Reported bugs
5 issues- Widgets not working
- Shortcuts not functioning properly
- Wallpaper selection issues
- Blank icons
- Transition issues when opening shortcuts
Requested features
5 requests- More aesthetic wallpapers
- Shortcut widgets
- Custom app icons for widgets
- Larger text size
- More than 2 apps per Lock Screen
Top Four
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lock Screen 26
- Widget & Aesthetic Wallpapers7 Days trial$3.997 Days
- One Year Access$29.991 Year
Top Four
- Top Four Pro$1.99
Questions
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