LockInNote vs Network Status Checker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockInNote
Quickly jot down notes directly on your home screen or lock screen widgets. Customize the appearance of your notes with various font and design options. Sync across devices using iCloud and link to other apps with URL schemes.
- Widget note-taking
- Customizable font and design
- iCloud sync
- URL scheme actions
- Share sheets
- Multi-platform support
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Memo note app specialized for widgets. When you want to take a memo, you can write it out right away on the widgets, and you can easily check the memo on the widgets anytime! The design of the memo note on the widgets can be flexibly customized, so it can be used for various purposes. - Tap the widget to immediately edit the memo note. - Font "size", "design", "color", and "weight" can be adjusted. - You can also select the alignment of multiple lines, the display pattern when no text is entered, and more. - Sync notes between devices by iCloud - You can set any "URL scheme action" to link with other apps.(iOS, iPadOS, macOS) - Share sheets allow you to easily share text to other applications.(iOS, iPadOS) Multi platform support iPhone: Home screen, Lock screen, StandBy(iOS 17) iPad: Home screen, Lock screen(iPadOS 17) Mac: Notification center, Desktop(macOS 14) Apple Watch: Complication, Smart Stack(watchOS 10)
Network Status Checker
Diagnose network issues with this tool. It allows you to ping any domain or IP address and provides detailed information about your device's network connection. You can also export ping logs for further analysis.
- Ping any domain or IP address
- View device network information
- Share ping log files (.csv)
- IP checker functionality
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Those crucial network situations will be a lot easier with this application! Main features : - Ping any domain or ip address - Information about your device network - Share ping log file (.csv)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LockInNote at none against Network Status Checker's shown. LockInNote also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. LockInNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Network Status Checker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LockInNote against 5.0 for Network Status Checker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
LockInNote ships an update every 2 months, Network Status Checker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockInNote | Network Status Checker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryo Yamashita | Thach Nguyen Trong |
Customer experience
LockInNote
Network Status Checker
In-app purchases
LockInNote
- AD Free (iOS, macOS)$0.99
Network Status Checker
- Premium version$9.99
Questions
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