Comparison

应用锁 vs Top Box

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

Head to head
About

应用锁

Secure your apps, games, photos, videos, and contacts with PIN protection. Disguise app icons as calculators or other common utilities. Unlock advanced features through a subscription.

Highlights
  • Encrypt apps, games, photos, and videos
  • Hide contacts
  • Change app icons
  • PIN code protection
  • Advanced features available
Features
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1.加密应用、游戏、照片、视频、通讯录! 2.应用程序图标更改为计算器或其他图标! 3.PIN码保护! 4.更多高级功能 会员订阅: 注意:如果您不订阅或成为永久会员,将无法使用任何功能。 提供年度会员供。 订阅会自动续订,除非在当前期间结束前至少24小时关闭自动续订;帐户将在当前期间结束前24小时内收取续订费用,并确定续订费用 订阅可以由用户管理,并且可以在购买后转到用户的AppStore帐户设置来关闭自动续订 隐私条款:https://xn5obfu58p.feishu.cn/docx/GCEfdFRL4oKi3RxjYZWcZeBBnue 使用条款:https://xn5obfu58p.feishu.cn/docx/PhZXdTSj7ocrx1xkTghcXtzSn0d 联系我们:zhengyongxi1005@sina.com

About

Top Box

Secure your phone and personal information with this app locker. It allows you to restrict access to any application, preventing unauthorized viewing and accidental deletion of important data. Enjoy peace of mind with customizable password protection and comprehensive privacy safeguards.

Highlights
  • App restriction and locking
  • Anti-deletion feature for apps
  • Password protection
  • Customizable password options
  • Integrates with Screen Time permission
Features
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Top Box is an application designed specifically to protect personal privacy and information security. It allows you to use your phone freely without worrying about personal privacy leaks. Protect your personal privacy and information security and turn your phone into a private space! Easy to use, select applications and lock them instantly. Restrict and lock applications, providing 24-hour comprehensive protection for your privacy. Multiple mode options to cover various scenarios of your phone usage. Password protection with customizable passwords to safeguard your privacy and data security. Features: - App Lock: Top Box can restrict any application to ensure sensitive content is not accessed. - Anti-Deletion Feature: You can prevent important applications from being deleted, eliminating concerns about data loss due to accidental deletion. Top Box integrates Apple's "Screen Time" permission for managing home screen apps. If you want to restrict or lock apps, please allow the app to access screen time before using the feature. If you like our product, please leave a positive review to support us. If you have any questions, feel free to provide feedback. 【Premium Membership Description】 1. Annual Membership Description ◎ Subscription Period: 1 year ◎ Subscription Price: 48 yuan per month, 38 yuan for the first year 2. Lifetime Membership Description ◎ Subscription Period: Long-term ◎ Subscription Price: 48 yuan 3. Other Rules ◎ Payment: Payment is made through the user's iTunes account immediately upon confirmation of purchase. ◎ Renewal: The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before expiration. Upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended by 1 subscription cycle. ◎ Canceling Renewal: To cancel the renewal, please take action at least 24 hours before the current billing period. Here are the steps to cancel: Go to the Home page, enter [Settings], click on [iTunes Store and App Store], select [Apple ID], choose [View Apple ID], go to [Account Settings], click on [Subscriptions], select the subscription item, and cancel the subscription. ◎ Auto-Renewal Service Agreement:https://topbox.tiangeltd.com/agreements/topbox/automaticRenewalEn.html ◎ Paid Membership Service Agreement:https://topbox.tiangeltd.com/agreements/topbox/vipSubscriptionEn.html ◎ User Terms of Service (including User Privacy Agreement): https://topbox.tiangeltd.com/agreements/topbox/TopBoxUserAgreementEn.html

Screenshots

应用锁4 screens
Top Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Top Box at freemium against 应用锁's subscription. Top Box also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 33%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). 应用锁's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. 应用锁 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Top Box sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $27.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Top Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 82 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of 应用锁's written reviews are positive against 65% of Top Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

应用锁 ships an update every 2 weeks, Top Box every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
应用锁 versus Top Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter应用锁Top Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (82 ratings)4.8 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews65.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祥波 郑Chengdu Tiange Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

应用锁

All ratings83 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Top Box

All ratings51 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

应用锁

Subscriptions2
  • 按月订阅$0.991 Month
  • 按年订阅$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$7.99
2 purchases

Top Box

Subscriptions1
  • Vip包年1 Year trial$27.491 Year
One-time1
  • 永久Vip$27.49

Questions

Is 应用锁 free?
应用锁 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Top Box free?
Top Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 应用锁 or Top Box?
Top Box is rated higher. 应用锁 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Top Box averages 4.8 from 51 ratings.
Do 应用锁 or Top Box have ads?
Neither 应用锁 nor Top Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 应用锁 or Top Box?
应用锁 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Top Box every 6 days. Most recently, 应用锁 was updated on September 10, 2026 and Top Box on September 18, 2026.

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