Word Filter X vs Lock Apps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Filter X
This utility app allows users to block and replace specific words on Safari websites to create a more pleasant browsing experience. It offers iCloud synchronization for settings, customizable blocking and replacement options, and supports multiple languages. The application is also available on macOS.
- Block and replace words on Safari
- iCloud synchronization of settings
- Customizable word blocking and replacement
- Share settings via JSON
- Supports English, French, and Japanese
- Available on macOS
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Word Filter X is an application that hides words you don't like on Safari websites. By hiding words, you can calm yourself. This application is a derivative version of the browser extension and iOS application "Hiyoko Filter" with the following features added. 1.iCloud synchronization is supported, allowing you to synchronize settings such as words to be blocked and sites not to be filtered. 2. Configurable which words to block, which words to replace, and which text color to display. 3. Settings can be shared via json files. 4.Support for English and French as well as Japanese. 5.Supports macOS version as well. "Hiyoko Filter" is the name of an iOS application provided by bondavi Inc. The code of this app is used based on the agreement with bondavi inc.
Lock Apps
This app helps you control and restrict the usage of other applications on your device. It offers privacy protection, time limits, and password security to prevent unauthorized access or changes.
- Privacy protection for sensitive content
- Customized app usage restrictions
- Limit app usage time
- Prevent accidental deletion or downloads
- Double password protection
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* Lock & Protect APP Privacy & Information Security * Customized Restrictions on APP USAGE * Limit APP USAGE TIME for KIDS Features - Privacy Protection: restrict the use of any application and protect sensitive private content - Usage Restrictions: prohibit the installation of illegal applications and control application usage time - Password Protection: double password protection to prevent modification - Application Control: prohibit accidental deletion of applications, prohibit application downloads, prohibit accidental application purchases Protect NOW!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lock Apps at 100% against Word Filter X's 0%. Lock Apps also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.5). Word Filter X's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Lock Apps is free to download; Word Filter X costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lock Apps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Apps has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Word Filter X's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lock Apps's.
Word Filter X ships an update every 5 weeks, Lock Apps every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Word Filter X | Lock Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keisuke Chinone | 嘉纯 赖 |
Customer experience
Word Filter X
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In-app purchases
Word Filter X
No in-app purchases
Lock Apps
No in-app purchases
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