Comparison

ID Lock vs Folder Locker

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

Head to head
About

ID Lock

Securely store and manage your passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive information. Enjoy fast setup, advanced encryption, and seamless syncing across all your devices. Try it risk-free with a 30-day free trial of premium features.

Highlights
  • Password storage
  • Credit card management
  • Bank account information
  • 256-bit AES encryption
  • Keychain security
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Secure cloud backup
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Say goodbye to post-it notes and lost passwords. Keep your passwords and personal information safe and secure with ID Lock®. Our app is designed with your convenience in mind, offering fast and easy setup, secure backup and syncing across all of your devices. Security Features ID Lock® securely stores all of your important information, including web site passwords, credit card numbers, bank account information, and more. Our advanced encryption technology includes password protection, powerful 256-bit AES encryption, and an additional layer of keychain security that other apps don't have. Never worry about loss or theft again. Sync Across Devices ID Lock® synchronizes your data across all of your iOS devices, allowing you to have instant access to your critical information wherever you are. And with our secure cloud service, your data is backed up and protected at all times. Easy to Use Interface Convenience is key with ID Lock®. Our user-friendly interface makes data entry fast and easy, and our 14 built-in data categories and customizable options allow you to tailor the app to your needs. Plus, our full-text search and support for Bluetooth keyboards make it easy to find the information you need quickly. Try Before You Buy Try ID Lock® risk-free with our try-before-you-buy option. Our in-app purchase unlocks secure syncing and cloud backup, unlimited items, and extra features. And for a limited time, we're offering secure syncing and cloud backup free for 30 days. Auto-Renewing Subscription Please note that ID Lock is an auto-renewing subscription service, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. -------------------------------------------------------------- Auto-Renewing Subscription Your subscription will automatically renew each month or year, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.softwareops.com/software-ops-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.softwareops.com/software-ops-license-agreement

About

Folder Locker

Securely store and manage your private files, photos, videos, documents, and wallet details with password protection. Transfer files wirelessly from your PC and sync encrypted data to Dropbox for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Password protection for folders and files
  • Secure storage for photos, videos, and documents
  • Wallet details protection (cards, bank info)
  • Wireless file transfer from PC
  • Dropbox synchronization for encrypted data
  • Multiple security lock options (pattern, PIN, touch)
  • Disguise and panic modes for added security
Features
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Folder Locker App provides you protected personal files, photos, videos, documents, music, contacts, your wallets details like ATM cards, credit cards, with password. Even your photos, wallets, notes saved as encrypted files for more security purpose. Folder Locker App is a More easy to Manage your Photos, Videos, Documents, Contacts, Notes, Music, wallet, contacts file with WiFi(wireless) option like Add, Delete, Download as well as transfer files in Folder Locker App from PC over same wifi network. Folder Locker App lets you import music without iTunes. Folder Locker Apps lets you password protected file even all your Data. Also Provides too many option to Adding new files, delete files, rename files, in short manage all this things with the file. One more special features of Folder Locker App is to Synchronize your all files with dropbox with login to dropbox account from Folder Locker App. your photos, notes files is synchronize with dropbox and its encrypted so its more secure to out side from app. Also adds your personal contacts from address book or save new contacts to Folder Locker App And whatever you can do with the contacts like calling, message, share, importing to Address book and delete. • Features: -> Password Protection -> Password protect folder. -> Protect personal Photos. -> Protect private Videos. -> Hides and secure your personal Audio files. -> Make Private your important Documents files. -> Secure your notes with password. -> Protect your Commercial Wallets Details from others. -> Protect Wallets like ATM cards, Credit cards, Bank accounts, Business cards, License, General Purpose, Health and Hygiene, Id card, Passport cards, Business Info. -> Import Files -> import files from Photo/Video Gallery, Music library, Address Book, PC/MAC. -> Delete Files -> Delete individual folder, files, photo, video, contact, document, note, audio files. -> Rename Files -> Rename individual Folders of Photo, Video, Contact, Document, Notes, Audio. -> View and Play -> view Folders in grid and tiles view. -> Play Audio, Video Songs from Folder Locker App. -> Setting -> Several types of Security locks likes Pattern Lock, Pin Lock, Touch Lock. -> Security Lock Recovery email for recover your password. -> Panic mode is used for switches to other apps to avoid interfering eyes. -> Disguise Mode for display fake error message for Folder Locker Apps security’s other plus point. -> Formats Supported -> Documents : docs, Docx, xls, xlsx, pdf, txt. -> Pictures : png, jpg. -> Videos : mp4, mov, wmv. -> Audios : wav, m4a, mp3. Auto Renew Subscription Detail Unlimited Access = $0.99 1 Month subscription for unlimited access. Your subscription to Folder Locker automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period for the subscription price of $0.99 for 1 month. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy : http://webrowser.in/policy/folder_lock/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use : http://webrowser.in/policy/folder_lock/tearms_and_conditions.html

Screenshots

ID Lock4 screens
Folder Locker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ID Lock at 73% against Folder Locker's 18%. ID Lock also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Folder Locker's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ID Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Folder Locker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ID Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ID Lock has 796 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ID Lock's written reviews are positive against 18% of Folder Locker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ID Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, Folder Locker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ID Lock versus Folder Locker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterID LockFolder Locker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (796 ratings) — better3.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings796 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftware Ops LLCCreative Infoway

Customer experience

ID Lock

All ratings791 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews540 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative20.6%

Folder Locker

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

Bugs and requests

ID Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Password not recognized after updates
  • Inability to add new entries after subscription change
  • Backup and restore functionality not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import/export data
  • More templates for international users
  • Syncing across multiple devices
  • Customizable categories and fields

Folder Locker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ID Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Folder Locker

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is ID Lock free?
ID Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folder Locker free?
Folder Locker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ID Lock or Folder Locker?
ID Lock is rated higher. ID Lock averages 4.8 out of 5 from 796 ratings, while Folder Locker averages 3.3 from 18 ratings.
Do ID Lock or Folder Locker have ads?
Neither ID Lock nor Folder Locker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ID Lock or Folder Locker?
ID Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Folder Locker every 4 months. Most recently, ID Lock was updated on October 22, 2026 and Folder Locker on October 13, 2026.

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