Comparison

Alipay vs LockNote

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

Head to head

Alipay

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 2.94.2K ratingsView app →

LockNote

Your life chores record book

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 4.813 ratingsView app →

About

Alipay

This app serves as a digital payment and services platform, primarily for users in China. It enables seamless online and in-person transactions with merchants both domestically and internationally. Foreign visitors can link their credit cards for use within China.

Highlights

Online payments
In-person payments
International merchant acceptance
Credit card linking for visitors
Digital services platform

Features

Currently charting

#44Top Free · Lifestyle

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Alipay is a leading open platform for payments and digital services in China. Users with a Chinese ID and bank account can use Alipay to make payments online and in person at various merchants outside of China as they travel for leisure, business, or study. Foreign visitors to China can connect their credit card to take advantage of Alipay’s widespread acceptance by tens of millions of merchants across the country. Alipay is not designed or intended for use by foreign users in their home country or anywhere outside of China.

About

LockNote

Securely store notes, financial records, to-do lists, and card information with this encrypted application. It offers rich media support, offline access, and automatic synchronization across devices. Personalize your experience with custom skins and fonts.

Highlights

Encrypted note storage
Financial accounting records
Checklist management
Card package storage
Rich media support
Offline access and cloud backup
Automatic synchronization

Features

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Ta is an encrypted note-taking software that supports recording [Notes, accounting, checklist, card package] 【Notepad function】 -Can be encrypted or hidden. -Can be used offline, or selectively backed up to Lock Cloud, iCloud, or local. -Can mix graphics, pictures, videos, audios, event reminders, and rich text editing. -Export long pictures, PDFs, etc. -Automatic synchronization 【Accounting Book Function】 -Support multi-book type records -Rich and definable types -One second shorthand -Automatic synchronization 【List function】 -Support multiple list type records -Automatic synchronization [Card package function] -Automatic synchronization [My iCloud] -Manage your own data backup 【other】 -Tourist mode -File management, can transfer files to and from the computer -Personalized password settings. -Customizable skin fonts, etc.

Screenshots

Alipay4 screens

LockNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LockNote at 67% against Alipay's 19%. LockNote also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Alipay's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 13) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Alipay sells 38 one-off in-app purchases and LockNote sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LockNote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alipay has 4.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Alipay's written reviews are positive against 67% of LockNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alipay ships an update fortnightly, LockNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level

Alipay versus LockNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Alipay	LockNote
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.9 (4.2K ratings)	4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	19.5% of reviews	66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	4.2K — better	13
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Monthly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free — better
Best chart rank	#44 — better	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	491 MB	67 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Alipay (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.	Pingtan Maque Information Technology Co., Ltd.