Folder Lock vs AppLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folder Lock
Secure your private files, photos, videos, and sensitive information with password protection and encryption. This app also functions as a file manager, allowing wireless transfers and secure browsing, acting as a comprehensive tool for smartphone data security and privacy.
- Password-protect files and folders
- Encrypt sensitive data
- Secure private photos and videos
- Wireless file transfer (PC/Mac)
- Password manager
- Secure notes and wallet cards
- Secure browser
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Folder Lock lets you password-protect your personal files, photos, videos, documents, contacts, wallet cards, password manager, notes and audios in your iPhone. Apart from being a perfect cross-platform data security app, Folder Lock is a perfect WiFi manager app too, as you can transfer files from your iPhone to PC/Mac, or vice versa, wireless via Folder Lock. Its WiFi Music Manager feature allows you the options of audio import, music import, song import and mp3 import without using iTunes. Introducing Gallery Lock, which locks your photos and videos. It’s Gallery Lock, Photo Lock and Video Lock options allow you to secure and view your personal photos and videos in their respective windows. In all, this app is the Swiss army knife for smart phone data security and privacy app as well as a perfect file manager. So lock everything with Folder Lock! It is a cross-platform data security application that allows you to lock and encrypt files, back up and sync data online with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox on multiple devices and create secure wallets. Additional features include Password Manager, Panic Switch and Hack Security. FEATURES: • Lock Files and Folders • Encrypt Files and Folders • Protect private photos • Hide sensitive videos and pictures • Password-protect secret audios • Lock down important documents •Back up and sync data online with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox • Write secure notes • Import Saved Contacts • Lock Videos • Lock Photos • Create secret Contact • Secure Browser (leaves no traces and privacy enabled) • Audio Import • Password Manager • Save Protected Wallet Cards - Credit Cards - Bank Accounts - ID / Social Security - Driver’s License details - Business Cards - Business Info - Health and Hygiene - Passport details - General Purpose Cards • Import files from - Photo Gallery - Music - Camera - PC / MAC - Secure Browser • View, Run and Play - Media Player for videos - Audio Player for music and audios - Picture Viewer for Photos - Document Editor for Documents • Settings and Options - Hacker Deterrents - Brute force attack prevention - Take images of unauthorized login attempts - Logs unauthorized login attempts - Deterrents on multiple invalid login attempts FORMATS SUPPORTED: • Documents: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, pdf, epub, txt • Pictures: png, jpg, bmp, gif • Videos: aac, m4v, mp4, mov, wmv, avi, aiff, wav, aax, aax+ • Audios: aac, he-aac, mp3, aax, aiff, wav, wma • Archives: rar, tar, gzip, 7z, gz, log, torrent, pps https://www.newsoftwares.net/legal/folder-lock-eula/ https://www.newsoftwares.net/legal/privacy/
AppLock
Securely hide your private photos and videos with a password, fingerprint, or face ID. This app offers a private browser with automatic history deletion, ensuring your sensitive media remains inaccessible to others.
- Hide photos
- Hide videos
- Password lock
- Fingerprint lock
- Face ID lock
- Private browser
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AppLock is a photo vault to protect your private photos and videos, with password, fingerprint and face ID. It has more than 400 million users in global. If you want to keep some pictures and videos safe, hide them from prying eyes, AppLock will be a trustable tool. After hiding photos and videos in AppLock, they can only be viewed with password. There is an privavy browser in AppLock. It can automatically delete the browser history. So you can search at any time and place without worry the risk of privacy leak. With AppLock, you will never worry about: the families check your photos and find your secret! the children delete important photos by mistake! friends or colleagues see the private files while borrowing the phone! the privacy risk during the phone repair! ---Feature--- Hide photos Hide videos Password lock Fingerprint lock Face ID lock No limit to the number of photos No limit to the number of albums Set album cover Private browser Random keyboard Easy to use More features are coming. Welcome to send us feedback or leave a comment. Email: support@domobile.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Folder Lock at 4.2 against AppLock's 3.6. Folder Lock also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 396). AppLock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Folder Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. AppLock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Folder Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 396 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Folder Lock's written reviews are positive against 33% of AppLock's.
Folder Lock ships an update every 2 months, AppLock every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folder Lock | AppLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.6 (396 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews — better | 32.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 396 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NewSoftwares.net | DoMobile Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Folder Lock
AppLock
User reviews
Folder Lock
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 Secure file storage
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast file transfers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 💥 Data loss after updates
- 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
- 🔑 Password/login issues
- 🤯 Unreliable app performance
AppLock
From 396 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 Photo and video protection/locking functionality
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🌐 Private browser feature
- ✅ Effective security for sensitive content
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 💾 Data loss after uninstalling or phone reset
- 🔄 No cloud backup or account recovery system
- ❌ Misleading app description (claims app lock but only locks photos)
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
Bugs and requests
Folder Lock
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos and videos becoming corrupted or lost
- App crashing on launch or during use
- Login/password reset functionality not working
- Inability to access or transfer stored files
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to recover lost data
- Improved file management options
- Cross-device syncing capabilities
- Better customer support responsiveness
AppLock
Reported bugs
10 issues- Photos and videos deleted after app uninstall
- Data loss after phone factory reset
- Data not recoverable when switching to new device
- Album selection not showing when locking photos
- App crashes and forces exit
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- Photos stored in app disappear without explanation
- False storage full notifications
- Ads difficult or impossible to skip
- Ads appear every few seconds during navigation
- App logout issues causing permanent data loss
Requested features
9 requests- Premium subscription option to remove ads
- Cloud backup and account recovery functionality
- iCloud integration for data persistence
- Fingerprint/biometric authentication instead of password
- Multi-tab private browser
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- Actual app locking feature (not just photo locking)
- Cross-platform data synchronization
- Ad removal option or purchase
- Better album organization in gallery selection
In-app purchases
Folder Lock
- Folder Lock Weekly$0.997 Days
- Folder Lock Subscription$39.991 Year
- Unlocked Feature Pack$3.99
AppLock
No in-app purchases
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