Comparison

Folder Lock vs Aram City

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Aram City

Features
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Aram City helps residents track their monthly residential service fees such as electricity fees and service fees. Users can easily check whether their monthly fees are marked as paid or unpaid. The application does not support payments and is used only to display the payment status of residential services.

Screenshots

Folder Lock4 screens
Aram City3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aram City at none against Folder Lock's 2. Aram City also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Folder Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Aram City asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folder Lock ships an update every 2 months, Aram City every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Folder Lock versus Aram City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolder LockAram City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNewSoftwares.netMohammed Abdulhameed

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

Aram City

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Folder Lock

Subscriptions1
  • Folder Lock Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlocked Feature Pack$3.99
None

Aram City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folder Lock free?
Folder Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aram City free?
Aram City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Folder Lock or Aram City have ads?
Folder Lock shows ads; Aram City does not.
Which is updated more often, Folder Lock or Aram City?
Folder Lock ships an update every 2 months, and Aram City every 3 weeks. Most recently, Folder Lock was updated on November 1, 2026 and Aram City on October 31, 2026.

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