Comparison

Pearltrees vs PushLock

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

Head to head
About

Pearltrees

Organize all your digital content, from web pages to files, into visually appealing collections. Enhance your content with AI and discover new resources on topics you love. Access your organized information anytime, anywhere, and collaborate with others.

Highlights
  • Organize all content types
  • AI content transformation
  • Discover and share resources
  • Access collections anywhere
  • Collaborate on topics
  • Visual content collections
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Pearltrees lets you organize everything effortlessly. Add your content, transform it with Pearltrees AI, and organize it into beautiful collections. Discover and share millions of resources on your favorite topics. With Pearltrees, access all your interests anytime, anywhere! Dedicated versions of Pearltrees also exist for schools and enterprises. What people are saying about Pearltrees: "The most elegant and visual way of collecting and sharing online content" The Next Web "Pearltrees puts a library in your pocket" Digital Trends "This app makes a wonderful experience navigating the collections" Forbes Features: • Have everything you like with you all the time • Access all your collections from anywhere: computers, iPads and iPhones • Keep everything you like: web pages, files, photos and more... • Transform your content and go further with Pearltrees AI • Browse your favorite things blazingly fast • Discover interesting stuff in your areas of interests • Collaborate on your favorite topics • Share all of this Pearltrees is free to download and use. Pearltrees premium adds additional features and is available through an auto-renewing subscription. Pearltrees Premium offers several subscription options: • Personal monthly for $2.99 • Personal annually for $29.99 • Advanced monthly for $4.99 • Advanced annually for $49.99 • Professional monthly for $9.99 • Professional annually for $99.99 Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Our Terms of Use: http://www.pearltrees.com/info/terms Our Privacy Policy: http://www.pearltrees.com/info/privacy

About

PushLock

Take back control of your screen time by turning phone addiction into motivation. This app lets you block applications and only unlock them by completing physical exercises like push-ups, squats, and sit-ups. Spend less time scrolling and more time being active.

Highlights
  • Block applications
  • Unlock apps with exercise
  • Perform push-ups, squats, sit-ups
  • Convert addiction to motivation
  • Gain screen time
  • Reduce scrolling
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Take back control of your screen time. Spending too much time on your phone? Turn your addiction into motivation. This app lets you block your apps and unlock them only by working out: push-ups, squats, sit-ups. You earn screen time. You spend it whenever you want. Less scroll. More action. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pearltrees4 screens
PushLock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PushLock at weekly against Pearltrees's every 3 months. Pearltrees's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 57%) and ratings volume (197 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pearltrees sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PushLock sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pearltrees holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pearltrees has 197 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Pearltrees's written reviews are positive against 57% of PushLock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pearltrees ships an update every 3 months, PushLock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pearltrees versus PushLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearltreesPushLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (197 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings197 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB119 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBroceliand SASNoah Ferre

Customer experience

Pearltrees

All ratings197 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews278 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.4%

PushLock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Pearltrees

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and sign-up process can be confusing
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Compatibility problems with older devices and operating systems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to take notes, annotate, and add context to 'pearls'
  • Improve search and organization tools for large collections
  • Provide more privacy controls and options for private content
  • Integrate with more third-party services and apps

PushLock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pearltrees

Subscriptions9
  • the Pearltrees Premium Personal plan$1.991 Month
  • the Pearltrees Premium Personal plan$2.991 Month
  • the Pearltrees Premium Advanced plan$3.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • the Pearltrees Premium Advanced plan$4.991 Month
  • the Pearltrees Premium Professional plan$9.991 Month
  • the Pearltrees Premium Personal plan$19.991 Year
  • the Pearltrees Premium Personal plan$29.991 Year
  • the Pearltrees Premium Advanced plan$39.991 Year
  • the Pearltrees Premium Advanced plan$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • month$1.99
7 purchases

PushLock

Subscriptions5
  • Pro$8.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Pro$22.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • pro$24.99
  • Pro$34.99

Questions

Is Pearltrees free?
Pearltrees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PushLock free?
PushLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pearltrees or PushLock?
Pearltrees is rated higher. Pearltrees averages 4.2 out of 5 from 197 ratings, while PushLock averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pearltrees or PushLock have ads?
Neither Pearltrees nor PushLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pearltrees or PushLock?
Pearltrees ships an update every 3 months, and PushLock weekly. Most recently, Pearltrees was updated on October 16, 2026 and PushLock on October 13, 2026.

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