Lock My Folder vs FileNook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock My Folder
Securely store and organize your private photos, videos, and accounts behind a password-protected interface. Features smart auto-lock, iCloud backup, and a camouflage mode for enhanced privacy.
- Password protection
- Smart auto-lock
- iCloud backup
- Camouflage mode
- Import/export photos & videos
- Custom albums
- Account management
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Everyone has photos, videos, and account credentials they prefer to keep private. Lock My Folder provides you with a 100% local, isolated space to protect your privacy. [Core Protection & Security] • 100% Local Sandbox: Fully offline operation with zero network dependency. No data uploads, preventing data leaks at the source. • Decoy Space (Dual Passcode): Set a secondary decoy passcode alongside your real one. Entering the decoy passcode unlocks a dummy space to gracefully handle awkward requests. • Instant Lock: Customizable screen lock for quick and reliable access. [Lossless Media Storage] • Original Quality: Preserves full original resolution and format of your photos and videos without compression. • Seamless Import & Export: Easily import photos and videos from your system library for protection, or export them back anytime. • Album Organization: Create custom albums, reorder items freely, and set personalized covers. • Premium Viewing Experience: Smooth pinch-to-zoom, slideshow mode, media preview, and batch management (save, move, delete). [Account & Passcode Keeper] • Secure Vault: Organize account details into custom categories and copy login credentials with a single tap. [Notice & Disclaimer] This application only stores and safeguards data kept internally within this app (such as private photos, videos, and account credentials). It does not provide device-level or system-wide locking for iOS. [Contact & Support] If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us via in-app email at: sffofn@gmail.com
FileNook
Securely manage and encrypt your private photos, videos, and documents. Access files from cloud drives, play various media formats, and cast videos to your TV. Protect your data with password security.
- Local file management
- Cloud drive integration
- Media playback (video/audio)
- File encryption
- Password security
- Cast videos to TV (DLNA)
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FileNook is a private local file workspace for iPhone and iPad. Organize files, read documents and prepare materials without a cloud-drive account. Files and document processing stay on your device unless you choose to share them. FILE WORKSPACE • Create folders; browse, rename, move, duplicate, sort and search files. • Use favorites, recent files and a recoverable trash. • Import from Files, Photos, AirDrop and the share sheet. • Transfer files from a computer over local Wi-Fi—no account or upload to a cloud service. • Search supported document content and inspect detailed file information. SCAN & RECOGNIZE • Scan ID cards with optional purpose watermarks and image enhancement. • Extract editable text from photos and PDFs. • Extract tables with cell review and export to Excel. • Recognize QR codes without automatically opening links. • Transcribe local audio with selectable ranges and TXT or SRT export. PDF TOOLS • Create searchable or standard PDFs from photos and document scans. • Merge PDFs; organize, reorder, rotate, insert, remove and extract pages. • Split PDFs by page, fixed groups or custom groups. • Crop page margins, compress PDFs and password-protect PDF copies. • Convert PDFs to images or editable Word documents. • Export TXT and Markdown to PDF; add optional covers, contents and page numbers. • Combine photos, scans and selected PDF pages; set a consistent A4 or Letter page size. PHOTO & PRIVACY TOOLS • Convert image formats, crop or resize to exact dimensions, and save reusable material presets. • Compress photos, combine images and stitch long screenshots. • Add text watermarks to images or PDFs. • Permanently redact selected areas of images and PDFs before sharing. VIDEO & AUDIO TOOLS • Compress compatible videos and preview the result before saving. • Extract an audio track or selected time range from a video. READ & PLAY • Read PDF, EPUB, DRM-free MOBI, TXT and Markdown files. • Play local video and audio, including supported HDR video, subtitles, picture in picture and seek-preview thumbnails. LOCAL PROTECTION • Protect app access with an independent passcode and optional biometrics. • Create password-encrypted backups and password-protected ZIP archives. • App Lock protects access to the app; it cannot protect copies after you export or share them. Basic file operations, reading and standard playback are free. Selected recognition, conversion and batch tools share one free use each day. Optional rewarded ads provide two extra uses. Pro is a one-time purchase that removes all ads and daily tool usage limits. File-size, page-count and batch safety limits still apply. No new monthly or annual subscription is offered. Privacy Policy: https://apps.vanto.space/en/app/folder/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://apps.vanto.space/en/app/folder/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FileNook at weekly against Lock My Folder's every 4 months. Lock My Folder's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and ratings volume (73 vs 7). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Lock My Folder sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and FileNook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lock My Folder against 4.7 for FileNook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock My Folder has 73 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Lock My Folder's written reviews are positive against 67% of FileNook's.
Lock My Folder ships an update every 4 months, FileNook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock My Folder | FileNook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (73 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 可可 蔡 | 荣 周 |
Customer experience
Lock My Folder
FileNook
Bugs and requests
Lock My Folder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Photos not properly hidden from main gallery
- Sound issues when importing videos
- Password reset process needs improvement
Requested features
4 requests- Increase storage capacity
- Add fingerprint/face unlock support
- Allow transferring files between devices
- Improve iCloud integration and backup
FileNook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lock My Folder
- PDF Maker$1.99
- Upgrade Pro$1.99
FileNook
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly$7.491 Year
- Buyout$9.99









