Comparison

Dualock vs ghostmemo

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

Head to head
About

Dualock

This app securely stores your notes by splitting them into two encrypted parts, stored separately. Access requires authentication from two specified SNS accounts, ensuring your data remains private and inaccessible to others.

Highlights
  • Two-part encrypted note storage
  • Separate cloud storage for each part
  • Dual SNS account authentication
  • No password required
  • Secure and private data handling
Features
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Write your note. Leave Dualock keep it safe in the cloud. We do not use password, because password is not safe enough and hard to remember. Every note you saved here will be splited into two part. Both the parts will encrypted separately and saved separately, using a pair of SNS account you specified. To unlock your note, both accounts is needed. Only you know the pair and the order of the pair. It's safe. Even I don't know how to crack it.

About

ghostmemo

Securely store private notes, passwords, and logs with end-to-end encryption. This app offers local encryption, Face ID/PIN protection, and an intuitive interface for easy data safeguarding. Keep your personal information private and accessible only to you.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Local data handling
  • Face ID/PIN authentication
  • Password storage
  • Health log keeping
  • Text formatting
  • Beginner encryption guide
Features
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ghostmemo is a file management and note-taking app designed with security in mind. Encryption is an invaluable tool for preserving your digital privacy, and ghostmemo simplifies the process of safeguarding your personal thoughts. You can use ghostmemo to easily and safely jot down private notes, keep a health log, store your passwords, and more. With one tap, any memos can be encrypted. Users can opt-in to Face ID or make their own custom PIN, ensuring that the authentication and encryption process is quick and simple. As an added level of security, ghostmemo gives you the option of locking your memos so that they cannot be opened or altered. All encryption is handled locally on your device, using secure standards and algorithms supported by Apple's operating system. Data can be encrypted, decrypted, locked, or deleted without any network connection. You hold the keys to your own data, at all times. Learning to use the app is quick and intuitive — ghostmemo also includes a helpful guide to encryption for beginners to , as well as text formatting features you rely on to write comfortably. ghostmemo gathers no data, requires no account registration, and provides everyone the peace of mind that their most personal information is safe. ghostmemo utilizes Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA) –– to read it in detail, follow the link below https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ghostmemo's privacy policy can be found at the following link: https://cbd1221.github.io/ghostmemo/#privacy-policy feedback or feature requests can be sent here: ghostmemo.app@gmail.com

Screenshots

Dualock3 screens
ghostmemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ghostmemo at Free against Dualock's $1.99. ghostmemo also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Dualock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.2). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ghostmemo is free to download; Dualock costs $1.99 up front. ghostmemo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dualock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dualock against 5.0 for ghostmemo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dualock ships an update every 4 months, ghostmemo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Dualock versus ghostmemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDualockghostmemo
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGear Zero Network Inc.COLIN DIVELY

Customer experience

Dualock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ghostmemo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dualock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ghostmemo

Subscriptions2
  • ghostmemo+$2.991 Month
  • ghostmemo+$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Dualock free?
Dualock costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ghostmemo free?
ghostmemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dualock or ghostmemo?
Dualock and ghostmemo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Dualock or ghostmemo have ads?
Neither Dualock nor ghostmemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dualock or ghostmemo?
Dualock ships an update every 4 months, and ghostmemo monthly. Most recently, Dualock was updated on October 3, 2026 and ghostmemo on October 1, 2026.

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