Comparison

Citations vs Lock My Doc

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

Head to head
About

Citations

Effortlessly create website citations with a clean, intuitive interface. This tool offers quick formatting without requiring an internet connection, prioritizing user privacy and simplicity for academic or professional work.

Highlights
  • Simple and easy-to-use interface
  • Quick website citation formatting
  • Offline functionality
  • Designed for Apple platforms
  • Privacy-focused
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Citations’ user interface was designed to be simple and easy to use. Just pick a format from the sidebar, fill out the fields, and tap one button to format the website citation properly. The entire process is seamless and quick, with zero latency or load times. It’s designed beautifully for Apple platforms following Apple Human Interface Guidelines and has support for the latest Apple technologies. Citations runs without an internet connection, too. This means you can cite your sources wherever you may be without worrying about page load times. It works, always. And the best part: Citations is free forever, with no ads, trackers, analytics, or paywalls. It’s made to help you do your best work, and that’s it. It prioritizes simplicity, beauty, and versatility. It’s privacy-conscious in every way — your citations are yours and yours only. Citations isn’t a reference manager, it’s purely a citation creator that generates citations quickly, so its user interface feels un-cluttered and intuitive. It puts privacy and simplicity above all else. Citations is made by an independent developer, with no VC backing, tip jars, or creepy upsells. Beautiful, simple, powerful, and made to help students — that’s Citations. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.

About

Lock My Doc

Features
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Lock My Doc – Secure Encryption for Your Files Keep your important documents safe with Lock My Doc — the easiest way to encrypt and decrypt your files directly on your iPhone or iPad. Lock My Doc prioritizes your data privacy and security. The application does not collect, transmit, or store any user passwords or sensitive content on external servers. All encrypted files and user credentials are stored locally on the device. Documents in the iCloud section are synced with users personal iCloud Drive. For enhanced security, Lock My Doc does not provide a “Forgot Password” or any password recovery mechanism. Users are fully responsible for managing and remembering their Master PIN, Password, or any security credentials. Deleted documents are permanently erased and cannot be recovered under any circumstances. Users can set a Master PIN and/or Password for faster encryption (lock), which can then be used to encrypt files without having to enter credentials repeatedly. Features: Strong Encryption: Protect your documents with robust encryption that only you can unlock. iCloud Sync: Seamlessly sync your encrypted files across all your devices — iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Simple & Intuitive: Effortlessly import, encrypt, decrypt, and organize your files with a clean, user-friendly interface. Your Privacy First: No one can read your files but you — not even us. Whether you want to lock PDFs, notes, images, or any other file, Lock My Doc ensures they stay private and accessible only to you. Download Lock My Doc today and take control of your privacy! Terms And Conditions link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DLy34KS8QGIaMm1auJgzHUiJlWzSCThh1ARutlpcvms/edit?usp=sharing Terms Of Use: https://komaratech.in/termsofuse.php

Screenshots

Citations4 screens
Lock My Doc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Citations at none against Lock My Doc's 1. Citations also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Lock My Doc's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Lock My Doc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Citations asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Citations ships an update every 6 weeks, Lock My Doc weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Citations versus Lock My Doc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCitationsLock My Doc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEshan MarneediKOMARA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Citations

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lock My Doc

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Citations free?
Citations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock My Doc free?
Lock My Doc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Citations or Lock My Doc have ads?
Neither Citations nor Lock My Doc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Citations or Lock My Doc?
Citations ships an update every 6 weeks, and Lock My Doc weekly. Most recently, Citations was updated on October 18, 2026 and Lock My Doc on October 7, 2026.

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