Comparison

App Lock vs Priveo

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

Head to head
About

App Lock

Secure your sensitive applications and personal data with this privacy tool. Easily lock any app to prevent unauthorized access and keep your information out of sight from prying eyes. Enjoy enhanced device security and peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Lock any application
  • Hide sensitive apps
  • Block websites
  • Intuitive interface
  • Prevent unauthorized access
  • Enhance device privacy
Features
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App Lock is a privacy app designed to help keep your sensitive apps private and secure on your device. With App Lock, you can easily block any app you want, ensuring that you remain private and out of sight from prying eyes. The app features an intuitive and user-friendly interface that allows you to quickly and easily select the apps you want to lock. Once an app has been locked, nobody will be able to access your private data. App Lock is the perfect solution for anyone looking to ensure more privacy and security on your device. * In order to use App Lock you need to purchase the Lilucat Pro which is an annual service that costs 29.99$. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and auto-renews at the same price unless disabled in iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription can be managed in your iTunes Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Links Terms of Service: https://applock.lilucat.com/legal/terms Privacy: https://applock.lilucat.com/legal/privacy

About

Priveo

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Priveo is a document scanner that works entirely on your device. And now it also cleans your photos and PDFs of the hidden data that reveals where, when and with what they were made. No account, no ads, no tracking and no servers: your files never leave your iPhone or iPad. This isn't a marketing promise. The app makes not a single network connection, so it has nowhere to send anything. SCAN • Multi-page scanner with automatic edge detection and perspective correction. • Add pages from the camera or from your photos. • Import a PDF you already have, or send photos and PDFs to Priveo from the Share sheet of any app. CLEAN YOUR PHOTOS AND PDFS • See what a file reveals before you share it: GPS location, phone and camera, date, author and the apps used. • If an image records that it was made with AI, which tool or which prompt, you'll see that too. • Choose what to remove with one checkbox per group, or remove everything. • JPEG, HEIC and PNG photos without recompression: the copy is pixel-identical. • PDFs too: author, apps, dates, comments and the location of the photos inside. • From Photos, without opening the app: Share → Remove metadata. • Every copy is analyzed again before it's handed over. Originals are never touched. RECOGNIZE TEXT • On-device text recognition in ten languages: Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese. • Find any document by its content, not just its title. • Recognized text travels inside the PDF, so any reader can search and copy it. • Export the text as TXT or Word. SIGN AND ANNOTATE • Draw your signature with your finger and apply it to any page. Keep it protected to reuse it. • Add text, highlights and stamps on the page. • Cover what you don't want to show with a redaction, and burn it into the image permanently if you wish. ORGANIZE • Local library with search, folders and tags. • Duplicate, rename and archive documents so only what you use stays in view. • Merge several documents into one, or split pages into a new one. • Reorder and rotate pages, and adjust their look: original, grayscale or high contrast. • Designed for iPad too, with a sidebar and a cover grid. EXPORT • PDF, JPG images, TXT text and Word DOCX. • Choose the quality or set a maximum PDF size: handy when email won't accept large attachments. • Protect the PDF with a password. • PDFs created by Priveo don't carry your iOS version or their internal date. CONVERT • Turn a PDF into Word, text or images without uploading it anywhere. PRIVACY • Documents are stored only on this device, with iOS file protection. • They are excluded from backups. • If you delete the app, its documents are permanently deleted. • Optional Face ID lock. • The camera is used only for scanning, and Photos access is only for saving clean copies: Priveo can't see your photo library. Free, with no in-app purchases, and available in ten languages. Priveo does not collect, transmit or sell your documents or photos, and does not use them for advertising or tracking.

Screenshots

App Lock4 screens
Priveo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Priveo at none against App Lock's 7. Priveo also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. App Lock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Priveo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Lock ships an update fortnightly, Priveo every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
App Lock versus Priveo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp LockPriveo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.3K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLilucatAlejandro Torrado Martinez

Bugs and requests

App Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons at the bottom of the screen are inaccessible on some devices
  • Prompts are not legible with larger font settings
  • Locked apps can still be accessed by restarting the phone

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow concealing the app locker
  • Add scheduling/time-based locking
  • Provide separate unlock code from phone passcode
  • Improve usability when Dynamic Island is in use

Priveo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

App Lock

Subscriptions5
  • App Lock$4.991 Month
  • App Lock3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • App Lock2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • App Lock$14.991 Year
  • App Locker for iPhone$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • App Lock$59.99
None

Priveo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App Lock free?
App Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Priveo free?
Priveo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do App Lock or Priveo have ads?
App Lock shows ads; Priveo does not.
Which is updated more often, App Lock or Priveo?
App Lock ships an update fortnightly, and Priveo every 4 weeks. Most recently, App Lock was updated on October 30, 2026 and Priveo on October 9, 2026.

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