Comparison

AppLock vs Avoiding Happy Belated

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

Head to head
About

AppLock

Secure your apps, photos, and notes with advanced locking mechanisms. Block distractions, customize themes, and catch intruders to protect your personal data and enhance productivity.

Highlights
  • Lock all apps
  • Distraction blocking
  • Scheduled blocking
  • Customizable themes
  • Intruder selfie
  • Private web browser
  • Hide photos, contacts, notes
Features
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Welcome to AppLock, your ultimate solution for app security and privacy protection. Crafted with robust features, AppLock ensures the security of your applications, photos, and personal notes with advanced locking mechanisms. Effortlessly safeguard your personal information and enhance productivity by easily securing apps to deter unauthorized access, thus safeguarding your personal information. With AppLock, you can confidently secure your apps and protect your personal data from prying eyes, ensuring comprehensive personal data protection and digital life protection. Create a healthier lifestyle by utilizing AppLock to block distractions and tailor a suitable schedule. Dive into a variety of lock screen themes and enjoy private browsing for added confidentiality. Rest assured, AppLock prioritizes app security and personal data protection, providing you with peace of mind in an increasingly interconnected world. Key Features: - Lock All Apps: Secure your entire collection of apps with a single password, ensuring app security and privacy protection. - Distraction Block: Quickly regain focus by effortlessly blocking distractions with just a tap, enhancing productivity and privacy. - Scheduled Blocking: Customize app usage schedules to maximize productivity and ensure app security. - Personalized Theme Customization: Customize your lock screen with themes to reflect your style and preferences, enhancing personalization, and app security. - Intruder Selfie: Catch unauthorized access attempts with a snapshot, enhancing app security and privacy protection. - Private Web Browser: Browse the web securely without leaving any traces, ensuring privacy, and app security, including secure browsing. - Hide Photos, Contacts & Notes: Keep sensitive information hidden from prying eyes, enhancing personal data protection and privacy. - Cleaner: Optimize device performance by scanning for duplicate files, ensuring smooth operation, and enhancing app security. - Password Manager: Securely store and manage passwords, ensuring app security, including data encryption, and personal data protection. - Enhance App Security & Improve Privacy Protection: AppLock continuously works to enhance app security and improve privacy protection, providing you with cutting-edge solutions to safeguard your digital life. In today's digital life, ensuring the security and privacy of sensitive applications is paramount. Trust AppLock for a reliable and intuitive solution to protect your digital life. Upgrade to AppLock Premium Protection today and experience the peace of mind that comes with enjoying premium protection features, ensuring the security of your digital life. About Permissions: Rest assured, AppLock only requests necessary permissions to ensure optimal service without compromising your privacy. Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. - If you want to continue the service, your subscription should be continued. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The following subscription plans are available (price may vary depending on location): – 1-week subscription – US$ 4.99 – 1-month subscription – US$ 9.99 – 1-year subscription – US$ 29.99 - You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/privacyPolicy.html Terms of Use: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/term.html Support: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/contact.html

About

Avoiding Happy Belated

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Are you tired of sending that awkward "Happy Belated" text at 11:47 PM? This app is built by a human who got tired of being that person, crafting the intelligence tool you need to be thoughtful, not just timely. The Prep Archive: Where Thoughtfulness Happens We don't just remind you; we help you plan meaningful moments. Every event card opens to your private Prep Archive, the app's core differentiator and secret weapon against impersonal greetings. What They Love (Persistent Notes): Permanently track preferences, favorite gifts, and long-term memories. These notes are your secret vault for future reference. Last-Minute Note (Temporary To-Do): Jot down quick action items like "Order flowers before Friday". This note automatically clears itself 24 hours after the event date, ensuring your archive is perfectly clean for next year. Private & Secure: Your notes are completely private and are never shared with family members, even when events are synced. The Horizon: Your 365-Day Plan See every moment that matters in the upcoming year, organized and easy to digest: Smart Nudges: Get thoughtful reminders per event: 7 days out, 3 days out, and on the day (at your preferred time). Focus, Not Overload: The app shows all events in the next year, but groups them by month and highlights urgent ones with pulsing animations, keeping your focus where it needs to be. Make Remembering a Game: Prove you're the true Relationship Master with the built-in Event Quiz Game. Test your knowledge of your friends' birthday dates, ages, and star signs. Game Center Ready: Unlock dozens of specialized achievements (like Lightning Round or Perfectionist) and climb the Leaderboards against your friends. Track Your Genius: View your average score, best streak, and progress in the dedicated Stats View. Technical Brilliance & Indie Love Robust Sync: Powered by the latest iCloud CloudKit (CKSyncEngine) for real-time, conflict-free syncing across all your Apple devices. Data Control: Use our dedicated tools to Scan Contacts, Detect Duplicates, and manually move data using secure .ahb files with smart merge options. Premium UX: Every tap is polished with bouncy animations and custom haptic feedback for a truly delightful experience. Download Avoiding Happy Belated today and make every moment count.

Screenshots

AppLock4 screens
Avoiding Happy Belated4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AppLock at Free against Avoiding Happy Belated's $1.99. AppLock also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Avoiding Happy Belated's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

AppLock is free to download; Avoiding Happy Belated costs $1.99 up front. AppLock sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Avoiding Happy Belated asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppLock ships an update every 3 weeks, Avoiding Happy Belated every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AppLock versus Avoiding Happy Belated: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppLockAvoiding Happy Belated
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCEM SOFTWARE LTDShriansh Shrivastava

Bugs and requests

AppLock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App doesn't lock all apps as promised
  • App caused loss of contacts

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make the app free to use
  • Improve instructions and user interface

Avoiding Happy Belated

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

AppLock

Subscriptions7
  • AppLock Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • AppLock Premium$4.997 Days
  • Lock Apps Premium1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • AppLock - Lock Premium$9.991 Month
  • AppLock Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Sale Off1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • App Lock Yearly Discount1 Year trial$79.991 Year
None

Avoiding Happy Belated

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppLock free?
AppLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Avoiding Happy Belated free?
Avoiding Happy Belated costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do AppLock or Avoiding Happy Belated have ads?
AppLock shows ads; Avoiding Happy Belated does not.
Which is updated more often, AppLock or Avoiding Happy Belated?
AppLock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Avoiding Happy Belated every 6 days. Most recently, AppLock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Avoiding Happy Belated on October 28, 2026.

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