Comparison

AppLock vs Excuse Generator Machine

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

Excuse Generator Machine

Generate ready-to-copy excuses for various everyday situations, from work and school to social events. Choose from starter access with daily limits or upgrade to paid subscriptions for more generations and premium options.

Highlights
  • Generate excuses for work, school, and social events
  • Copy-ready excuse formats
  • Starter access with daily limits
  • Optional paid subscriptions for more access
  • Premium excuse options available
  • Restore purchases functionality
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Excuse Generator Machine helps create quick, copy-ready excuses for everyday situations like work, school, family, friends, dates, parties, appointments, and awkward situations. Starter access includes limited daily excuse generations. Optional paid subscriptions are available for users who want more access. Plus Monthly is an optional paid subscription that requires an additional purchase. Plus Monthly includes more daily excuse generations and upgraded excuse options. Pro Monthly is an optional paid subscription that requires an additional purchase. Pro Monthly includes maximum daily excuse generation access and full premium excuse options. Paid subscription features are not included with Starter access. Users must purchase Plus Monthly or Pro Monthly to access paid subscription features. The app includes Restore Purchases, Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, Report a Problem, and Share App with a Friend. Built for harmless everyday excuses. Do not use the app for fake proof, fraud, illegal activity, or serious wrongdoing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ironstrikerevival.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

AppLock4 screens
Excuse Generator Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Excuse Generator Machine at 100% against AppLock's 21%. Excuse Generator Machine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). AppLock's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. AppLock sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Excuse Generator Machine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Excuse Generator Machine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AppLock has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of AppLock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Excuse Generator Machine's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AppLock versus Excuse Generator Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppLockExcuse Generator Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB31 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperCEM SOFTWARE LTDJustin Cummins

Customer experience

AppLock

All ratings1,417 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative69.0%

Excuse Generator Machine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Excuse Generator Machine

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
2 purchases

Excuse Generator Machine

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is AppLock free?
AppLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Excuse Generator Machine free?
Excuse Generator Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AppLock or Excuse Generator Machine?
Excuse Generator Machine is rated higher. AppLock averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Excuse Generator Machine averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AppLock or Excuse Generator Machine have ads?
AppLock shows ads; Excuse Generator Machine does not.

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