Lock Apps vs App Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock Apps
This app helps you control and restrict the usage of other applications on your device. It offers privacy protection, time limits, and password security to prevent unauthorized access or changes.
- Privacy protection for sensitive content
- Customized app usage restrictions
- Limit app usage time
- Prevent accidental deletion or downloads
- Double password protection
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* Lock & Protect APP Privacy & Information Security * Customized Restrictions on APP USAGE * Limit APP USAGE TIME for KIDS Features - Privacy Protection: restrict the use of any application and protect sensitive private content - Usage Restrictions: prohibit the installation of illegal applications and control application usage time - Password Protection: double password protection to prevent modification - Application Control: prohibit accidental deletion of applications, prohibit application downloads, prohibit accidental application purchases Protect NOW!
App Lock
Secure your private apps with a customizable PIN password. Protect messaging, social media, and photo galleries from unwanted access. Personalize your lock screen with various themes for enhanced privacy and peace of mind.
- Customizable PIN password for app security
- Lock messaging, social media, and photo apps
- Variety of lock screen themes
- Protection from unwanted viewers
- Guidance on setting app locks
- Secure password protection
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App Lock: Hide App & Lock App designed to help protect your privacy on your phone. It allows you to lock certain apps with a PIN password so that no one else can open them without your permission. This app is helpful if you have apps with private information, such as messaging apps, social media, or photo galleries, and you want to keep them secure. Just utilize this App Lock: Hide App & Lock App and protect your apps from unwanted spyers. In addition, App Lock: Hide App & Lock App comes with various lock screen themes to enhance the look of your app lock screen. Now add the extra layer of protection to your private apps and protect them from unwanted views with this secure App Lock: Hide App & Lock App. Keeping your phone's apps private and secure is a simple but effective way to control who has access to your apps. Whether you want to keep your personal information safe or just protect your privacy from spy eyes, this app gives you an easy way to protect it. FEATURES: Secure your private apps using a customizable PIN password Keep your apps such as messaging, social media, and many more Choose from a variety of lock screen themes to personalize the look of your app lock Protect your phone's apps from unwanted viewers and safeguard your personal information Get comprehensive information about how to set a lock on apps Secure way to protect your apps with a password. Premium package are: - App Lock Hide App One Week - 6.99 $ - App Lock Hide App One Year - 49.99 $ the app offers auto-renewable subscriptions For more information: Privacy Policy - http://sannittech.com/page/privacy_policy.html Terms of use - http://sannittech.com/page/terms_of_use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lock Apps at 100% against App Lock's 0%. Lock Apps also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). App Lock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. App Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Lock Apps asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lock Apps holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lock Apps's written reviews are positive against 0% of App Lock's.
Lock Apps ships an update every 3 months, App Lock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock Apps | App Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 嘉纯 赖 | Pinal Goti |
Customer experience
Lock Apps
App Lock
In-app purchases
Lock Apps
No in-app purchases
App Lock
- App Lock Hide App One Week$3.997 Days
- App Lock Hide App One Year$19.991 Year
