Comparison

App Hide vs Lock App

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

Head to head
About

App Hide

Securely hide your applications and games behind a PIN password. This app acts as a disguise assistant, ensuring your private content remains inaccessible to others. Protect your secrets with encrypted access.

Highlights
  • Hide applications
  • Hide games
  • PIN password protection
  • Encrypt applications
  • Disguise assistant
Features
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Hide applications, hide games~Hide all your little secrets. You can put all the apps, games, etc. that you don't want others to see in the app hiding and disguising assistant Set up PIN password protection function, encrypt applications, games, and only display them after you enter your password, so you no longer worry about others discovering it! Regarding member subscriptions: -Subscription: After a 3-day free trial/$6.99/week -Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and makes the payment, it will be credited to their iTunes account. -Cancel Renewal: To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the automatic renewal feature in iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription expires. -Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription period will be extended accordingly after successful deduction. Privacy policy:https://m11iavy23en.feishu.cn/docx/V1hYddNBDoeYKUxsHQNci1y7nDe?from=from_copylink User agreement:https://m11iavy23en.feishu.cn/docx/VvfldAXDoopVibxiuNycmS6knth?from=from_copylink Subscription Service Agreement:https://kdocs.cn/l/cshGOUPAcyxM

About

Lock App

This app safeguards your privacy by encrypting applications, photos, and videos. It also offers parental controls to manage screen time and restrict app installations, ensuring a safer digital environment for children. Enhanced security features include password and facial recognition protection.

Highlights
  • Encrypt applications, games, photos, videos, and contacts
  • Restrict access to sensitive content
  • Control screen time and app installations
  • Digital password and face recognition security
  • Prevent deletion of important applications
Features
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protect privacy, manage time and control the duration of mobile phone use. [Application features] -Encrypt applications, games, photos, videos, contacts. -Privacy protection: restrict any application to ensure that sensitive content is not snooped. -Parental control: prohibit the installation of improper applications, control the screen time and equipment usage, and provide a healthier mobile phone environment for children. -Enhance security: provide double protection for setting digital passwords and face recognition passwords for applications. -Anti-deletion function: it is forbidden to delete important applications to ensure data integrity. -automatic renewal terms -Subscription money will be deducted from your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase and at the beginning of each renewal period. -Renewal: Apple's iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before its expiration, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the successful deduction. -Cancel your subscription: You can cancel your subscription or trial at any time by going to your iTunes account to set up and cancel your subscription, otherwise it will be renewed automatically. This operation must be completed 24 hours before the end of the probation period or any subscription period to avoid being charged. Subscriptions that include a trial period will be automatically renewed as paid subscriptions. Privacy policy:https://m11iavy23en.feishu.cn/docx/Sc2dda9oFoqyr4x8ODicEbThnOh?from=from_copylink User agreement:https://m11iavy23en.feishu.cn/docx/Yzvudixnmo8snZxjx4rcRc0lnBw?from=from_copylink

Screenshots

App Hide4 screens
Lock App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lock App at none against App Hide's shown. App Hide's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Hide sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Lock App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for App Hide against 5.0 for Lock App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Hide ships an update fortnightly, Lock App weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
App Hide versus Lock App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp HideLock App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志勇 苏紫荣 雷

Customer experience

App Hide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Lock App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

App Hide

Subscriptions1
  • Subscribe to weekly membership3 Days trial$6.997 Days
One-time4
  • Weekly membership$6.99
  • Monthly membership$14.99
  • Quarterly membership$29.99
Show 1 more
  • Annual membership$39.99
2 purchases

Lock App

Subscriptions2
  • 周VIP会员3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Month VIP member3 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is App Hide free?
App Hide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock App free?
Lock App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, App Hide or Lock App?
App Hide and Lock App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do App Hide or Lock App have ads?
App Hide shows ads; Lock App does not.
Which is updated more often, App Hide or Lock App?
App Hide ships an update fortnightly, and Lock App weekly. Most recently, App Hide was updated on September 12, 2026 and Lock App on September 21, 2026.

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