Shoreditch Exchange vs Padlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Shoreditch Exchange
This app provides access to private offices and shared workspaces across eight floors. It offers desks and rooms for various needs, along with essential amenities and additional services to support daily work.
- Private office rentals
- Shared workspace access
- Desk and room booking
- Essential amenities
- Additional services
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The Shoreditch Exchange App is your all in one workspace companion, designed to make every aspect of your working day simpler, more connected and more productive. Whether you're a freelancer looking for a vibrant place to work, a hot desk member seeking flexibility, a startup growing from a private office, the app puts everything you need at your fingertips. Seamlessly access the building using your digital credentials, eliminating the need for physical passes, and making arrival effortless. Book meeting rooms in seconds, check real time availability, and manage reservations with ease, ensuring you always have the right space for client meetings, team collaborations or focused discussions. The app also serves as a central hub for building updates, announcements and important information, helping you stay connected to everything happening within the Shoreditch Exchange community. Whether you're working independently, building a business or leading a larger team, you'll have instant access to the tools and information you need to make the most of your membership. Join a workspace where collaboration, innovation and connection come naturally, and let the Shoreditch Exchange App help you work smarter, connect better and get more from every day.
Padlock
This app locks distracting applications on your iPhone by requiring a physical device to be tapped against your phone. Once locked, apps remain inaccessible until the physical device is tapped again to unlock them.
- Lock distracting apps
- Physical device integration
- App access control
- Phone distraction management
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Padlock will change the relationship you have with your phone. Tap it against your iPhone, stash the Padlock somewhere that's out of the way, and your distracting apps are locked up. If you need to unlock them, retrieve the padlock and tap it again. To use this app, a physical Padlock device is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Shoreditch Exchange at free against Padlock's paid. Padlock's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shoreditch Exchange ships an update every 4 weeks, Padlock every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Shoreditch Exchange | Padlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews โ better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free โ better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLATFORM MANCO LTD | Padlock Focus Technologies LTD |
Customer experience
Shoreditch Exchange
Padlock
In-app purchases
Shoreditch Exchange
No in-app purchases
Padlock
No in-app purchases









