Comparison

PXLGrow vs LockIN

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

Head to head
About

PXLGrow

Features
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PXLGrow: Your Pixelated Habit Companion PXLGrow is more than just a habit tracker - it's a fun and interactive way to stay on top of your health goals. Track your daily habits from water intake to steps and watch your virtual plants grow as you make progress. The healthier you get, the more your plants thrive! Key Features: Track Your Habits: Log your water intake, exercise, and more. PXLGrow helps you stay consistent with your health goals every day. Grow Your Plants: The more you care for your body, the more vibrant your plants grow! Your virtual plants evolve with your progress. Fun and Engaging: Combining fitness with a fun, pixelated plant-growing experience, PXLGrow makes healthy living enjoyable and rewarding. Grow Mentally: PXLGrow offers mini-games to keep your mind active, helping you maintain a healthy balance between body and mind. Get started today and watch your healthβ€”and your plantsβ€”flourish!

About

LockIN

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Premium unlocks two studio coach voices and the monthly health report. Everything needed to train β€” heart-rate coaching, plans, the field test, progress β€” is free. Heart rate requires an Apple Watch. On the Simulator or an iPhone without a paired watch, the run screen will wait for a heart-rate source. There is no account system, no sign-in, and no server. Nothing in the app is gated behind an identity, so no demo credentials are needed. HEALTHKIT HealthKit data is never uploaded to a server β€” LockIN has no backend and no network path for it. Heart rate, workouts, and routes are read from and written to HealthKit on the device; training data is stored locally in SwiftData. No HealthKit data is shared with third parties, sold, or used for advertising. The app's one third-party SDK is Sentry, for crash reporting, and it never receives HealthKit data: sendDefaultPii, attachScreenshot and attachViewHierarchy are disabled and tracing is zero, because a crash screenshot of the run screen would itself be heart-rate data. PERMISSIONS The Health and Apple Music screens explain why access is wanted and then always present the system permission sheet. Declining is available on Apple's own sheet; onboarding completes either way.

Screenshots

PXLGrow4 screens
LockIN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PXLGrow at none against LockIN's 3. PXLGrow also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. LockIN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PXLGrow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PXLGrow versus LockIN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPXLGrowLockIN
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size93 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNazarbek RakhmatullaevRyan Bergeron

In-app purchases

None

PXLGrow

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LockIN

Subscriptions2
  • LockIN Premium$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$99.99

Questions

Is PXLGrow free?
PXLGrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockIN free?
LockIN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PXLGrow or LockIN have ads?
Neither PXLGrow nor LockIN shows ads.

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