Comparison

Lock Screen Note vs Critter Timer

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

Head to head
About

Lock Screen Note

Display essential notes, reminders, and memos directly on your lock screen without unlocking your device. This app transforms your phone into a personal dashboard for quick access to important information.

Highlights
  • Always visible notes on lock screen
  • Daily reminders and quick memos
  • Customizable fonts and text size
  • Premium themes and colors
  • One-tap widget updates
  • Simple setup process
Features
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Lock Screen Note Widget - Always Visible Mini Notes & Reminders Keep your most important text notes right where you'll see them - on your lock screen. Lock Screen Note Widget transforms your iPhone into a personal dashboard, displaying essential notes, daily reminders, and quick memos without ever unlocking your device. WHY LOCK SCRENE NOTE WIDGET IS PERFECT FOR: - Daily to-dos & shopping lists - Important dates & deadlines - Motivational quotes & affirmations - Meeting details & reminders - Parking spot locations FREE FEATURES: - 2 basic fonts - Standard text size - Text alignment options - One-tap widget updates PREMIUM FEATURES: - 17 beautiful fonts - Adjustable text size (5-30pt) - Bold text styling - Premium themes and colors - Priority customer support Try 2 premium features free, then upgrade to unlock everything! SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: - Monthly: $0.99/month - Yearly: $8.99/year (Save 35%) SIMPLE SETUP: 1. Write your note & tap "Update Widget" 2. Long-press your lock screen & tap "Customize" 3. Tap "+" and select "Lock Screen Note" widget 4. Choose your preferred size and tap "Done" Your important information, always visible at a glance Lock Screen Note! Privacy Policy: https://www.2ly.xyz/terms-of-use Terms of Use: https://www.2ly.xyz/privacy-policy

About

Critter Timer

This app provides a cozy focus timer experience on your Apple Watch with charming, hand-illustrated woodland companions. Engage in focused work sessions while your critter friend studies alongside you, then enjoy gentle break animations that shift the scene to twilight.

Highlights
  • Standalone watchOS app
  • Animated woodland companions
  • Customizable focus and break lengths
  • Time-sensitive notifications
  • Daily session tracking and streaks
  • Auto-start option for seamless transitions
Features
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Critter Timer is a cozy focus timer for your Apple Watch, starring hand-illustrated woodland companions that move and work alongside you. Tap to start a focus session, and your chosen critter settles into their tiny world — a rabbit by candlelight in a cozy hut, a fox curled up in an English library, or a cat working at a cottage desk. They study while you study. Then it's break time. Your companion stretches, looks out the window, sips tea, gazes at the stars. The scene shifts to twilight. Two minutes, five minutes, however long you set — and back to focus when you're ready. DESIGNED FOR THE WRIST • Standalone watchOS app — no iPhone needed once installed • Beautiful animated scenes optimized for Apple Watch displays • Digital Crown to adjust focus and break lengths • Simple tap-to-start, tap-to-pause controls • Time-sensitive notifications keep you on schedule, even during Focus mode • Subtle haptics throughout — never jarring THREE COMPANIONS, ONE WORLD • A rabbit in a quill-and-ink study, candle flickering, cozy hut at dusk • A fox in a Victorian library, leather chairs and stacked books • A cat at a cottage writing desk, surrounded by warm lamplight FOCUS SESSIONS • 5 to 60 minutes, in 5-minute increments • Choose your length per session BREAK SESSIONS • 1 to 30 minutes • Different scene tone — softer light, looser poses • A gentle reminder to actually rest BUILT FOR DEEP WORK • Track your daily session count and watch your streak grow • Auto-start option flows you straight from focus into break, and back again — no taps, no friction • Resume gracefully if you switch wrists, get pulled away, or your watch sleeps mid-session • Distinct visual tone for focus vs. break so you always know where you are WHY YET ANOTHER TIMER? Most focus timers feel like productivity software. Critter Timer feels like a window into a small, kind world. Whether you're working, studying, reading, journaling, meditating, or just trying to be present for 25 minutes — your companion is right there, doing their thing alongside you. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. Just you, your watch, and a small woodland friend. Built with care for people who love their Apple Watch and want a focus tool that respects both their attention and their aesthetic.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lock Screen Note at Free against Critter Timer's $1.99. Lock Screen Note also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 1). Critter Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads 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

Lock Screen Note is free to download; Critter Timer costs $1.99 up front. Lock Screen Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Critter Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Critter Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Note has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lock Screen Note versus Critter Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen NoteCritter Timer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRajendran Sajith SajindranTodd Seabrook

Customer experience

Lock Screen Note

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Critter Timer

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lock Screen Note

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Widget Pro Yearly3 Days trial$8.991 Year
None

Critter Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lock Screen Note free?
Lock Screen Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critter Timer free?
Critter Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lock Screen Note or Critter Timer?
Critter Timer is rated higher. Lock Screen Note averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Critter Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lock Screen Note or Critter Timer have ads?
Neither Lock Screen Note nor Critter Timer shows ads.

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