Comparison

LOCK vs Datick

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

Head to head
About

LOCK

This app offers a focused social media experience by removing short-form videos and algorithmic feeds. It prioritizes direct messages, profiles, and connections, allowing users to control their digital environment.

Highlights
  • No short videos
  • No algorithmic feeds
  • Focus on messages and profiles
  • User-controlled experience
  • Ad-free social media
Features
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No feed. No scroll. No rabbit hole. LOCK-IN gives you Snapchat, Instagram & Co. without short videos and without algorithmic traps. Just what matters: messages, profiles, connections. Your phone. Your rules. https://get-lockin.app/nutzungsbedingungen https://get-lockin.app/datenschutz

About

Datick

Features
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Datick is the cleanest, most uniquely-featured event countdown app on iOS. Six widget styles, a fully-live DD:HH:MM:SS digital countdown that ticks every second, Dynamic Island Live Activities, a real Apple Watch companion, and full Arabic right-to-left localization. FREE TIER • 1 event • Single Date widget (small, medium, large) • Local storage on device • Notifications • Full English & Arabic DATICK PRO — 7-DAY FREE TRIAL, THEN $2.99/MONTH OR $19.99/YEAR • Unlimited events • All 6 widget styles (Single, Multiple Dates, Large Multiple, Lock Screen, Live Countdown, Digital DD:HH:MM:SS) • Dynamic Island Live Activities • Apple Watch companion app • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Watch & Mac • Calendar & Reminders import • Photo backdrops for events • Custom unit labels ("sleeps", "paychecks", …) • Workday-only countdowns (skip weekends) • Repeating events: yearly, monthly, weekly, custom • Early reminder notifications you can configure per event Try every Pro feature free for 7 days. Subscription auto-renews at $2.99/month or $19.99/year unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. You can cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. PRIVACY FIRST Datick has no servers, no analytics, no tracking, and no third-party SDKs. Your events stay on your device. If you turn on iCloud Sync (Pro), they travel only through Apple's CloudKit private database — encrypted, owned by you, invisible to us. Privacy Policy: https://wzahran74.github.io/tickr-pages/privacy.html Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LOCK4 screens
Datick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LOCK at 15.1 against Datick's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. LOCK sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Datick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOCK ships an update every 2 months, Datick monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LOCK versus Datick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOCKDatick
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValerio QunajWael Abdel Alim Hassan

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LOCK

Subscriptions4
  • Monatliches Abo$5.991 Month
  • Monatsabo$5.991 Month
  • Jahresabo$24.991 Year
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  • Jährlich$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Datick

Subscriptions2
  • Datick Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Datick Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is LOCK free?
LOCK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Datick free?
Datick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LOCK or Datick have ads?
Neither LOCK nor Datick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOCK or Datick?
LOCK ships an update every 2 months, and Datick monthly. Most recently, LOCK was updated on September 22, 2026 and Datick on October 21, 2026.

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