LOCK vs Datick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- No short videos
- No algorithmic feeds
- Focus on messages and profiles
- User-controlled experience
- Ad-free social media
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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
Datick
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
LOCK ships an update every 2 months, Datick monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LOCK | Datick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valerio Qunaj | Wael Abdel Alim Hassan |
In-app purchases
LOCK
- Monatliches Abo$5.991 Month
- Monatsabo$5.991 Month
- Jahresabo$24.991 Year
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- Jährlich$29.991 Year
Datick
- Datick Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Datick Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









