Comparison

LOCK vs Cardabase

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

Cardabase

Features
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Cardabase: Turn Any Custom Database into Smart Flashcards Cardabase redefines how you store, organize, and master complex information. Unlike traditional flashcard apps limited to simple front-and-back text, Cardabase empowers you to build structured, fully customizable databases tailored precisely to your unique learning needs. Whether you are studying financial indicators, technical concepts, legal precedents, or foreign vocabulary, Cardabase allows you to define personalized key-value fields—such as formulas, target benchmarks, source URLs, and category tags—for every single record. Key Features: - Custom Databases: Create tailored decks with flexible key-value fields for any domain. - Dynamic Flashcard Engine: Choose exactly which fields appear on the front and back of your cards for targeted study sessions. - Mastery Tracking: Monitor recall accuracy, track mastered items, and review progress seamlessly. - Clean & Intuitive: Built with modern SwiftUI and SwiftData for a high-performance, distraction-free environment. Stop forcing your knowledge into rigid templates. Organize your data your way and turn complex information into active memory with Cardabase today.

Screenshots

LOCK4 screens
Cardabase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LOCK at none against Cardabase's shown. LOCK also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Cardabase's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price 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 Cardabase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOCK ships an update every 2 months, Cardabase daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LOCK versus Cardabase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOCKCardabase
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValerio QunajKENICHIRO Suzuki

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
1 purchases

Cardabase

One-time1
  • Cardabase Pro$4.99

Questions

Is LOCK free?
LOCK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cardabase free?
Cardabase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LOCK or Cardabase have ads?
Cardabase shows ads; LOCK does not.
Which is updated more often, LOCK or Cardabase?
LOCK ships an update every 2 months, and Cardabase daily. Most recently, LOCK was updated on September 22, 2026 and Cardabase on October 24, 2026.

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