LOCK vs Cardabase
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
Cardabase
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
LOCK ships an update every 2 months, Cardabase daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LOCK | Cardabase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valerio Qunaj | KENICHIRO Suzuki |
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
Cardabase
- Cardabase Pro$4.99









