Comparison

Lock in vs Ask the Elect

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

Head to head
About

Lock in

Easily track your daily habits and progress towards your goals. Define custom habits, monitor your history, and stay motivated with inspiring content. Achieve maximum focus and build discipline.

Highlights
  • Track daily habits
  • Define custom habits
  • Monitor season history
  • Focus timer with Live Activity
  • Inspiring self-improvement topics
  • Progress visualization
Features
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Get the best out of your Lock-In Seasons with this super easy-to-use Tracking App [Habit tracker], designed for Maximum Focus. Define your Plan and get started right-away with tracking your 4 core habits every day and see your progress in the Heat-Maps! Define custom habits and improve yourself by finding helpful topics! With [Habit tracker], you can: - Track your habits, super-quick - Add any new habits, by choosing a name, color, a Symbol and a time goal - Accomplish your 4 core habits every day (or at least 3 to complete the day!) - Track your history of Lock-In seasons - Track your running Habit with a focus timer (including Live Activity) - Read inspiring Topics about self-improvement Lock yourself in to come back stronger. Learn discipline in a world led by cancel-culture. A paid subscription is required to use the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ask the Elect

Features
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Ask the Elect turns your recordings into readable, searchable text. Record audio directly in the app or upload existing files, and get back an accurate transcript plus a concise summary — so you can capture a meeting, a lecture, an interview, or a quick voice memo and actually use what was said. FEATURES • Record or upload — capture new audio in the app or bring in files you already have. • Accurate transcripts — turn speech into clean, readable text. • Summaries — get the key points without re-listening to the whole recording. • Organized library — keep your recordings and transcripts together, ready to revisit. • Playback — listen back with a built-in player, including lock-screen controls. • Private by design — your account is protected, with optional Face ID app lock. Whether you're a student, a journalist, a professional, or just someone who thinks out loud, Ask the Elect helps you keep every recording clear, organized, and easy to search.

Screenshots

Lock in4 screens
Ask the Elect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ask the Elect at none against Lock in's 3. Ask the Elect also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 in sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Ask the Elect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock in ships an update every 2 months, Ask the Elect every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lock in versus Ask the Elect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock inAsk the Elect
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel BialluchAmmon Hunter

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lock in

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$24.991 Year
  • Annual Premium$29.991 Year
None

Ask the Elect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lock in free?
Lock in is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ask the Elect free?
Ask the Elect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lock in or Ask the Elect have ads?
Neither Lock in nor Ask the Elect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock in or Ask the Elect?
Lock in ships an update every 2 months, and Ask the Elect every 4 days. Most recently, Lock in was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ask the Elect on October 25, 2026.

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