Yotes vs LockTodoNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Yotes
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Meet Yotes β your notes, reminders and plans in one calm, beautiful place. In English or Tamil. Yotes 2.0 is rebuilt from the ground up with a modern glass design that feels at home on iPhone and iPad. Jot down a thought, set a reminder, or keep a whole plan together β Yotes makes it quick and a pleasure to come back to. KEY FEATURES Notes, beautifully formatted β’ Headings, bold, italics, bullet and numbered lists, and checklists. β’ A formatting bar that sits right above the keyboard and tucks away when you just want to write. β’ Colour-code notes, pin the important ones, and switch between list and grid. β’ Search finds anything in a moment. Reminders that arrive on time β’ Bills, birthdays and appointments, with your iPhone's own alerts. β’ See what's coming up as a list, a calendar or a timeline. Spaces for everything you plan β’ Keep a trip, a shopping list or the people you're in touch with together, with the details that matter to you. β’ Start blank or from a ready-made Space, and choose its icon, colour and fields. β’ Pin your favourite Spaces to Home. Share with family β’ Invite anyone to a Space and plan together. See who it's shared with at a glance. Yours, your way β’ Works fully on your phone without an account. Sign in with Apple or email to back up, sync and share. β’ Light and dark mode, colour themes and matching app icons. β’ In English and Tamil. Yotes Pro Talk, show a photo, or type β and the Yotes assistant answers from your own notes and Spaces, in Tamil or English. Ask it to remember something or set a reminder; nothing changes until you tap Confirm. Pro is invite-only for now β join the waitlist in the app. Download Yotes and keep everything that matters in one place.
LockTodoNote
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LockTodoNote helps you keep your todos, notes, calendar cards, image cards, and D-Day reminders visible on your iPhone Lock Screen. Add a quick todo, save a memo, or check todayβs plan without opening the app. With Live Activities and Shortcuts, your important tasks stay right where you can see them. LockTodoNote helps you see your day right from your iPhone Lock Screen. Keep your calendar, todos, and memos together in one simple daily view. Check what matters today without opening a full planner app every time. LockTodoNote is designed for quick, visible planning: see your calendar on the left, your todos and memos on the right, and update your day as things change. WHY LockTodoNote? β’ Lock Screen Daily View See todayβs calendar, todos, and memos directly on your Lock Screen. β’ Calendar + Todo + Memo Pick a date and view what belongs to that day. Todos and memos stay organized by date. β’ Mini Calendar Use a compact calendar view to understand your day at a glance. β’ Todo Check-Off Complete todos quickly. Checked tasks disappear from the Lock Screen so only unfinished tasks stay visible. β’ Memos Without Checkboxes Add notes that do not need completion. Memos use a note icon, so they are easy to tell apart from todos. β’ Fast Add Quickly add a todo or memo for the selected date. β’ Lock Screen Actions Use shortcuts and quick actions to add items and update your Lock Screen view faster. β’ Dynamic Island Support See a compact summary of your day on supported iPhone models. β’ Simple Settings Customize how your Lock Screen card appears, including calendar style, memo visibility, and completed todo visibility. USE LockTodoNote FOR β’ Todayβs tasks β’ School or work reminders β’ Errands β’ Appointments β’ Shopping notes β’ Meeting notes β’ Daily routines β’ Things you do not want to forget TODO VS MEMO Todos are for things you need to finish. Memos are for things you only need to remember. A todo can be checked off. A memo stays as a note. This makes LockTodoNote useful for both action items and simple information you want to keep visible. YOUR DAY, ALWAYS VISIBLE LockTodoNote is not a complex project management app. It is a simple Lock Screen daily planner for the things you need to see today. Open your iPhone. Check your date. See your todos and memos. Finish tasks. Remember what matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://motionfit.fit/locktodonote/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yotes at none against LockTodoNote's 3. Yotes also leads on ads (none vs shown). LockTodoNote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. LockTodoNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Yotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yotes ships an update every 5 months, LockTodoNote every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Yotes | LockTodoNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yokesh Vishwanathan Suresh Kumar | ChangHyun Nam |
In-app purchases
Yotes
No in-app purchases
LockTodoNote
- LockTodoNote Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- LockTodoNote Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- LockTodoNote Pro Lifetime$9.99









