Comparison

Lock vs LapseIn

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 helps users focus on tasks using timed study sessions, fostering accountability through shared progress and group grinding. It aims to transform screen time into productive output.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro study sessions
  • Group study grinding
  • Progress sharing
  • Accountability features
  • Screen time to productivity conversion
Features
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Lock-in is a social study app built around Pomodoro sessions. Start a focus session, grind together with others, share your progress, and stay accountable. Turn screen time into real productivity.

About

LapseIn

Features
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OCUS. RECORD. LOOK BACK. LapseIn turns your focus sessions into time-lapse videos. Start a timer, point your camera at your workspace, and get to work. When the session ends, edit your time-lapse with customizable overlays for your focus time, goals, streaks, and progress. Save the video in LapseIn, export it, share it, or keep only a session log when you don’t want to store a video. CHALLENGE A FRIEND Send a friend a focus challenge and work toward a time goal together. Challenges share your session time and progress without sharing your video. BUILD GOALS AND STREAKS Create goals, track your daily focus time, and build streaks as you make progress. STAY ACCOUNTABLE Add friends as accountability partners, share 24-hour Stories, and follow people whose progress motivates you. JOIN STUDY ROOMS Focus alongside others in live study rooms, follow the leaderboard, and celebrate milestones together. CREATE AND SHARE RECAPS Turn your sessions into daily, weekly, or goal recap videos. Share sessions to Stories or your Feed, or export your recaps to other apps. YOUR VIDEOS, YOUR CHOICE Videos saved in LapseIn stay on your device unless you choose to share them. Delete individual Stories, Feed posts, saved recaps, or your account from the app at any time. Terms of Use: https://lapsein.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lapsein.com/privacy

Screenshots

Lock4 screens
LapseIn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lock at none against LapseIn's 2. Lock also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). LapseIn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. LapseIn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, LapseIn every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lock versus LapseIn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockLapseIn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB82 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAzizbek ZaylobiddinovJOSE DANIEL CANTU CANTU

In-app purchases

None

Lock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LapseIn

Subscriptions2
  • LockIn Pro$4.991 Month
  • LockIn Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Lock free?
Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LapseIn free?
LapseIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lock or LapseIn have ads?
Neither Lock nor LapseIn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock or LapseIn?
Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, and LapseIn every 2 days. Most recently, Lock was updated on October 9, 2026 and LapseIn on October 3, 2026.

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