Applock vs Flickfly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Applock
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BorrowGuard helps you protect your personal apps and system features when lending your iPhone to someone else. With Borrow Mode, you can restrict selected apps and sensitive system areas, ensuring your private data stays safe while others use your device. Key features: β’ Temporarily restrict selected apps and system features β’ Works entirely on your device using Appleβs Screen Time system β’ No tracking, no data collection, no account required β’ Optional biometric protection to prevent unauthorized changes β’ Automatic restoration after device restart BorrowGuard offers a one-time lifetime purchase that unlocks full access to Borrow Mode with no subscriptions or recurring fees. BorrowGuard is designed with privacy in mind. All protection happens locally on your device, and no personal data is ever collected or shared. Privacy Policy: https://manhcuong5311-hue.github.io/app-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Flickfly
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Secrets that move with you. FlickFly keeps your passwords, documents, links and notes in a locked vault on your phone β then moves them to your other devices with a single flick. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pair once. Scan a QR code or to link your phone with your laptop's browser at flickfly.app, or with another phone installed Flickfly app. 2. Swipe to send. Flick any card toward your paired device. 3. It arrives encrypted with strong security standards in transit, decrypted only on the device you chose. WHAT YOU CAN KEEP AND SEND β’ Passwords and logins, with a built-in password generator and OCR scan password from a paper, screens and other clear surface β’ Documents and scanned pages with built in scanner β’ Links you don't want in a browser history β’ Private notes BUILT TO STAY PRIVATE β’ End-to-end encrypted. Keys are generated on your devices and the transfer is unreadable on our servers. β’ Your vault lives on your device, not in our cloud. β’ Locked behind your PIN and Face ID or Touch ID. β’ No account to create. Nothing to sign up for. β’ Optionally encrypted secure backup to your phone account's iCloud storage. WHY NOT JUST MESSAGE IT TO YOURSELF Passwords pasted into chats, email drafts and notes apps stay there β backed up, searchable and synced to places you forgot about. A flick leaves nothing behind. FREE AND UNLOCKED FlickFly is free to use with one paired device and a starter vault. A one-time unlock removes the limits and lets you pair up to five devices for browser and phone transfers. FEATURES NEXT IN ROADMAP You can swipe a password to a target password field in a website installed Flickfly extension. Pinch zoom password capture OCR camera aperture
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flickfly at every 5 days against Applock's every 4 months. Flickfly also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Applock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flickfly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Applock ships an update every 4 months, Flickfly every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Applock | Flickfly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.5 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cuong Sam Manh | Prashant J Vasini |
In-app purchases
Applock
- Lifetime Access$4.99
Flickfly
- Unlock FlickFly$14.99









