LockScreenNotes vs Useful Lock Screen Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockScreenNotes
Create personalized wallpapers with custom text for daily affirmations, reminders, or goals. Easily set your text-based designs as your lock screen to see your message every time you unlock your phone. Designed for simplicity with curated colors and fonts.
- Create custom text wallpapers
- Set as lock screen or wallpaper
- Choose from 20 curated colors
- Select from various font styles
- No account or learning curve
- Minimalist design
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Turn your wallpaper into a daily affirmation. bg text lets you create simple, beautiful wallpapers with custom text — and pin a note or checklist right on your Lock Screen. Add an affirmation, manifestation quote, goal or to-do — and see it every time you pick up your phone. Your lock screen is the first thing you see dozens of times a day. Make it count. HOW IT WORKS - Tap to type your reminder - Pick from 20 curated colors or use a custom one - Choose a font that fits your style - Save and set as your wallpaper or lock screen - Or tap Put on Lock Screen to keep it there as a live note It takes seconds. No account needed. No learning curve. USE IT FOR - Lock Screen notes: shopping list, today's to-dos, "don't forget the keys" - Daily reminders: "drink water", "take meds", "call mom" - Motivation: "you got this", "keep going", "one day at a time" - Goals: "gym at 6", "no phone before 9am", "read 30 min" - Mindfulness: "breathe", "be present", "let it go" - Manifestation & woo woo: "I am abundant", "universe has my back", "I attract success" - Study focus: "finals in 2 weeks", "stay off socials" - Habit building: "no sugar", "journal tonight", "stretch" - Vision board: put your biggest goal front and center - Relationship reminders: "be patient", "listen more" DESIGNED TO BE MINIMAL No busy templates. No stock photos. No distracting graphics. Just your words on a clean gradient or solid-color background. Pick from 20 hand-picked Pantone-inspired colors, or dial in your own with the custom color picker. FONTS THAT FIT YOUR VIBE Choose from a curated set of fonts — modern, classic, bold, or handwritten. Every wallpaper looks intentional, not generic. NOTES ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Put a note or checklist on your Lock Screen — big, always visible, no unlocking needed. Write a to-do list, shopping list or reminder, style it with your gradient and font, and tick items off right from the Lock Screen. It's a sticky note that never falls off — and never gets buried in a notes app you forget to open. WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT - See your goals every time you pick up your phone - Build habits with visual cues on your home screen - Replace doomscrolling triggers with purpose - Keep it private — no social sharing, no accounts - Notes, memo & to-do list on the Lock Screen — tap to check off COMPLETELY FREE. NO ADS. bg text is free to use and contains no ads, no trackers, no in-app purchases. Just a simple, focused tool that does one thing well. Your phone. Your words. Your reminder.
Useful Lock Screen Memo
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Keep what matters in sight, right on your Lock Screen. Useful Lock Screen Memo is a notes and reminders app that lets you check important notes and plans directly from your Lock Screen. Use Live Activities and widgets to display shopping lists, today’s tasks, things you need to remember and schedules you check often. 【Key features】 ■ Lock Screen notes Save a note to display it in a Live Activity and check it quickly from your Lock Screen. You can also adjust the text size and display color. ■ Reminder notifications Choose a date and time to receive the note text as a notification. You can also repeat reminders on selected days of the week. ■ Flexible advance alerts In addition to the scheduled time, enable any alerts you need: 3 days, 2 days, 1 day, 12 hours, 6 hours, 3 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour, 30 minutes, 15 minutes, 10 minutes, 5 minutes, 3 minutes or 1 minute beforehand. Use shared default settings or choose advance alerts individually for each reminder. ■ Manage multiple reminders See your saved reminders in a vertical list. If a notification cannot be scheduled, the app clearly marks it with a warning or an error. ■ Note and reminder history Previous Lock Screen notes and completed reminders are saved in history. Delete items you no longer need by swiping or pressing and holding. ■ Notification sound selection Choose from multiple built-in sounds to suit each occasion. ■ Lock Screen widget Add the widget to check a note or quickly open the app from your Lock Screen. 【Recommended for anyone who wants to】 ・Display a shopping list on your Lock Screen ・Avoid forgetting belongings or deadlines ・Check work or study plans frequently ・Receive several alerts for an important event ・Keep simple notes and reminders together in one app ・Check a note without opening the app 【Pricing】 All features are free. The app displays ads. With the optional one-time “Remove Ads” purchase, you can hide all ads. Even without “Remove Ads”, there are no feature restrictions. 【Before using the app】 ※ Live Activities and notifications must be allowed in your device settings, and the widget must be added to your Lock Screen. ※ The display duration and update timing of Live Activities may vary depending on iOS system conditions. ※ Requires iOS 26 or later. Created by katapu.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockScreenNotes at none against Useful Lock Screen Memo's 1. LockScreenNotes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Useful Lock Screen Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LockScreenNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockScreenNotes | Useful Lock Screen Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pairwise Tech FZCO | katapu.net |
In-app purchases
LockScreenNotes
No in-app purchases
Useful Lock Screen Memo
- Remove Ads$5.99





