Comparison

LockScreenNotes vs Mad Ramblings

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Mad Ramblings

A simple and straightforward note-taking application that allows users to easily write and organize their thoughts. Customize your experience with theme and language options, and choose to store your notes locally or in iCloud.

Highlights
  • Easy note creation
  • Add comments to notes
  • Theme customization
  • Language selection
  • iPhone storage option
  • iCloud storage option
Features
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Simple, straightforward Notes and ToDo's. Easy and hassle-free — just jump in, write, and you can even add comments. Pretty great, right? And you can also choose your theme and language. It's up to you: store Notes and ToDo's in iPhone storage or in iCloud. Or even on your own server if you are a geek. Go ahead, give it a try! Absolutely free.

Screenshots

LockScreenNotes4 screens
Mad Ramblings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: LockScreenNotes at 3 against Mad Ramblings's 1. LockScreenNotes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LockScreenNotes ships an update weekly, Mad Ramblings every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LockScreenNotes versus Mad Ramblings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockScreenNotesMad Ramblings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB22 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPairwise TechValentin Buyanov

Customer experience

LockScreenNotes

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mad Ramblings

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LockScreenNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Mad Ramblings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LockScreenNotes free?
LockScreenNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mad Ramblings free?
Mad Ramblings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LockScreenNotes or Mad Ramblings have ads?
Neither LockScreenNotes nor Mad Ramblings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LockScreenNotes or Mad Ramblings?
LockScreenNotes ships an update weekly, and Mad Ramblings every 10 days. Most recently, LockScreenNotes was updated on October 13, 2026 and Mad Ramblings on October 15, 2026.

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