Comparison

InLock vs Mind Grid Magic

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

Head to head
About

InLock

This app is a powerful tool for mentalists and magicians, enabling them to perform impressive phone unlock routines, predictions, and confabulations. It features a realistic simulation of a phone's lock screen and keypad, with versatile input methods and instant conversion of data into reveals.

Highlights
  • Realistic phone lock screen simulation
  • Dynamic Home Screen with notifications
  • Multiple input methods (voice, remote, classic)
  • Instant conversion of inputs to reveals
  • Invisible peek features
  • iOS Shortcuts integration
  • Seamless integration with other magic apps
Features
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Welcome to InLock — The Ultimate Tool for Modern Mentalists & Magicians. UNLOCK | INPUT | CONVERT | PEEK | PREDICT — All in ONE app. "UNLOCK ANY SPECTATOR's PHONE" & let spectators unlock yours. Designed exclusively for magicians, mentalists, and stage performers. InLock allows you to perform mind-blowing multiple passcode unlocks, impossible prediction and confabulation routines right from your device. FEATURES: • Industry-First Dynamic Home Screen: An ultra-realistic, fully interactive fake Home Screen experience featuring customizable unread notification dots and fluid gestures • Ultra-Realistic Simulation: A flawless lock screen and passcode keypad experience • The "Unavailable" Decoy: Features a first-of-its-kind, highly convincing "iPhone Unavailable" screen to elevate your routines, significantly enhancing credibility • Versatile Input Methods: Execute miracles completely hands-free. InLock supports Classic input, Remote input, and an advanced Voice input system that secretly converts spoken commands into prediction data using semantic analysis • Multilingual Support: Fully customizable interface languages for global performances • Instant Conversion: Turn raw inputs into meaningful content in real-time. Automatically calculate and reveal Cards, Days Alive, Zodiac signs, Same Birthday Celebrities, or your own Custom formulas • Peek Anywhere: Access your secret information invisibly. Peek via custom Notifications, iOS Widgets, Apple Watch, or feel the secret through our all-new Stealth Haptic Engine • Endless Possibilities with iOS Shortcuts: Powerful integration allows you to build your own custom miracles - such as seamlessly uploading the spectator's input data to an Instagram Story • Seamless Integration: Silently transmit your input data to other top-tier magic apps (such as Hydra, Bridge, Inject, etc.) • Organic Animations: Fluid, native-feeling transitions designed specifically for live performance • Minimalist & Elegant: A clean, distraction-free interface built to stay out of your way • Versatile: Perfect for walk-around magic, parlor, or stage mentalism NOTE: InLock is an entertainment app designed strictly for theatrical magic performances. It is a simulation tool and does not alter, interact with, or bypass your actual iOS device security or lock screen in any way. Powered by Matt Tran & Millusion Magic

About

Mind Grid Magic

Features
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Mind Grid Magic is an interactive performance tool for magicians and mentalists. Build a grid of words, images, or numbers as the performer, then let your audience join instantly from their own phones by scanning a QR code — no audience app install is required. Every selection syncs to your big screen in real time for clean predictions and finales. ■ Built for · Stage and parlor mentalists working with live crowds · Wedding, corporate, and festival entertainers using audience participation · Online creators running live magic on video platforms · Performers designing routines around words, images, or numbers ■ Core features · Design grids with your own words, images, and numbers · Auto-generated QR code for audience entry · Real-time sync between the performer phone and a tablet, laptop, or projector · Performance controls for predictions and finales · Works on stage, at the table, and in online shows ■ Purchase model The App Store purchase includes Salon lifetime access for audiences of up to 100 concurrent participants. Optional Stage and Theater upgrades are one-time, non-consumable in-app purchases that increase the audience capacity to 500 or 1,000. There are no subscriptions, automatic renewals, or recurring charges. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mindgrid.show/en/privacy

Screenshots

InLock4 screens
Mind Grid Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mind Grid Magic at Free against InLock's $150.00. Mind Grid Magic also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). InLock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On update cadence, 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

Mind Grid Magic is free to download; InLock costs $150.00 up front. Mind Grid Magic sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. InLock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InLock ships an update every 4 days, Mind Grid Magic every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
InLock versus Mind Grid Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInLockMind Grid Magic
Price$150.00Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChon Ip TranSeolHui han

In-app purchases

None

InLock

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Mind Grid Magic

One-time7
  • Event Pass 1,000 (24h)$39.99
  • Event Pass 3,000 (24h)$79.99
  • Salon (Lifetime)$99.99
Show 4 more
  • Stage Upgrade$99.99
  • Theater Upgrade$99.99
  • Stage (Lifetime)$199.99
  • Theater (Lifetime)$299.99

Questions

Is InLock free?
InLock costs $150.00, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mind Grid Magic free?
Mind Grid Magic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InLock or Mind Grid Magic have ads?
Neither InLock nor Mind Grid Magic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InLock or Mind Grid Magic?
InLock ships an update every 4 days, and Mind Grid Magic every 3 days. Most recently, InLock was updated on October 8, 2026 and Mind Grid Magic on October 13, 2026.

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