Comparison

LockScreen Calendar Maker vs Frosty Tasks

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

Head to head
About

LockScreen Calendar Maker

Transform your iPhone Lock Screen into a functional calendar. Overlay custom monthly or yearly schedules on your favorite photos, view dates at a glance, and manage events with reminders. Offers total customization for a personalized and efficient planning experience.

Highlights
  • Custom Lock Screen calendar wallpapers
  • Syncs with Google Calendar
  • In-app calendar and event management
  • Event reminders and notifications
  • Multiple calendar styles (Agenda, Classic Month, Full Year, Lunar)
  • Photo backgrounds and design customization
  • Automatic wallpaper updates via iOS Shortcut
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Turn your iPhone Lock Screen into a beautiful, functional calendar. Lock Screen Calendar allows you to create custom wallpaper that display your monthly or yearly schedule directly on your lock screen. View dates at a glance without ever opening an app or unlocking your phone. Whether you need a productivity tool or an aesthetic upgrade, our calendar wallpaper maker lets you combine your favorite photos with clean, readable calendar grids. KEY FEATURES: - CALENDAR WALLPAPERS Overlay a calendar, schedule, to-do list on your Lock Screen. Check the date instantly. Perfect for minimalists and planners who value efficiency. + Sync with APPLE calendar & GOOGLE calendar & OUTLOOK calendar + Sync with APPLE Reminders - IN-APP CALENDAR & REMINDERS * View your month and events inside the app. * Add, edit, and delete events – Create events with title, date/time, repeat (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), reminders, and notes. * Event reminders – Get notified before events (e.g. 5 or 15 minutes before). Tapping the notification opens the app to the Calendar tab. - TOTAL CUSTOMIZATION Make it yours. Choose from multiple styles: * Eisenhower Matrix: priority matrix, todo list * Agenda/Schedule: Today, Month, Week, 2-Week Schedule, Week + daily agenda * Classic Month: A clean grid view of the current month. * Full Year: See the big picture with progress dots. * Lunar Calendar: Track solar and lunar dates together. * Life Progress: Visualize your week or month of life. - DESIGN YOUR WAY * Photos: Use your own images as backgrounds. * Style: Adjust colors, dim levels, and first day of the week (Mon/Sun). * Markers: Highlight "Today" with dots, rings, or squares. - SMART AUTOMATION Set it and forget it. Use our pre-built iOS Shortcut to automatically update your Lock Screen wallpaper every morning. Your calendar stays fresh daily without manual editing. *** PRIVACY FIRST Your data belongs to you. All calendar processing happens locally on your device. We do not collect, store, or track your personal events. Download Lock Screen Calendar today and organize your life right from your wallpaper. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Frosty Tasks

Features
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Frosty Tasks is a beautifully designed AI-powered task manager with a stunning frosted glass interface. Stay on top of your day with smart daily briefings, a full calendar view, encrypted notes, recurring tasks, and seamless sync across iPhone and desktop. INTELLIGENT AI DAILY BRIEFING Start each session with a personalized summary powered by Claude AI. Frosty Tasks analyzes your overdue items, today's schedule, and upcoming priorities to give you a clear picture of what needs your attention. FULL CALENDAR VIEW See your entire month at a glance. Color-coded indicators show Work (blue) and Personal (purple) tasks for each day. Navigate between months with ease and tap any day to drill into that day's tasks. ENCRYPTED NOTES Protect sensitive task notes with AES-256 encryption — the same standard used by banks and governments. Your password never leaves your device. We cannot read your encrypted data, even if we wanted to. Encrypt on iPhone, decrypt on desktop — it works seamlessly across all your devices. RECURRING TASKS Set tasks to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or every weekday (Mon–Fri). When you complete a recurring task, the next occurrence is automatically created with the updated due date. Set them to repeat endlessly or until a specific end date. SMART PRIORITIES & PINNED TASKS Flag tasks as High, Medium, or Low priority. Pin your most critical tasks to the top of your view so they stay front and center no matter what. WORK & PERSONAL LISTS Organize tasks into Work and Personal categories. Filter by list to focus on one area of your life at a time, or view everything together. RICH TEXT NOTES Add detailed notes to any task with bold, italic, underline, links, and bullet lists using the built-in rich text editor. Perfect for meeting notes, project details, or anything that needs more than a title. SMART REMINDERS Set reminders at due time, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day before. Native push notifications fire even when the app is closed. MULTI-DEVICE SYNC Sign in with Google or Apple and your tasks sync automatically across iPhone and the desktop web app. Background polling keeps everything up to date across all your devices. AUTO-SAVE Frosty Tasks automatically saves your changes when you navigate away from a task. No more lost edits — your work is always preserved. PRIVACY FIRST No analytics. No ads. No data selling. No tracking SDKs. Your tasks are yours. SUBSCRIPTION Frosty Tasks requires a subscription at $2.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://mediawavegroup.org/frostyprivacy.html Terms of Service: https://mediawavegroup.org/frostyterms.html

Screenshots

LockScreen Calendar Maker4 screens
Frosty Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frosty Tasks at none against LockScreen Calendar Maker's 2. LockScreen Calendar Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. LockScreen Calendar Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Frosty Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LockScreen Calendar Maker ships an update every 3 days, Frosty Tasks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LockScreen Calendar Maker versus Frosty Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockScreen Calendar MakerFrosty Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVinh VoEstebull

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LockScreen Calendar Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
None

Frosty Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LockScreen Calendar Maker free?
LockScreen Calendar Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frosty Tasks free?
Frosty Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LockScreen Calendar Maker or Frosty Tasks have ads?
Neither LockScreen Calendar Maker nor Frosty Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LockScreen Calendar Maker or Frosty Tasks?
LockScreen Calendar Maker ships an update every 3 days, and Frosty Tasks every 3 months. Most recently, LockScreen Calendar Maker was updated on October 26, 2026 and Frosty Tasks on October 7, 2026.

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