Lock Screen Loops vs Parallel Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock Screen Loops
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Lock Screen Loops is the easiest way to add messages to your lock screen. Create a loop with as many messages as you want, then add the widget to your lock screen. When your lock screen wakes a different message will appear!
Parallel Journal
This app provides a private journaling experience designed for managing multiple relationships, including those in ENM or polyamorous dynamics. It allows users to track partners, log agreements, and organize entries by date and mood, with robust privacy features and export options.
- Relationship Mode for tracking multiple partners
- Log agreements and boundaries per relationship
- Organize entries by date, mood, and partner
- Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock
- Private iCloud sync across devices
- Export entries to Markdown, PDF, or JSON
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Parallel is a private journal built for real life — including the parts other journaling apps don't handle well. Write quickly, tag your mood, add a photo, and keep every entry organized by date. Choose from calming built-in themes or fully customize your own colors. RELATIONSHIP MODE For anyone dating multiple people, in an ENM relationship, or just wanting to keep their notes on different people organized — Relationship Mode lets you: • Track unlimited partners, each with their own profile • Log agreements, boundaries, and private notes per relationship • See check-in history and relationship duration at a glance • Tag journal entries to specific partners • Assign each partner a color, including fully custom colors PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock • Your entries sync privately across your own devices via iCloud — never shared, never sold • Full backup and restore, plus export to Markdown, PDF, or JSON anytime Parallel is free to use with one partner. Unlock unlimited partners with a single one-time purchase — not a subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lock Screen Loops at none against Parallel Journal's 1. 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
Both are free to download. Parallel Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lock Screen Loops asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lock Screen Loops | Parallel Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Carlson | DAVID JOHN THIELE |
In-app purchases
Lock Screen Loops
No in-app purchases
Parallel Journal
- Unlock Relationship Mode$5.99
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