Comparison

Grid vs LockLife

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

Head to head
About

Grid

Visually track your daily habits using colorful grids, similar to contribution graphs. Check in from widgets, receive smart reminders, and build motivating streaks. Perfect for establishing routines and making positive changes stick.

Highlights
  • Visual grid tracking
  • Home screen & lock screen widgets
  • Custom reminders
  • Streak counters
  • Unlimited habits
  • No ads
  • Data stays on device
Features
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Track habits with colorful grids—just like GitHub contributions. Tap circles to check in from widgets, get smart reminders, and watch your streaks grow at a glance. Perfect for building morning routines, fitness habits, reading goals, and any daily practice you want to make stick. Simple, visual, and incredibly satisfying. WHY GRID IS DIFFERENT Most habit trackers hide your progress behind menus and stats screens. Grid puts everything front and center with a visual grid for each habit—tap today's circle, watch it turn green, and see your patterns emerge instantly. Your habits appear as horizontal rows with scrollable grids showing the last 90 days. Green circles = completed. Gray = missed. It's impossible to ignore your consistency (or lack of it). STAY ON TRACK WITH SMART REMINDERS Set custom notifications for each habit—morning meditation at 7am, evening reading at 9pm, or water reminders throughout the day. Grid sends gentle reminders exactly when you need them, keeping you consistent without being annoying. CHECK IN FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN Grid's home screen widgets let you see and complete habits without opening the app. Glance at your progress, tap to check in, and keep your momentum going—all from your iPhone home screen or lock screen. Widget options: - Today's Habits - See all habits and check them off - Single Habit Focus - Track your most important habit with a mini-grid - Quick access from small, medium, or large widgets FEATURES - Unlimited habits (100% free) - Visual grid tracking for each habit - Home screen & lock screen widgets - Custom reminders for each habit - Satisfying check-in animation with confetti - Streak counters that motivate you daily - Share cards to celebrate milestones - Full calendar view with detailed stats - Dark mode support - No ads, no account required - All your data stays on your device PERFECT FOR Morning routines (meditation, journaling, exercise) Health goals (drink water, take vitamins, track sleep) Fitness habits (gym, running, yoga, stretching) Learning (read daily, practice language, study) Productivity (deep work, no social media, inbox zero) Self-improvement (gratitude, mindfulness, reflection) HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a habit with an emoji and name 2. Set a reminder time (optional) 3. Get notified when it's time 4. Tap the circle to check in—from the app or widget 5. Watch green squares fill up your grid 6. Build unstoppable streaks 7. Share your progress when you hit milestones NEVER MISS A HABIT Grid's notification system is designed to help, not harass. Set one reminder or multiple throughout the day. Snooze if you need more time. Dismiss if you're done. Each habit gets its own reminder schedule that works for your life. THE GRID APPROACH Inspired by GitHub's contribution graph, Grid makes habit tracking visual and immediate. You don't need to dig through menus to see how you're doing—your grids and widgets tell the story at a glance. Miss a day? You'll see the gap. Building consistency? The pattern becomes obvious. Unlike apps that hide broken streaks or make excuses, Grid shows you the truth. NO TRICKS, NO GAMES No points, levels, or virtual rewards. No AI coaches or premium features locked behind paywalls. Just you, your habits, honest visual feedback, and helpful reminders. Grid respects your time and privacy. No account required. No data collected. No ads interrupting your flow. Your habit data stays on your device. 100% FREE FOREVER Grid is completely free with all features unlocked. Unlimited habits, unlimited reminders, all widgets included. No feature gates, no subscription required. SHARE YOUR WINS Hit a 30-day streak? Grid lets you create beautiful share cards with gradient backgrounds to post on Instagram, Twitter, or send to friends. Celebrate your progress and inspire others. START TODAY Download Grid and build the habits that will change your life. One reminder at a time, one widget at a time, one circle at a time

About

LockLife

This app helps you reclaim your time by blocking distracting apps and websites on a schedule or during focus sessions. It reinforces your goals and tracks your progress, offering a private journal for reflection. Designed to be honest and private, it keeps all data on your device.

Highlights
  • Scheduled app and website blocking
  • Daily time limits for apps
  • Focus sessions with timers or to-do lists
  • Personalized 'why' and goals display
  • Time saved tracking and yearly projection
  • Private journal for daily reflection
Features
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Make taking your time back personal. LockLife blocks the apps and websites that steal your time, on a schedule, with a daily limit, or during a focus session, and puts your own reason for quitting in front of you every time you reach for them. WHAT IT DOES • Blocks the apps and websites you choose on a schedule: work, study, evenings, sleep • Search any website to block it, from Reddit to YouTube • Sets daily limits, so after 30 minutes of Instagram, it's done for the day • Focus sessions with a timer or a to-do list. Apps stay locked until every task is checked off. • Plan tomorrow: a quick nightly check-in to set up the next day • No pause button. The only way out is one signed emergency exit per week. • Shows your "why" and your goals on every blocked screen • Tracks the time you've saved, per app, with your yearly projection • Victories: look back on every goal reached, task finished and win you've logged • Includes a private journal for daily wins and reflection HONEST BY DESIGN Any iPhone blocker can be turned off in Settings. LockLife doesn't pretend otherwise. It works by reminding you why you started, right when it counts. PRIVATE No account, no tracking, no ads. Everything stays on your iPhone. SUBSCRIPTION Try everything free for 3 days, then $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://prismatic-mooncake-ac43da.netlify.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Grid4 screens
LockLife3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LockLife at 100% against Grid's 50%. LockLife also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Grid's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Grid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and LockLife sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LockLife holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Grid's written reviews are positive against 100% of LockLife's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid ships an update every 5 weeks, LockLife every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grid versus LockLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridLockLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWes ThomsonKB PLATFORMS LLC

Customer experience

Grid

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

LockLife

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid

Subscriptions1
  • Grid Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year
2 purchases

LockLife

Subscriptions2
  • LockLife Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • LockLife Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockLife free?
LockLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grid or LockLife?
LockLife is rated higher. Grid averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while LockLife averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Grid or LockLife have ads?
Neither Grid nor LockLife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid or LockLife?
Grid ships an update every 5 weeks, and LockLife every 3 days. Most recently, Grid was updated on October 28, 2026 and LockLife on October 31, 2026.

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