Comparison

LangWIDGET vs Lock Learn

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

Head to head
About

LangWIDGET

Learn new words through a home screen widget and periodic notifications, offering a passive learning experience. Access all available languages offline without needing an internet connection or creating an account.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget learning
  • Periodic notifications
  • Passive learning method
  • Completely offline
  • No internet required
  • Access to all languages
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You've downloaded enough things for learning languages that force you to stay in the app and look at ads and extras you need to buy. LangWIDGET will teach you the words you want to learn through a cool widget on your home screen and with periodic notifications. You're already checking your phone at inappropriate times anyway. Why not learn a language in addition to just sitting there and breathing? This is a modern take on the classic passive learning methods of listening to audio tapes while you rest. LangWIDGET is completely offline, no internet connection required or even utilized. That means no accounts, no logins, and most importantly, no worries about your data being collected and sold to advertising companies. Everything you need to learn a new language is in your hands. You don't have to purchase individual languages. You have access to them ALL: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Korean, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Swedish, Swahili, Ukrainian, Czech, with more to come.

About

Lock Learn

Learn new vocabulary effortlessly by having words and definitions appear on your phone's lock screen every 10 minutes. Create custom word lists for any subject, from languages to professional terms, and tap to explore them further. Start with 20 free words and unlock unlimited access with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Lock screen vocabulary widget
  • Customizable word lists by topic
  • Definitions and grammar labels
  • Tap to view word details
  • One-time purchase for unlimited words
Features
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Lock Learn puts a vocabulary word on your lock screen and swaps it out every 10 minutes, all day. You're checking your phone constantly anyway, so you might as well pick something up in the meantime. There are no study sessions, no streaks to maintain, and no extra time required. How it works: Add the Lock Learn widget to your lock screen. From that point on, every time you glance at your phone you'll see a different word from your list along with its definition and grammar type. The widget refreshes in the background every 10 minutes without you doing anything. Build your own word lists: Lock Learn isn't tied to a preset word bank. You create topics for whatever you're working on: a language you're studying, industry terminology, SAT prep words, culinary terms, anything you want. Every entry includes a definition and a grammar label so you understand how to actually use the word, not just what it means. Tap to go deeper: Spot a word you want to explore? Tap the widget and Lock Learn opens directly to that word's topic so you can review, edit, or add related words. Free to start: You get up to 20 vocabulary words completely free, with no trial period and no expiration date. If you want more, a small one-time purchase unlocks unlimited words and there's no subscription. Features: - Lock screen widget that rotates vocabulary every 10 minutes - Organize words into topics and categories - Grammar labels included with every entry - Tap-to-open deep link goes directly to the word currently on your lock screen - Free up to 20 words, one-time purchase for unlimited

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Lock Learn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: LangWIDGET at free against Lock Learn's free with in-app purchases. LangWIDGET also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. LangWIDGET sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lock Learn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LangWIDGET against 5.0 for Lock Learn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
LangWIDGET versus Lock Learn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLangWIDGETLock Learn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfonso CejudoMaxQ Consulting Services LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LangWIDGET

One-time3
  • Mixtape 2$0.99
  • Mixtape 3$0.99
  • Mixtape 4$0.99
1 purchases

Lock Learn

One-time1
  • LockLearn$1.99

Questions

Is LangWIDGET free?
LangWIDGET is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Learn free?
Lock Learn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LangWIDGET or Lock Learn?
LangWIDGET and Lock Learn are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.

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