Comparison

Nova vs Lock Screen Studio

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

Head to head
About

Nova

This AI assistant remembers your personal details and preferences to proactively manage your tasks, schedule, and communications. It integrates with numerous services to handle real-world actions like booking appointments and managing emails.

Highlights
  • Personalized memory recall
  • Voice-activated task management
  • Automated calendar planning
  • Email summarization and drafting
  • Action execution (booking, forms)
  • Extensive service integrations
Features
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Your AI can finally plan your week. Tell Claude or ChatGPT what needs doing, and Nova places it on your real calendar, around your meetings. Or just type your day into Nova and it plans it for you. PLANNED AROUND YOUR REAL DAY Nova reads your Google Calendar and fits every task into the open time around your meetings. Meetings always win. REPLANS WHEN YOUR DAY CHANGES A meeting moves, a task runs long, something slips. Nova moves things for you and shows exactly what changed. Missed work rolls forward to the next open slot, never dropped. ONE QUIET NOTE AT 7AM Each morning you get one short note with your day already planned. WORKS WITH CLAUDE AND CHATGPT Connect your AI once. Anything it plans for you lands as real blocks on your calendar. DEADLINES HELD Hard deadlines stay fixed. If something can't fit in time, Nova tells you early. Nova is free.

About

Lock Screen Studio

Features
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Turn your Lock Screen into a personal dashboard. Lock Screen Studio generates custom wallpaper images with your daily agenda, priorities, to-dos, countdowns, and more - all beautifully arranged on your Lock Screen. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose from 14 built-in templates or create your own 2. Customize panels, themes, colors, and backgrounds 3. Generate - the wallpaper is saved to your Photos, ready to apply as your Lock Screen FEATURES • Calendar integration - see today's events at a glance • To-do lists - track tasks right on your Lock Screen, or sync them from Apple Reminders (pick a list, filter by today or the next 7 days) • Top 3 priorities - stay focused on what matters • Interactive Home Screen widget - tap to mark todos done without opening the app • Lock Screen widgets - today's progress above the clock, without unlocking • Consistency panel - your streak as a heatmap, counted from your completed todos or your Apple Health step count • Year in Pixels - a full-page widget showing your whole year at a glance (iOS 27) • Todo history with streak stats and a 13-week completion heatmap • Daily quote packs - hand-picked Stoic, Focus, Calm, and Motivation collections that rotate a fresh quote each day, or write your own • Share templates with friends - export as a file, import via AirDrop or Files • Countdown timers - count days to important events • Monthly calendar grid - see the full month • Custom notes • Photo backgrounds with blur and dim controls - or add up to 10 photos and get a different one each day • Dark, light, and gradient themes • 9 font color options for perfect readability • Adjustable font size and vertical text position • Export for any iPhone model (12 through 18 series) AUTOMATION Pair with Apple Shortcuts and your iPhone will generate a fresh wallpaper for you on a schedule - every morning at 7 AM, after your alarm, when Focus turns on, when you arrive at work, or at sunset. The app ships 5 ready-made recipes with clear, step-by-step setup instructions, written separately for iOS 26 and iOS 27. The new wallpaper is applied to your Lock Screen automatically - no tapping, no confirmation. A notification sums up your day: how many events and open to-dos you have. PRO Unlock all templates, unlimited exports, premium gradients, photo backgrounds, quote packs, custom panel creation, and advanced Shortcuts automation. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. No accounts, no ads, no third-party tracking. Your data never leaves your device. Health data is read only - never written back, never sent anywhere. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lockscreenstudio.com/privacy

Screenshots

Nova4 screens
Lock Screen Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nova at every 4 days against Lock Screen Studio's every 8 days. Nova also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Nova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month and Lock Screen Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova ships an update every 4 days, Lock Screen Studio every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nova versus Lock Screen Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovaLock Screen Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALTURA Society LLCArinitsolutions

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nova

Subscriptions2
  • Nova Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.001 Month
  • Nova Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$100.001 Year
3 purchases

Lock Screen Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Nova free?
Nova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Studio free?
Lock Screen Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nova or Lock Screen Studio have ads?
Neither Nova nor Lock Screen Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova or Lock Screen Studio?
Nova ships an update every 4 days, and Lock Screen Studio every 8 days. Most recently, Nova was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lock Screen Studio on October 9, 2026.

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