LockIn vs KASANE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockIn
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LockIn blocks the apps and websites that pull you off whatever you sat down to do. It also gives you a launcher holding only the apps you picked on purpose, so unlocking your phone doesn't have to start with a detour through a feed. BLOCKING You can block one app, a whole category, or a website. You do it by building focus templates: Deep Work, Study, Sleep, Gym, whatever your week actually contains. Each template keeps its own app list, color and emoji, so switching between them is one tap. Templates can also start on their own. Set one for weekdays from 9 to 12, or every night at 10, and it runs whether or not you remember. Strict Mode is for the sessions you actually mean. Once a strict focus starts, ending it early takes three deliberate steps: write down why you are quitting, type the unlock phrase, then press and hold. There is no single tap that gets you out. Force-quitting LockIn will not release the block either. The blocking plan lives outside the app, so closing it, backgrounding it or crashing it leaves the shields up. NOTES AND TO-DOS Your notes and to-do lists live in the same app that blocks your distractions. Before a session, pick the tasks you mean to finish. When it ends, see what you got done and start the next one with whatever is left. Notes come in List, Cards or Grid, and both have their own widgets. YOUR HOME SCREEN A launcher is just a list of apps you chose deliberately. You open them straight from the widget without walking past anything else. There are more than 20 widgets: clock, date, calendar, weather, quote of the day, focus timer, launcher, notes, to-do list and a progress ring, in every size. Lock Screen widgets too, and a Live Activity that keeps a running session visible without unlocking. Font, weight, design, alignment and time format are all yours to set. WHAT YOU GET BACK Reports by day, week, month, or a range you pick, charting every session you have run. Streaks count the days you actually focused, not the days you opened the app. Achievements cover streaks, consistency, session count, hours and a handful of one-off moments. There is a new quote each day, and you can share it as a card. SIRI, SHORTCUTS AND FOCUS FILTERS Start a focus with your voice, from a Shortcut, from a button on a Home Screen widget, or automatically through an iOS Focus Filter. PRIVACY Your Screen Time data stays on your device. There is no account and nothing to sign up for. Backup and sync run through your own iCloud, and you can leave sync switched off entirely. FREE AND PRO The free version has no time limit on it. You get 3 launchers, 5 focus templates, 1 schedule, 14 days of history, Strict Mode, unlimited notes, the Inbox plus 2 to-do lists, and every widget, for as long as you keep the app. LockIn Pro lifts the caps on launchers, templates, schedules, to-do lists and history, then adds pinned and locked notes, week, month and custom reports, iCloud Sync, widget styling and the archive. $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year, both starting with a 7-day free trial. Lifetime access is $29.99, paid once. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you switch off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and your account is charged within the 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel yours in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://applockin.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://applockin.vercel.app/privacy
KASANE
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KASANE is a calendar-free multi-timer for building habits through stacking—not flashy streak pressure. Tired of loud “keep your streak!” theatrics? KASANE lets you move at your own pace—quietly, like a cat—and repeat only what you actually get done today. Record what you finish without the guilt spiral. Reading, stretching, language practice, deep work—run multiple habits at the same time. Tap a card on Today to start a timer right there. Pause when you need to, and pick up where you left off. ■ WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who wants to keep several daily habits going in parallel • People who want to manage Pomodoro and deep work at the same time • Those who prefer calm consistency over streak pressure • Anyone who wants to record progress and look back later ■ KEY FEATURES • Create and edit habits (name, icon, reminder time, weekdays) • Run multiple timers at once • See today's focus time and streak at a glance • View history by day, week, or month • Daily Cards—generate and share a visual summary of your day • Local reminder notifications before a habit starts ■ FREE PLAN • Up to 3 habits • Up to 2 concurrent timers • 7 days of history • Core Daily Card templates • Daily Card save and share ■ KASANE PRO • Unlimited habits and concurrent timers • Full history • Additional Daily Card templates, regenerate cards for past days, (coming soon) no watermark, CSV export, and more • Additional themes (as released) Your data stays on your device. No account required. No ads. Privacy Policy: https://kasane-lp.akifumi.workers.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://kasane-lp.akifumi.workers.dev/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KASANE at 17.0 against LockIn's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. LockIn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and KASANE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LockIn ships an update every 10 days, KASANE weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockIn | KASANE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hongsin Aing | AKIFUMI YOSHIMURA |
In-app purchases
LockIn
- LockIn Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- LockIn Pro - Annual1 Month trial$11.991 Year
- LockIn Pro - Unlimited$29.99
KASANE
- Yearly Premium$7.991 Year
- Lifetime License$17.99









