Comparison

LockIn vs Time Console

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

Head to head
About

LockIn

Features
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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

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Time Console

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BOOT SEQUENCE COMPLETE. Time Console is a personal time terminal: sharp countdowns for the milestones that matter, with true CRT console aesthetics. Not another pastel day-counter. A minimalist temporal panel β€” pixel type, prompts, and real skins, with no visual noise. CHOOSE YOUR TERMINAL β€’ CRT Green β€” classic green phosphor β€’ Amber β€” vintage monitor amber β€’ White Phosphor β€” cold tube white β€’ DOS Blue β€” console blue screen β€’ CGA β€” cyan and magenta of old PCs β€’ 8-Bit β€” 8-bit machine look β€’ C64 β€” Commodore violet β€’ Pocket β€” pocket LCD green β€’ E-Ink β€” monochrome electronic ink Each theme changes colors, contrast, and the app icon. Time reads differently on every console. COUNTDOWNS THAT MATTER Create countdowns to birthdays, trips, weddings, vacations, anniversaries, deadlines, and goals. See how many days remain β€” or how many have passed β€” in a clear, minimalist list. Set yearly recurring events and the countdown returns on its own every year: a birthday, an anniversary, a date you don’t want to miss. ALWAYS IN SIGHT Add Home Screen widgets and keep the next countdown visible without opening the app. Export to your calendar anytime. Sync across your devices privately: your milestones stay with you. Perfect if you like retro, minimal, and personal. Initialize your terminal and start counting.

Screenshots

LockIn4 screens
Time Console4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Time Console at 18.0 against LockIn's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. LockIn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Time Console sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
LockIn versus Time Console: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockInTime Console
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size115 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHongsin AingDavid Llado

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LockIn

Subscriptions2
  • LockIn Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • LockIn Pro - Annual1 Month trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • LockIn Pro - Unlimited$29.99
1 purchases

Time Console

One-time1
  • Time Console Pro$4.99

Questions

Is LockIn free?
LockIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Console free?
Time Console is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LockIn or Time Console have ads?
Neither LockIn nor Time Console shows ads.

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