Comparison

On The Lock vs complete Tasks

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

Head to head
About

On The Lock

This app allows you to display a single, important note, to-do list, or photo directly on your device's Lock Screen. It offers customization options for text, layout, and background, with features like reminders and iCloud backup.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen memo display
  • To-do list integration
  • Photo display on Lock Screen
  • Customizable layouts and appearance
  • Reminders and D-day tracking
  • iCloud backup
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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On The Lock is a simple memo app that keeps one important thing visible on your Lock Screen. On The Lock helps you keep quick notes, todos, photos, and today’s context where you actually notice them: the Lock Screen. Write a memo the moment it comes to mind, turn it into today’s todos, and keep your next step visible with Live Activity. Use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick capture and check-off. Add photos for visual context, connect Calendar for today’s remaining events, set a target date/D-day, and customize layouts, colors, text size, alignment, and background skins. Organize with categories, reminders, completed items, archives, iCloud backup, and an option to hide sensitive content while your device is locked. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

complete Tasks

Organize your day with a streamlined inbox, clear daily priorities, and a forward-looking timeline. Capture tasks instantly, group them by project, and track habits. Access your tasks easily with a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • Instant task capture inbox
  • Daily priority view
  • Upcoming task timeline
  • Project organization
  • Habit tracking
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Complete Tasks is the simplest way to stay on top of what matters. Organize your day with a clean inbox, see today's priorities at a glance, and plan ahead with an upcoming timeline — all in one free app. FEATURES: • Inbox to capture every task instantly • Today view shows exactly what's due now • Upcoming view groups tasks by date — Today, Tomorrow, and beyond • Projects to group related tasks together • Priority levels to focus on what matters most • Habits tracker to build daily routines • Priority Matrix, Logbook, and Statistics • Subtasks, tags, notes, and due dates • Home screen widget to see tasks without opening the app No account required. No subscriptions. Free forever.

Screenshots

On The Lock4 screens
complete Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: complete Tasks at none against On The Lock's 5. complete Tasks also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. On The Lock sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. complete Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for On The Lock against 5.0 for complete Tasks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
On The Lock versus complete Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn The Lockcomplete Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJayAppMOHAMED MOHAMUD MOHAMED

In-app purchases

5 purchases

On The Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium (Discount)$12.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$34.99
None

complete Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is On The Lock free?
On The Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is complete Tasks free?
complete Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, On The Lock or complete Tasks?
On The Lock and complete Tasks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do On The Lock or complete Tasks have ads?
Both On The Lock and complete Tasks show ads.

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