Comparison

On The Lock vs ViewMind

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

ViewMind

Features
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Make inspiration visible. ViewMind is a mind mapping app that helps you intuitively expand the ideas in your mind and organize them clearly. Connect your thoughts freely and transform complex information into a visual map you can understand at a glance. ViewMind supports your thinking across planning, studying, meetings, writing, goal setting, and more. 【Intuitive Mind Map Creation】 Add parent and child cards to develop your ideas freely. Collapse cards, search your map, and use undo and redo to edit even large mind maps comfortably. 【Add More to Every Idea】 Add notes, photos, images, and PDF files to each card. Bring together information that words alone cannot fully express in a single mind map. 【Design It Your Way】 Adjust colors and styles to create a clear, attractive mind map suited to your content and purpose. 【Manage Your Maps as Files】 Mind maps are saved in ViewMind’s own .vmz file format. Open and edit them directly from iCloud Drive or the Files app, then organize and share them in the way that works best for you. 【Use Existing Mind Maps】 Import .itmz files and view them in ViewMind. The original .itmz file remains unchanged, so you can explore its contents with confidence. Support for more mind map file formats is planned for future updates. 【Recommended For】 ・Organizing ideas and projects visually ・Summarizing study or research materials clearly ・Recording meetings and brainstorming sessions ・Planning documents and presentations ・Managing photos and reference materials alongside ideas ・Saving mind maps as files and organizing them freely 【ViewMind Keeps Evolving】 ViewMind currently offers a simple and easy-to-use standard design template. Future updates are planned to introduce more templates for different purposes and preferences. We will continue adding features and improving the experience to make mind mapping even more enjoyable. Look forward to everything still to come with ViewMind. Turn the inspiration in your mind into a mind map that is uniquely yours. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

On The Lock4 screens
ViewMind3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ViewMind at none against On The Lock's shown. ViewMind also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On The Lock's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, 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. On The Lock sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ViewMind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On The Lock ships an update every 4 days, ViewMind monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
On The Lock versus ViewMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn The LockViewMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJayAppREI OJI

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
2 purchases

ViewMind

Subscriptions2
  • ViewMind Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • ViewMind Pro Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is On The Lock free?
On The Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ViewMind free?
ViewMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do On The Lock or ViewMind have ads?
On The Lock shows ads; ViewMind does not.
Which is updated more often, On The Lock or ViewMind?
On The Lock ships an update every 4 days, and ViewMind monthly. Most recently, On The Lock was updated on October 25, 2026 and ViewMind on October 7, 2026.

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