Monkly vs Locklify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monkly
This app transforms distracting apps into motivation for reading. It locks down time-wasting applications, requiring you to read pages from a book to earn back access time. It's designed to help users build a reading habit and reclaim focus.
- System-wide app blocking
- Customizable schedules
- Built-in EPUB/FB2 reader
- Import your own books
- Free starter library of classics
- Reading progress tracking
- Streak protection
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Stop doomscrolling. Start finishing books. Monkly turns the apps that steal your attention into fuel for a reading habit. Pick the apps you lose hours to — social media, video, games — and Monkly locks them. The only way back in? Read a few pages. Every page you read earns real unlock minutes on the apps you blocked. It's the deal you'd never make with yourself — until now. HOW IT WORKS 1. Block — Choose your most distracting apps and set a schedule. Monkly shields them system-wide using Screen Time. 2. Read — Open any book inside Monkly. Each page earns unlock minutes, at a rate you control. 3. Unlock — Spend your earned minutes when you actually want them. Out of time? Read more. WHY IT WORKS • Loss aversion beats willpower. Your apps are locked by default, so reading becomes the easiest path back in. • Streaks you don't want to break. Build a daily reading chain and protect it with Streak Freezes. • Instant payoff. Pages become minutes become real progress you can feel. • No shame, no lectures. Monkly doesn't guilt-trip you for scrolling — it just changes the price. WHAT YOU GET • System-wide app and category blocking with custom schedules • A built-in reader for EPUB and FB2 — import your own books • A free starter library of timeless classics: The Great Gatsby, Meditations, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Art of War, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and more • Daily reminders that keep your streak alive • Reading stats: pages read, minutes earned, streaks, and books finished BUILT FOR Students who want to study instead of scroll. Professionals reclaiming deep work. Anyone who keeps saying "I wish I read more" while their screen time climbs. Your screen time is going to be spent either way. Spend some of it on a book. Download Monkly and read your way back to focus. SUBSCRIPTION Monkly requires a subscription to unlock its features: • Weekly — billed weekly • Annual — billed yearly, includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers Prices are shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://monkly.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://monkly.vercel.app/privacy.html
Locklify
This app transforms your phone unlocks into quick study sessions. Before accessing distracting apps, you'll answer quizzes, review flashcards, or complete focus challenges to build consistent learning habits.
- Answer short quizzes
- Review flashcards
- Complete focus challenges
- Custom study collections
- On-device study history
- Flexible challenge types
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Locklify helps you build a consistent study habit before distraction takes over. With Locklify, opening social apps becomes a quick learning checkpoint: - Answer a short quiz - Review a flashcard - Complete a mini focus challenge Instead of relying on willpower, Locklify turns everyday unlock moments into small, repeatable study reps. Important: An active subscription is required to use Locklify features. Why students use Locklify - Build study consistency without long cramming sessions - Review actively with flashcards and quizzes - Create custom collections for exam prep - Use challenge gates before distracting apps - Keep study content and unlock history on-device Designed for real daily use - Quick sessions (seconds, not hours) - Flexible challenge types - Works with existing phone habits - Clear in-app setup guidance Whether you’re preparing for quizzes, finals, or weekly revision, Locklify helps you study first—then scroll. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Locklify at 5.0 against Monkly's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Monkly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Locklify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Locklify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Monkly ships an update every 2 weeks, Locklify every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monkly | Locklify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bizhan Ashykhatov | Dat Nguyen Thanh |
In-app purchases
Monkly
- Monkly Weekly$6.997 Days
- Monkly Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Locklify
- Premium yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$4.99









