Comparison

EmotionLock vs Sentiscale

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

Head to head
About

EmotionLock

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EmotionLock helps traders stop overtrading by enforcing their own daily trade limits, automatically. Set your maximum number of trades per day. When you hit that limit, EmotionLock locks your trading apps via Screen Time until midnight. No workarounds. No exceptions, unless you choose to use one of your limited emergency tokens. FEATURES - Set a daily trade limit (1-10 trades) - Automatic app blocking when limit is reached - Choose exactly which apps to block - Connect your MT5 account (read-only) to track trades automatically - Emergency tokens for genuine exceptions, limited to 2 per week - Discipline stats dashboard: streaks, weekly score, history - Supports 5 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese WHY EMOTIONLOCK Most trading losses don't come from bad strategy. They come from overtrading after a loss, revenge trading, or simply not sticking to your own rules. EmotionLock removes the option to break your rules. Your future self will thank you. Full access requires a one-time MT5 license (โ‚ฌ49.99) and a monthly subscription (โ‚ฌ9.99/month, with a 1-month free trial included). Terms of Use: https://emotionlock.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://emotionlock.app/privacy

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Sentiscale

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Sentiscale reads the market's mood and puts it in one number. Every day it scores the market's news flow, blends it with how stocks, volatility, credit and safe havens are actually behaving, and gives you a single 0-100 reading from extreme fear to extreme greed. WHY THE GAUGE MOVED Most fear and greed gauges show you a number and stop there. Sentiscale explains it โ€” in two plain sentences, tied to the specific headlines behind the reading, so you can tap through and check the reasoning yourself. No jargon, no hand-waving. WHAT USUALLY HAPPENED NEXT When the gauge has sat in this band before, how did the market behave over the following month and quarter? Sentiscale shows the historical pattern next to the baseline for any day at all, so you can see what the reading actually adds โ€” and it flags a band as thin when the sample behind it is too small to lean on. SECTOR BY SECTOR Eleven sectors, each with its own mood reading, so you can see whether the market is uniformly nervous or just nervous about one corner of it. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Widgets in several sizes keep the current gauge a glance away. Optional notifications tell you when the mood shifts sharply or when a high-impact headline lands โ€” you choose how much you want to hear. AN OPEN TRACK RECORD Every daily call Sentiscale has ever made is published, alongside what the market actually did afterwards, misses included, next to the benchmark you should judge it against. Nothing is edited or removed. SENTISCALE PRO The gauge, the widgets and the news feed are free, always. Pro unlocks the daily explanation, the historical band patterns and the per-sector breakdown. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sentiscale.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://sentiscale.app/privacy.html Sentiscale measures sentiment. It is not investment advice, and it does not predict prices or tell you what to buy or sell. Always do your own research.

Screenshots

EmotionLock4 screens
Sentiscale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EmotionLock at every 5 days against Sentiscale's every 2 weeks. Sentiscale's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. EmotionLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Sentiscale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EmotionLock ships an update every 5 days, Sentiscale every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
EmotionLock versus Sentiscale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmotionLockSentiscale
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBart JanssenBijan Vesper

In-app purchases

2 purchases

EmotionLock

Subscriptions1
  • EmotionLock Monthly1 Month trial$8.991 Month
One-time1
  • EmotionLock MT5 License$22.99
2 purchases

Sentiscale

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is EmotionLock free?
EmotionLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sentiscale free?
Sentiscale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EmotionLock or Sentiscale have ads?
Neither EmotionLock nor Sentiscale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EmotionLock or Sentiscale?
EmotionLock ships an update every 5 days, and Sentiscale every 2 weeks. Most recently, EmotionLock was updated on October 13, 2026 and Sentiscale on October 6, 2026.

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