Comparison

Lockty vs PDF

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

Head to head
About

Lockty

Features
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Lockty helps you use your phone less without relying on willpower. It starts with a short conversation: your hours a day, your age and how you use your phone. Lockty shows you how many days a year go into the screen and builds a plan to get them back. RULES THAT HOLD β€’ Daily limit: decide how much time your distracting apps get each day. β€’ Opening limit: cap how many times a day you open them. β€’ Short sessions: only a few minutes each time. β€’ When time is up, the app is blocked behind a Lockty screen. MODES FOR EVERY MOMENT β€’ Schedule modes by time, start them when you arrive somewhere, or with an NFC tag. β€’ Add tasks: read, stretch, meditate… β€’ Strict Mode for when you want no excuses. FRICTIONS THAT MAKE YOU THINK Before unlocking, Lockty asks for a pause: breathe, write what you're opening it for, copy a phrase, solve a small challenge or read your own words. Every friction is made your way. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE β€’ Focus, Detox and Checks scores. β€’ The apps that take the most time, and how your usage changes. β€’ History for every mode: what happened, what you unlocked and why. β€’ Widgets and a Live Activity with your unlock countdown. PRIVATE FOR REAL Lockty uses Apple's Screen Time API. Your usage data stays on your iPhone: Lockty doesn't see what you type, what you browse or your Screen Time data. No account to create. You can export your data to a file encrypted with your password. LOCKTY UNLIMITED Lockty is used with an Unlimited subscription, weekly, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can manage and cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://lockty.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://lockty.app/privacy

About

PDF

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PDF-Scanner & Tools is a simple, private PDF toolkit for everyday documents. Scan pages with your camera, merge files, shrink large PDFs, convert between formats, organize pages, and lock sensitive files with a password β€” all processed on your device. WHY PDF-Scanner & Tools β€’ Private by design β€” your PDFs and photos are not uploaded to our servers for processing β€’ Fast tools for daily work, school, and personal paperwork β€’ Clean, easy interface in English and Arabic (full RTL) β€’ Free to use, with optional ads SCAN & CREATE β€’ Scan to PDF β€” capture multiple photos and build one clean document β€’ JPG to PDF β€” turn photos into a shareable PDF ORGANIZE β€’ Merge PDF β€” combine files in the order you want β€’ Split, extract, delete, rotate, and reorder pages β€’ Add page numbers or a text watermark OPTIMIZE & CONVERT β€’ Compress PDF β€” smaller files while keeping text sharp β€’ PDF to JPG, Word to PDF, PDF to Word, Excel to PDF SECURE β€’ Protect PDF β€” add a password so only you can open it

Screenshots

Lockty4 screens
PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF at none against Lockty's 4. PDF also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Lockty's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Lockty sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. PDF asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Lockty versus PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocktyPDF
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel Sanchez PalmaAbdulrazaq Alonazi

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lockty

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited Weekly$2.497 Days
  • Unlimited Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

PDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lockty free?
Lockty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF free?
PDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lockty or PDF have ads?
PDF shows ads; Lockty does not.

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