LockAway vs Hard Truth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockAway
Build positive habits and block digital distractions with this offline-first productivity tool. Track daily, weekly, or custom habits with streak tracking and detailed statistics. Schedule app blocks and focus sessions to enhance concentration.
- Habit tracking with streaks
- App blocking and time limits
- Scheduled focus sessions
- On-device reminders
- Weekly heatmap statistics
- 100% local and offline data
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Build habits. Block distractions. 100% on-device, no account. WHAT LOCKAWAY DOES • Habit tracker — daily, weekdays, custom, with streaks and a clear calendar. • App blocker — schedule blocks, set time limits, lock yourself into focus mode. • Focus sessions with an end-of-session reflection screen. • Reminders that actually fire, on-device. • Stats: weekly heatmap, completion rate, streak history. 100% LOCAL. 100% OFFLINE. No backend. No sync. No account. Your data lives only on your iPhone in a local SQLite database. Install LockAway today — your first streak starts tomorrow. Privacy Policy: https://lockaway.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://lockaway.vercel.app/terms
Hard Truth
This app helps you visualize the real-world cost of your daily screen time. It calculates how much time you spend on your phone and shows what you could achieve with that time instead, offering tools to set goals and track progress.
- Input daily screen time via typing or screenshot
- Projects future time spent and potential achievements
- Over 300 'truths' comparing time to skills, education, and more
- Visualizes life in weeks with phone time highlighted
- Set daily limits and assign time to specific goals
- Track streaks and progress towards goals
- Home and Lock Screen widgets for quick access
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Your phone keeps count. Hard Truth adds it up. Enter your daily screen time. Type it in, or pick a screenshot of your Screen Time week and the app reads it on your iPhone. Hard Truth projects it forward and shows you what those hours could have been instead. 4 hours a day for 20 years is 29,220 hours. That's 5 years of your waking life. It's 18 master's degrees, 13 languages as hard as Japanese, or 4,638 books. THE TRUTHS • 300 truths across education, languages, skills, fitness, reading, travel, career, people and the absurd • Every truth shows its math, the basis for the number, and a source • Numbers always round down, and estimates are labeled as estimates • Your life in weeks: one dot per week, with the weeks your phone takes shown in red THE PATH • Pick a daily limit and give the time a job: a language, a marathon, a degree • Check in each night in a few seconds • Watch your streak, the hours you've taken back, and the date you'll reach each goal • Optional nightly reminder, and Home and Lock Screen widgets SHARE IT • Story, feed and square cards for your hard truth, a single truth, your life grid, or your progress PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Everything stays on your iPhone. Screenshots are read on the device and never stored • Erase everything with one tap
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hard Truth at none against LockAway's 3. LockAway's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. LockAway sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Hard Truth asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LockAway | Hard Truth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nayel Ketfi | Greez Holdings LLC |
Customer experience
LockAway
Hard Truth
In-app purchases
LockAway
- LockAway Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- LockAway Pro Yearly$22.991 Year
- LockAway Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
Hard Truth
No in-app purchases









