Comparison

SquatLock vs EarnLock

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

Head to head
About

SquatLock

This app requires users to perform squats to unlock their phone's applications. It's designed to encourage physical activity by integrating exercise into daily phone usage.

Highlights
  • App locking functionality
  • Squat-based unlocking mechanism
  • Encourages physical activity
  • Customizable app access
Features
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Lock apps → do squats → unlock them.

About

EarnLock

Features
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It's 11pm again, and you couldn't name a single thing you saw. You opened one app for a minute, and the evening went with it. Willpower lost that argument, the way it usually does at that hour. EarnLock hands the decision to your daily activity goal instead, and Apple Health keeps the count. MOVE FIRST. SCROLL LATER. Pick the apps that keep eating your evenings. Set a daily goal in steps, or in active minutes or active calories with Premium. Until you reach it, those apps stay locked. Reach it, and they open by themselves until midnight. Half a goal still counts. Halfway there, some of your locked apps open for about an hour, once a day. WHERE THE KEY LIVES Other blockers leave the key in your pocket: a password you set yourself, or a delay you can wait out. EarnLock keeps it on the far side of your daily goal. You can always get in. You have to move first. A WEEK OF WATCHING FIRST For your first week, EarnLock blocks nothing. It watches, so you see your real pattern before any lock begins. WHAT YOU GET • Lock any app or category with Apple's own Screen Time controls • Open a locked app and see how many steps stand between you and it • Answer "what am I actually looking for right now?" in one tap • A math-gated emergency unlock for real needs, once a day • Every widget in every size for free, including full-page widgets on iOS 27 • Available in 33 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN Nothing leaves your iPhone. You don't create an account, and EarnLock has no server or analytics to send your data to. It's made for locking your own apps on your own iPhone. FREE TO START Free forever: lock one app or category, earn with steps, and use every widget. Premium adds: • Unlimited locked apps and categories • Active minutes and active calories as your goal • Smart Schedules, with separate goals for workdays, evenings, and weekends • Insights • Streak shields: rest days you bank by going further • A Live Activity with a Dynamic Island countdown • Focus sessions • A weekly bypass for the goal cooldown • Alternate app icons Monthly and Yearly each start with a one-week free trial. Or pay once for Lifetime. Every plan works with Family Sharing, for you and up to five family members. Start with one app for free. Move first. Scroll later. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SquatLock4 screens
EarnLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SquatLock at every 4 days against EarnLock's fortnightly. On price, ads, 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. SquatLock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EarnLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SquatLock ships an update every 4 days, EarnLock fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SquatLock versus EarnLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquatLockEarnLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarry ChungAntti Aittamaa

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SquatLock

One-time1
  • SquatLock Lifetime$4.99
3 purchases

EarnLock

Subscriptions2
  • EarnLock Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • EarnLock Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • EarnLock Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is SquatLock free?
SquatLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarnLock free?
EarnLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SquatLock or EarnLock have ads?
Neither SquatLock nor EarnLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SquatLock or EarnLock?
SquatLock ships an update every 4 days, and EarnLock fortnightly. Most recently, SquatLock was updated on October 31, 2026 and EarnLock on October 31, 2026.

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