Comparison

Again vs LockDay

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

Head to head
About

Again

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The recurring real-life stuff that quietly piles up — the haircut, the AC filter, the dentist, the vitamins. It doesn't fit your calendar (the date depends on when you last did it). It doesn't belong in a habit tracker (no streaks chasing you, no goal pressure). Again is the small, calm tracker built for those things. Tap done; the next reminder schedules itself. THREE MODES, ONE TAP • Loops — recurring on your cadence, not on a fixed date. "Haircut every 5 weeks": tap done after the haircut, and the next one schedules five weeks from that moment. • Dailies — daily things you want to check off. Vitamins, stretch, journal. Tap = "done today"; midnight resets. • Tallies — counters with no schedule or goal. Meditation, push-ups, glasses of water. Tap = +1. No reminders, no targets. SLEEP — TIMED PAUSE AND SEASONAL WINDOWS Put a loop to sleep for 6 months and it wakes itself. Mark one as "pool season only — May through Sep" and it sleeps every winter and reappears every spring, forever, with no action from you. Timed sleep and seasonal windows compose: a loop can have both. Sleep works on Loops, Dailies, and Tallies. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Real recurrence is messy. "Dental every 6 months — every 2nd visit is whitening." "Groceries every week — every 4th is the bigger Costco run." Per-occurrence variants override the title, notes, or emoji on every Nth occurrence — the row shows what's coming next so you're never surprised. CALM, NOT GAMIFIED No badges, no streak-loss notifications, no XP, no celebrations. Daily streaks show as a tiny chip — informational, never motivational machinery. Tallies have no goals or reminders, on purpose. NO ACCOUNT, NO EMAIL, NO NAG Again works fully offline, with no login screen. Optional sync between devices is account-less: your phone generates a random ID, with no email and no password. Your task content is end-to-end encrypted, so the server stores only ciphertext it cannot read. Linking a second device is a one-time QR scan. FREE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY Everyday use — Loops, Dailies, Tallies, the home-screen widget, reminders, calendar sync, sleep, and JSON backup — works without paying anything. The optional cross-device sync is $9.99/year or local equivalent. No ads, no upsells, no unlock screens. HOME-SCREEN WIDGET Tap done from your home screen — no need to open the app. Each widget picks a mode in its configuration (Loops, Dailies, or Tallies), so you can place several side by side. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Local-first by default. End-to-end encrypted sync: everything leaves the device as a blob the server cannot read. Your devices hold the only key. JSON backup exports everything as a single readable file. NOT A CALENDAR. NOT A TODO APP. NOT A HABIT TRACKER. A focused tracker for personal repetition.

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LockDay

Organize your day with a dynamic Lock Screen that displays your to-dos, calendar events, and notes. Prioritize tasks using a four-box matrix and view your schedule at a glance without unlocking your phone. Customize your Lock Screen with templates and personal photos.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen to-dos and calendar
  • Four-box priority matrix
  • Self-updating Lock Screen
  • Notes and widgets
  • Private by design, no tracking
  • Customizable templates and photos
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Your whole day, right on your Lock Screen. LockDay turns your to-dos, calendar and notes into a Lock Screen that updates itself. Pick up your phone and you already know what's next. — PRIORITIES FIRST Sort tasks by importance and urgency in a simple four-box matrix. The tasks that matter stay in view. — CALENDAR + TASKS See events from your iPhone calendars next to your tasks: week strip, month view and today's timeline. — A LOCK SCREEN THAT UPDATES ITSELF Pick a template, choose what to show and add your own photo. A quick one-time Shortcuts setup keeps it fresh. — NOTES & WIDGETS Pin a note or checklist to your Lock Screen. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device or in your own iCloud. LockDay Pro unlocks every template and style, unlimited tasks and notes, repeating tasks and iCloud sync. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://lockday.xyz/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://lockday.xyz/privacy/

Screenshots

Again4 screens
LockDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Again at 15.0 against LockDay's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Again sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and LockDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Again ships an update every 3 days, LockDay every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Again versus LockDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgainLockDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—52.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—74 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo ZavoriDat Pham

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Again

Subscriptions1
  • Again Sync1 Month trial$9.991 Year
4 purchases

LockDay

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Again free?
Again is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockDay free?
LockDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Again or LockDay have ads?
Neither Again nor LockDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Again or LockDay?
Again ships an update every 3 days, and LockDay every 2 days. Most recently, Again was updated on October 25, 2026 and LockDay on October 26, 2026.

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