EarnLock vs Ouro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
EarnLock
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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 โข Lock any app or category with Apple's own Screen Time controls โข Open a locked app and see how many steps stand between you and it โข Answer "what am I actually looking for right now?" in one tap โข A math-gated emergency unlock for real needs, once a day โข Every widget in every size for free, including full-page widgets on iOS 27 โข 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: โข Unlimited locked apps and categories โข Active minutes and active calories as your goal โข Smart Schedules, with separate goals for workdays, evenings, and weekends โข Insights โข Streak shields: rest days you bank by going further โข A Live Activity with a Dynamic Island countdown โข Focus sessions โข A weekly bypass for the goal cooldown โข 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/
Ouro
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Ouro is a clean, fast habit tracker that helps you build routines that actually stick. Check off your habits with a satisfying hold-to-fill gesture, watch your streaks grow, and see your whole year at a glance. SWITCHING FROM LOOP HABIT TRACKER? Import your entire history from Loop Habit Tracker in one tap. All your habits, checkmarks and streaks come with you. REMINDERS THAT KEEP THEIR PROMISE - Turn any habit into a daily intention: "I will read one page after my evening tea, so that I can become a reader" - Your own words land on your lock screen, at your time - Identity-based habits: repeat it, become it TRACK YOUR WAY - Yes/no habits or measurable ones with targets - Hold-to-check with a burst animation, sounds and haptics - Today, month and year views with heatmaps SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Current and best streaks - History charts and completion stats - First day of week: Monday or Sunday, your choice YOUR DATA IS YOURS - No account, no cloud, works fully offline - Export everything as CSV or SQLite anytime, restore merges - never deletes - No ads, no tracking Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Polish, Croatian and Portuguese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ouro at 15.1 against EarnLock's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. EarnLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Ouro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EarnLock ships an update fortnightly, Ouro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EarnLock | Ouro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antti Aittamaa | Tomasz Mikolajewicz |
In-app purchases
EarnLock
- EarnLock Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- EarnLock Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- EarnLock Premium Lifetime$19.99
Ouro
- Ouro Pro$3.99









