Comparison

EarnLock vs Ouro

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

Head to head
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 โ€ข Lock any app or category with Apple's own Screen Time controls โ€ข Open a locked app and see how many steps stand between you and it โ€ข Answer "what am I actually looking for right now?" in one tap โ€ข A math-gated emergency unlock for real needs, once a day โ€ข Every widget in every size for free, including full-page widgets on iOS 27 โ€ข 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: โ€ข Unlimited locked apps and categories โ€ข Active minutes and active calories as your goal โ€ข Smart Schedules, with separate goals for workdays, evenings, and weekends โ€ข Insights โ€ข Streak shields: rest days you bank by going further โ€ข A Live Activity with a Dynamic Island countdown โ€ข Focus sessions โ€ข A weekly bypass for the goal cooldown โ€ข 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/

About

Ouro

Features
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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.

Screenshots

EarnLock4 screens
Ouro4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EarnLock ships an update fortnightly, Ouro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
EarnLock versus Ouro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarnLockOuro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntti AittamaaTomasz Mikolajewicz

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Ouro

One-time1
  • Ouro Pro$3.99

Questions

Is EarnLock free?
EarnLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ouro free?
Ouro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EarnLock or Ouro have ads?
Neither EarnLock nor Ouro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EarnLock or Ouro?
EarnLock ships an update fortnightly, and Ouro every 10 days. Most recently, EarnLock was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ouro on October 29, 2026.

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