Lockit vs MyListen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lockit
This app adds a small pause before you open distracting applications, requiring you to complete a quick task like a math problem or a custom checklist. It helps you regain focus, reduce impulse usage, and protect private apps by adding a mindful step before access.
- Task-based app access
- Customizable checklists
- Math problem challenges
- Temporary app access
- Privacy protection for apps
- Focus and reduced impulse usage
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Take Control of Your Screen Time Ever opened an app for 5 minutes... and then realized 30 minutes were gone? Ever tried to study, work, or sleep, but your just opened the same distracting app again? Or maybe there are private apps you do not want others to open easily. Lockit helps you pause before opening an app. It does not try to stop you from using your phone forever. It simply adds one small step before access. First, protect the apps you want to manage. Then, when you want to open one, Lockit can ask you to finish a small task first. It could be a math question. It could be a simple checklist you create yourself: Drink water. Review 5 words. Clean your desk. Finish today’s first task. After the task is done, you get temporary access. When time is up, the app is locked again. This helps you ask: Do I really want to open this right now? Can I do one better thing first? Lockit is useful when: You want to focus while studying. You want fewer phone breaks while working. You want to use your phone less before bed. You want to hide and protect private apps. Your child wants to play on the phone, and you want them to answer questions before unlocking apps. This way, learning and entertainment can stay in balance. Less impulse. More focus. One small pause before the next app. Privacy is simple too: Lockit does not read content from your managed apps. Your settings, tasks, and progress stay on your device. Passwords are stored securely using Apple’s Keychain. Biometric authentication is handled by iOS.
MyListen
Transform lengthy text, articles, and notes into personal audio files that can be listened to offline. Save your favorite content as episodes in a personal library, with features like synchronized transcripts and adjustable playback speeds.
- Convert text to audio offline
- Import TXT and Markdown
- Built-in English and Chinese voices
- Personal audio library
- Synchronized transcript
- Export audio and transcripts
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Turn AI-written explainers, study notes, and briefings into personal audio you can take with you. Your AI tool has done the writing. You don't have to spend more time staring at a screen. Paste the text into MyListen, choose a voice, and generate audio right on your iPhone. Listen while commuting, walking, doing chores, or winding down. No subscription, account, or ads. MADE FOR LONG-FORM AI WRITING Paste and edit long texts, or import TXT and Markdown documents. Ask your AI tool to explain a complex topic, turn reading notes into a listening script, or prepare a briefing on topics you follow. Stories, book summaries, and other long-form writing can become episodes in your personal listening library, too. NATURAL VOICES, GENERATED ON DEVICE High-quality English and Chinese text-to-speech models deliver natural-sounding voices with smooth, easy-to-follow delivery. English narration sounds natural, too. Audio is generated right on your iPhone, without uploading your writing to a cloud TTS service. LISTEN WHILE IT GENERATES Start listening once 8 seconds of audio are ready. The rest generates as you listen—no need to wait for the whole piece. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF MyListen remembers your listening position. Enjoy background playback, adjustable speed, and a sleep timer. Follow the synchronized transcript and return to saved episodes whenever you like. EXPORT YOUR AUDIO. COPY YOUR TEXT. Export completed episodes as M4A audio files or copy the full original text. You can also export all audio or all original-text documents separately from Settings. YOUR CONTENT STAYS WITH YOU Your text, generated audio, and listening progress are stored on your device. No account, no ads. WHY THE LARGER DOWNLOAD? MyListen includes high-quality English and Chinese text-to-speech models for natural-sounding narration on your device. These model files take up storage space, which makes the app download larger. Once installed, the built-in models need no separate download, and your text can be turned into speech without being sent to the cloud. MyListen reads the text you provide. It doesn't write stories or fetch news for you. Prepare your writing in your preferred AI tool, then bring it to MyListen. CONTACT & FEEDBACK Email: zsexdr123321456@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Lockit at free against MyListen's paid. MyListen's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lockit against 5.0 for MyListen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Lockit ships an update every 3 weeks, MyListen every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lockit | MyListen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuhan Jiushu Media Co., Ltd. | 铁果 朱 |
Customer experience
Lockit
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In-app purchases
Lockit
No in-app purchases
MyListen
No in-app purchases









