Comparison

LockNote vs PhoneStack

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

Head to head
About

LockNote

Keep essential notes, tasks, and reminders visible on your iPhone's Lock Screen. Transform your notes into stylish wallpapers for constant visibility without opening an app. Ideal for quick memos, to-do lists, and motivational quotes.

Highlights
  • Notes on Lock Screen wallpaper
  • Fast note editor with formatting
  • Multiple Lock Screen styles
  • Customizable layout and font size
  • Shortcut setup guide
  • Simple note history
Features
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LockNote helps you keep important notes, tasks, reminders, and ideas right where you can see them - on your iPhone Lock Screen. Instead of opening a notes app again and again, create a note, choose a beautiful Lock Screen style, and apply it as your wallpaper. Your most important information stays visible every time you pick up your phone. Perfect for: • Daily work tasks • To-do lists • Meeting reminders • Shopping lists • Study notes • Motivational quotes • Quick memos • Important things you do not want to forget WHY LOCKNOTE? Notes on your Lock Screen Turn your note into a clean, readable Lock Screen wallpaper so it stays in sight throughout the day. Fast note editor Write your note quickly with formatting tools like bold, italic, underline, bullet list, numbered list, checklist, and alignment. Beautiful styles Choose from multiple Lock Screen designs, including sticky note, paper note, glass card, clean white card, and more. Custom layout Adjust the position, background, card opacity, and font size to make your note fit your wallpaper and reading style. Shortcut setup guide LockNote guides you through Apple Shortcuts setup so you can apply your note to your Lock Screen more easily. Simple note history Keep your current note and view recent note history when needed. Made for focus LockNote is designed for people who want fewer distractions and more visibility. No complicated project management. No clutter. Just the important note you need to see. LOCKNOTE PRO Upgrade to LockNote Pro to unlock: • More notes • All premium styles • Custom layout options • No limits Use LockNote as your personal visual reminder board and keep every important note in sight. --------------------- Privacy Policy: https://noteonlockscreen.web.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription Terms: https://noteonlockscreen.web.app/terms

About

PhoneStack

This app helps you and your friends stay off your phones by creating shared focus sessions. Block distracting apps together, track group streaks, and hold each other accountable to digital well-being goals.

Highlights
  • Shared focus sessions
  • App blocking via Screen Time
  • Live presence tracking
  • Group streaks for digital well-being
  • Daily social app usage limits
  • Accountability nudges
Features
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PhoneStack - phones down, together. Putting your phone away shouldn't be a lonely test of willpower. PhoneStack turns it into something you do with your friends. START A STACK "Phones down for an hour, who's in?" Share a code, your friends hop in, and your distracting apps actually get blocked while you're locked in using Apple's own Screen Time technology. See who's present live, and nudge anyone who drifts. MAKE A PACT Pick a daily limit with your friends like under an hour of social apps a day. Your phone keeps count privately, and the group streak grows every clean day. First one over the limit breaks it for everyone. You get a heads-up when you're 5 minutes from the line, and everyone knows when someone caves. KEEP YOUR STREAK Every session and every clean day builds streaks you keep together with your roommates, your study group, your people. Don't be the one who breaks it. TAP TO LOCK IN Bring two phones together and a Stack starts. That's it. YOUR USAGE STAYS YOURS Which apps you pick and how long you use them never leaves your phone, Apple's system does the counting on your device. Your friends only ever see whether you held the line: pass or fail, never lists, never minutes. PhoneStack is free. Grab your friends and lock in.

Screenshots

LockNote4 screens
PhoneStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhoneStack at none against LockNote's 3. LockNote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. LockNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PhoneStack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LockNote against 5.0 for PhoneStack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LockNote ships an update every 3 days, PhoneStack every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LockNote versus PhoneStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockNotePhoneStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThinh HoDiego Prozzi

Customer experience

LockNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PhoneStack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LockNote

Subscriptions2
  • LockNote Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • LockNote Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • LockNote Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

PhoneStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LockNote free?
LockNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhoneStack free?
PhoneStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LockNote or PhoneStack?
LockNote and PhoneStack are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do LockNote or PhoneStack have ads?
Neither LockNote nor PhoneStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LockNote or PhoneStack?
LockNote ships an update every 3 days, and PhoneStack every 11 days. Most recently, LockNote was updated on October 3, 2026 and PhoneStack on September 24, 2026.

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