Comparison

Lockd vs inkhour

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

Head to head
About

Lockd

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Update regarding Legal: Privacy: Hello App Review Team, Thank you for your feedback. We determined that the current version does not require access to Motion & Fitness Activity information. We have therefore removed the Motion & Fitness permission request and its usage-description entry. We also revised onboarding to request notification permission instead. The explanatory screen now uses a neutral “Continue” action that proceeds directly to Apple’s native permission dialog, without a “Maybe Later” or dismiss option. Notifications are used for focus-session alerts and remain fully controlled by the user through iOS settings. Thank you for reviewing the updated submission. ------------------- Lockd helps you focus by blocking distracting apps and catching the mindless phone pickups that break your concentration. WHO IT'S FOR 1. You check your phone without even thinking 2. You lose hours to social media and notifications 3. You struggle to start and stay in deep work 4. You want focus habits that actually stick KEY FEATURES 1. Pickup detection that pulls you back the moment you lift your phone 2. Real app blocking during sessions, powered by Apple Screen Time 3. Custom focus timers for work, study, reading, or a phone-free break 4. Session stats for focused time and how often you reached for your phone 5. Live Activities and widgets for your Lock Screen and Home Screen 6. A clean, minimal, distraction-free design PRIVACY FIRST 1. No account, name, or email required 2. Your focus data stays on your device 3. Lockd never sees which apps you block, iOS keeps that private 4. Analytics are optional and can be turned off anytime HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your focus length 2. Choose the apps to block 3. Press start and stay in the zone CONTACT AND LINKS Support: https://lockdfocus.app/support Privacy: https://lockdfocus.app/privacy Terms: https://lockdfocus.app/terms

About

inkhour

This app helps you reclaim time from your phone by scheduling protected reading sessions. During these times, distracting apps are blocked, allowing you to focus on reading and build a habit of consuming content from books instead of endless scrolling.

Highlights
  • Schedule protected reading times
  • Block distracting apps
  • Keep up to two essential apps available
  • Track reading time and streaks
  • Record books read
  • Integrate with Apple Health sleep data
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Don’t put the phone down. Pick up something better. Remember when you could disappear into a book for hours? That person is still in you. The scroll just gets there first. Willpower asks you to win the same argument all day. inkhour lets you make the decision once. Choose when you want to read. When the ink falls, the distracting apps you selected go dark, and your phone has only one useful thing left to say: Go read. No guilt. No grey warning to swipe past. No promise to be better tomorrow. Just a quiet stretch of time where the easier choice is finally the one you wanted to make. Each day you return leaves a mark. Your streak grows. The page fills with ink. Your shelf becomes a record of what you read and the time you took back from the feed. At first, it is one protected sitting. Then you notice the pages adding up. Then the books. Then the time that used to disappear into a feed has begun turning into something you can hold. That is the whole idea. Scroll less. Read more. Let the books add up. HOW INKHOUR PROTECTS THE RITUAL • Schedule up to three protected reading times each day • Choose 30 minutes, one hour, or up to three hours • Read on waking, before bed, or at your own time • Use recent Apple Health sleep data to suggest times, only if you choose • Block distracting apps while keeping up to two essentials available • Record your reading time, streak, milestones, and books No account. No advertising. No developer tracking. Your schedule and reading history stay on your device. The feed will still be there later. Your unread books have already waited long enough. inkhour. Give the hour to something better. Terms of Use: https://inkhour.xyz/terms Privacy Policy: https://inkhour.xyz/privacy

Screenshots

Lockd4 screens
inkhour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lockd at every 5 days against inkhour's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Lockd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and inkhour sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockd ships an update every 5 days, inkhour every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lockd versus inkhour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockdinkhour
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEslam YounisNima Yahyaabady

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lockd

Subscriptions2
  • Lockd Premium Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Lockd Premium Monthly3 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lockd Premium Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

inkhour

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.00

Questions

Is Lockd free?
Lockd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is inkhour free?
inkhour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lockd or inkhour have ads?
Neither Lockd nor inkhour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockd or inkhour?
Lockd ships an update every 5 days, and inkhour every 9 days. Most recently, Lockd was updated on October 24, 2026 and inkhour on October 24, 2026.

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