Comparison

MathLock vs Licensure Professor

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

Head to head
About

MathLock

This app transforms screen time into educational math practice. It uses quick math games to unlock distracting apps, helping users reduce mindless scrolling and improve their math skills. Features adaptive difficulty and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Math game app lock
  • Reduces distracting app usage
  • Five different math games
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Streak tracking and XP
  • Emergency unlock option
Features
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MathLock turns screen time into math time. It is a math app lock that guards your most distracting apps behind a quick math game, so a few minutes of math practice take the place of the mindless scroll. Before Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any app you choose can open, MathLock asks you to solve a quick challenge. Pick your apps, set your lock times, and the lock does the work. No willpower required. HOW MATHLOCK WORKS MathLock uses Apple Screen Time (Family Controls) to lock only the apps you choose. You select them with Apple's private picker, so MathLock never sees the other apps on your phone. When a locked app opens at a locked time, MathLock's shield appears. Tap Solve, finish a quick math game, and continue to your app. FIVE MATH GAMES, ONE TAP AWAY Math Duel: a fast mental math race against a rival bot. Mini Sudoku: a compact sudoku you can finish in a minute or two. Cross Math: balance the equations in a little math crossword. Math Maze: walk the number grid to reach the target. KenKen: crack the cages in the classic KenKen, also known as Ken Ken or mathdoku. A MATH WORKOUT, NOT JUST AN APP BLOCKER Most app blockers only block. MathLock turns every unlock into math learning: arithmetic, mental math, logic and number puzzles that keep your brain sharp. It is great for students who want daily math practice, for adults who want smarter screen time and better focus, and for anyone trying to doomscroll less and learn more. DIFFICULTY THAT ADAPTS TO YOU Start at Chill, Standard or Genius, and MathLock quietly tunes every game to your level. Easy mental math to warm up, or hard logic puzzles that make you think. You always finish and you always get through to your app. Winning just earns more. STREAKS, XP AND A CHEERFUL PI Keep your daily streak alive and watch it grow. Earn streak freezes to protect it on a busy day. Collect XP, level up, and let Pi, the orange mascot, celebrate with you. LIFE HAPPENS A clearly marked emergency unlock can pause the lock when you truly need it. It is deliberately a little slower than solving, because the easiest path should always be the math. PRIVACY FIRST MathLock locks only the apps you pick, chosen through Apple's private picker, so the app never sees your full list of apps. No account is needed, nothing is collected, and nothing is shared. Everything stays on your device, and you can change or remove Screen Time access at any time in Settings. Requires iOS 16 or later. Turn scrolling time into math time. Install MathLock and make every open count. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://reel.money/mathlock/privacy

About

Licensure Professor

Features
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Free NCE exam prep and NCMHCE exam prep for counselors, built by a counselor educator who trains the people who take these exams. Not an app company: Dr. Andrew Wichterman ("Dr. W") has spent nineteen years teaching and supervising counselors. THE NCE COURSE • 63 lessons across the six domains of the current NCE content outline, each with a video from Dr. W • Key terms, exam tips and a CACREP tag on every lesson • Mark lessons complete and see your progress by domain PRACTICE THE WAY THE EXAM IS BUILT • A 1,000-item question bank, every answer explained, with notes on why each wrong option is wrong • Daily 10: five minutes of mixed review • Three full-length simulations: 200 items, 3 hours 45 minutes, weighted like the real NCE • A free baseline test that names your weakest domain and the lesson to start with THE NCMHCE COURSE • Six video lessons on working a clinical case: reading the case, intake and risk, diagnosis, treatment planning, interventions, and ethics • 22 case studies in the exam's format with a rationale for every choice • A daily case and a full timed exam • A baseline case that scores you by domain FLASHCARDS THAT SPACE THEMSELVES • 1,100+ NCE cards and 450+ NCMHCE cards on a spaced schedule: cards you know come back in 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days; cards you miss come back tomorrow PLAN AND REGISTER • A 16-week NCE plan and a 12-week NCMHCE plan • A step-by-step guide to registering for the NCE or NCMHCE, with the pitfalls that cost candidates months • Ten printable study guides on the topics people miss most YOUR PROGRESS, EVERYWHERE Sign in with Apple or Google to sync your progress with thelicensureprofessor.com. Signing in is optional; everything works without an account. Free, supported by ads. Ads never appear during timed exams or case studies. The Licensure Professor is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NBCC or any state board.

Screenshots

MathLock4 screens
Licensure Professor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Licensure Professor at none against MathLock's 3. MathLock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. MathLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Licensure Professor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathLock ships an update weekly, Licensure Professor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MathLock versus Licensure Professor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathLockLicensure Professor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHamid Mahmood SiddiquiANDREW ROBERT WICHTERMAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MathLock

Subscriptions2
  • MathLock Pro$2.997 Days
  • MathLock Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • MathLock Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

Licensure Professor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MathLock free?
MathLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Licensure Professor free?
Licensure Professor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MathLock or Licensure Professor have ads?
Licensure Professor shows ads; MathLock does not.
Which is updated more often, MathLock or Licensure Professor?
MathLock ships an update weekly, and Licensure Professor every 4 days. Most recently, MathLock was updated on November 5, 2026 and Licensure Professor on November 10, 2026.

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