ReadLock vs Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadLock
This app requires users to read a page from a selected text before granting access to blocked apps, categories, or websites. It utilizes Apple's Screen Time system to enforce focus and offers a library of public-domain classics for reading material.
- Earn app access through reading
- Block apps, categories, and websites
- Schedule reading locks
- Manual app locking
- Built-in reader with public-domain classics
- Track local reading progress
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ReadLock makes you read before you scroll. If app blockers are too easy to ignore, ReadLock gives your phone a real forcing function: your selected apps, categories, and websites stay blocked until you read one page. Choose what you want to block, set your reading times, then let ReadLock hold the line. When it is time to read, ReadLock uses Apple's Screen Time and Family Controls system to shield your selected distractions. Finish one page in the built-in reader, and your apps unlock. Why people use ReadLock: - Earn access instead of relying on willpower - Block chosen apps, app categories, and websites - Schedule reading locks for morning, midday, or evening - Lock apps manually when you need a reset - Read bundled public-domain classics like Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Crime and Punishment, and Sherlock Holmes - Track local reading progress in a simple library - Get optional reading reminders and unlock notifications ReadLock is for the moment when you catch yourself opening the same app again and again, even though you meant to do literally anything else. Instead of another dismissible reminder, it turns one page of reading into the key that gets you back in. Read first. Scroll later. Notes: - App blocking requires Screen Time permission and a selected app, category, or website. - Blocking behavior can vary based on iOS, device settings, and the selections you choose. - Full access requires an auto-renewing subscription. Trial, price, and renewal details are shown before purchase. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker
This app helps you document your journey towards meaningful goals by capturing daily proof of your efforts. Build a visual record of your progress and celebrate consistency over perfection. Your data is private and stored locally on your device.
- Track multiple quests
- Capture daily proof with photos
- Build a visual journey scrapbook
- Compare start and end points
- Preserve completed quests
- Private, local-first data storage
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Side Quest Slayer is a private progress journal designed to help you stay motivated and celebrate your progress toward meaningful goals. Instead of focusing only on the finish line, Side Quest Slayer helps you document the real work behind your ambitions. Capture daily proof of your effort, build a visual record of your journey, and see how far you've come over time. Whether you're writing a novel, learning an instrument, training for a race, building a business, improving your health, or pursuing a creative dream, Side Quest Slayer helps you celebrate consistency over perfection. Features: • Create and track multiple quests • Capture daily proof with photos • Build a visual scrapbook of your journey • Compare where you started to where you are today • Complete quests and preserve them in your Trophy Room • Private and local-first — your data stays on your device Progress isn't made in a single moment. It's built through the small actions that add up over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker at none against ReadLock's 2. Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. ReadLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ReadLock against 5.0 for Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
ReadLock ships an update every 5 days, Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadLock | Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MATTHEW HENRY FOSTER | MB Creative Enterprises, LLC |
Customer experience
ReadLock
Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker
In-app purchases
ReadLock
- Read Lock Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Read Lock Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Side Quest Slayer Goal Tracker
No in-app purchases
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