Comparison

Metis vs Lock Screen To Do

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

Head to head
About

Metis

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Metis is a native Markdown editor and local-first knowledge base. Your notes are just .md files in a folder you own - Metis is a fast, beautiful, native view over them. No lock-in, no proprietary format, no account required to write. WRITE IN LIVE PREVIEW A clean Obsidian-style editor styles your Markdown as you type - headings, bold, lists, quotes and code - while keeping the raw syntax one tap away. It feels like writing in a document, not in code. On iPad it's a full three-pane workspace with hardware-keyboard shortcuts. CONNECT YOUR IDEAS Link any two notes with [[wiki links]]. Backlinks appear automatically, so you always see what references the note you're reading. An interactive link graph shows your whole knowledge base at a glance - zoom, pan, and drag nodes to explore the connections. READ BEAUTIFULLY Reading mode renders the full document: headings, tables, task lists, images, syntax-highlighted code, Mermaid diagrams, and real math (LaTeX) rendered natively - no web view. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Tag anything with #tags, group notes into folders, and see typed properties (status, owner, due...) that live as YAML front matter and are preserved as you edit. A fast switcher and full-text search get you anywhere instantly. ON-DEVICE AI (Apple Intelligence) Summarize a note, suggest tags or related links, and ask your whole vault a question - all running privately on your device. AI is optional; the app is fully functional without it. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Keep your vault in iCloud and the same notes are on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - still as plain .md files you can open anywhere. Edits sync in the background, and Metis helps you resolve conflicts if two devices change the same note. LOCK WHAT MATTERS Any note can be locked with your notes password and opened with Face ID or Touch ID. Locked notes are encrypted on disk and stay encrypted in iCloud - and they're kept out of search and previews. PRIVATE AND YOURS Everything stays in plain files on your device. No tracking, no cloud lock-in. Open the same folder in any other Markdown editor whenever you like. Import an existing folder of notes (from Obsidian or anywhere) and Metis just works. ONE PURCHASE, ALL YOUR DEVICES A single one-time purchase unlocks Metis Pro on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - no subscription. Try everything free for 7 days. Metis is made by Empiric Apps. Questions or feedback? contact@empiricapps.com

About

Lock Screen To Do

Features
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DotPin puts your to-do list where you look the most: your iPhone lock screen. Write down what you need to do, then see it every time you pick up your phone, so the things that matter don't slip your mind. โ€ข Your tasks on the lock screen โ€ข Simple notes and checklists โ€ข Shopping lists, errands and daily to-dos Made for people who write things down and then forget to look. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS: Unlock all premium features with our subscription plans: Annual: $19.99/year Monthly: $3.99/month LifeTime : $24.99 onetime Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. For support, contact: souka.hassani@icloud.com Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/dotpin/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Metis4 screens
Lock Screen To Do4 screens

Verdict

The call

Metis and Lock Screen To Do are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Metis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lock Screen To Do sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Metis versus Lock Screen To Do: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetisLock Screen To Do
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurlac MihailSoukaina Hassani

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Metis

One-time1
  • Metis Pro$19.99
3 purchases

Lock Screen To Do

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access $3.99/month$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Access 19.99$/year$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$24.99

Questions

Is Metis free?
Metis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen To Do free?
Lock Screen To Do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Metis or Lock Screen To Do have ads?
Neither Metis nor Lock Screen To Do shows ads.

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