Comparison

Lock Screen Memo vs PackView | Packing Checklist

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

Head to head
About

Lock Screen Memo

Display a personalized note directly on your Lock Screen with customizable text, colors, fonts, and even photos. Keep important reminders, affirmations, or checklists visible at a glance without opening any apps. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen widget for notes
  • Customizable text, color, and font
  • Add photos to memos
  • 70+ designs and fonts
  • Private and device-based storage
  • Apple Shortcut integration
Features
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Put the note you need where you see it most: your Lock Screen. LockScreenMemo lets you create a personal memo and show it in a Lock Screen widget. Keep a reminder, daily focus, study phrase, affirmation, or short checklist in view without opening another app. β–  Create a memo that fits you Type a memo and adjust its color, font, size, weight, and layout. Build a memo card that fits your Lock Screen. β–  70 designs and varied fonts Choose from 70 memo designs and a multilingual font collection. Keep it clean or make it expressive. β–  Add a photo Add a photo to your memo card and make it more personal. Use it as a photo sticker for a trip, a pet, a mood, or anything you want to see every day. β–  Check it every day See your custom memo at a glance in the Lock Screen widget. Refresh it from the app or with the included Apple Shortcut action whenever you need. β–  Private on your device No account is required. Memo text, photos, and design settings stay on your device and are shared only with the app's widget extension. Make quick reminders, daily intentions, study prompts, short checklists, affirmations, and the one thing you do not want to forget feel like yours. Terms of Use: https://gist.github.com/boogios/68752aa1deafbff75019be1e40cbc362

About

PackView | Packing Checklist

Features
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You made a packing list. Then you didn't open it. Packing List Checklist Widget puts your list on the one screen you look at fifty times a day β€” your lock screen. β–  Built for the moment before you leave - Write it, see it β€” in 3 seconds A native lock screen widget. No rebuilding a wallpaper, no re-configuring every time you add an item. - Check items off as you go Packed the charger? Tap it. It's gone from the list. - Templates that fit real trips Packing Β· Today's tasks Β· Groceries Β· Goals - Adjustable text size and line spacing Make it big enough to read at a glance, without unlocking. - Export as a wallpaper Want the whole screen filled with your list in large type? Generate a wallpaper from any note. On iOS 18 and later, Shortcuts can refresh it automatically. - Automatic version history Overwrote something? The previous version is still there. β–  Private by design - Nothing is sent to a server. Everything stays on your device. - Works fully offline. - No background processes β€” no battery drain. - No full-screen ads while you're writing or saving. β–  Free and Pro The free version is supported by ads. Free: 1 list, basic themes, widget, wallpaper export, last 3 history entries Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): ad-free, unlimited lists, all themes, unlimited history Questions or requests? Settings > Contact.

Screenshots

Lock Screen Memo3 screens
PackView | Packing Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lock Screen Memo and PackView | Packing Checklist are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Lock Screen Memo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.69 per month and PackView | Packing Checklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Memo ships an update monthly, PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lock Screen Memo versus PackView | Packing Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen MemoPackView | Packing Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size343 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBOOGIOS_STUDIOTruong Pham Quang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lock Screen Memo

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.691 Month
  • Pro Yearly$31.491 Year
1 purchases

PackView | Packing Checklist

One-time1
  • Mie Pro Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Lock Screen Memo free?
Lock Screen Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PackView | Packing Checklist free?
PackView | Packing Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lock Screen Memo or PackView | Packing Checklist have ads?
Neither Lock Screen Memo nor PackView | Packing Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Memo or PackView | Packing Checklist?
Lock Screen Memo ships an update monthly, and PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. Most recently, Lock Screen Memo was updated on October 28, 2026 and PackView | Packing Checklist on October 24, 2026.

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