Comparison

LockNotes vs Lock Screen Notes

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

Head to head
About

LockNotes

Keep important notes and to-dos visible directly on your phone's Lock Screen. Quickly check off tasks, organize projects with boards and lists, and personalize your notes with various styles and handwriting options. Collaborate with friends in real-time on shared notes.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen notes and widgets
  • Task completion without unlocking
  • Boards and lists for project organization
  • Customizable paper and ink styles
  • Handwriting and drawing tools
  • Real-time collaborative notes
  • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities
Features
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Your notes live on the Lock Screen. You see them every time you pick up your phone โ€” nothing to unlock, no app to open, nothing to forget. You wrote it down and never looked at it again. LockNotes fixes that by putting the note where your eyes already go. โ–  Tick off tasks without unlocking Today's to-do list, the groceries, the thing you keep forgetting. Tap it right on the Lock Screen and it's done โ€” the widget updates instantly. โ–  Boards and lists for the bigger stuff A trip, a move, a school project. Make a board, add lists and cards, and pin the one that matters to your Lock Screen. Use it as a planner, or as a simple checklist. โ–  150 papers to pick from Paper color, ink color, grid or lines or dots. Pinch through 150 designs until one sits right on top of your wallpaper. โ–  Handwrite, draw, doodle Seven pens โ€” pencil, crayon, marker, fountain, watercolor and more. Scribble the way you would on a real sticky note. Drop in doodles and photos from your library as stickers. โ–  34 fonts Handwritten faces that read like a real notebook, and clean ones for when you want it tidy. Latin, Japanese, Korean and more. โ–  Write together, live Share a note or a board with a friend using one code. You both write on the same paper and you both watch it change โ€” live, on both Lock Screens. โ–  A nudge, if you want one Set a daily reminder and pick the time. Or don't โ€” the note sits there patiently either way. โ–  Yours by default Notes stay on your device. Only what you choose to share goes to the cloud, only after you agree, and ending a share deletes it. Also inside: a Home Screen widget, a Live Activity, a diary of everything you have written, and 50+ hand-drawn app icons to match your mood. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lock Screen Notes

Features
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Your note. On your Lock Screen. Every time you pick up your phone. Tick items off without unlocking. No ads, nothing to share to unlock. And unlike every other Lock Screen note app โ€” it comes back by itself. WHY PEOPLE USE PINBORD โ€ข The shopping list you actually see at the shop โ€ข The gate code, the parking level, the seat number โ€ข Three things to do today, ticked off without unlocking โ€ข A sentence you want in front of you a hundred times a day โ€ข Bin day, medication, the school trip on Thursday IT DOESN'T DISAPPEAR Other Lock Screen note apps rely on one iOS feature that the system switches off after a few hours โ€” which is why your note keeps vanishing. Pinbord uses three: the big interactive card, a permanent Lock Screen widget, and an optional wallpaper. When the card expires, Pinbord brings it straight back โ€” from a widget tap, Control Center, your Action Button, Siri, or a Shortcuts automation we help you set up in 20 seconds. Quietly: no buzzing, no notifications. TICK IT OFF WITHOUT UNLOCKING Tap a checkbox right on the Lock Screen. The note updates instantly. Completed items can hide themselves so your list stays clean. MAKE IT YOURS 120 papers in eight families โ€” amber, sticky, retro, plain, night, calm, clear and gradient. Lined, grid, dotted or blank. 30 fonts including handwriting styles. Draw with pen or marker. Add photos and stickers. Five text sizes, up to 34 pt, so it reads at arm's length. BOARDS Keep Shopping, Work and Personal notes apart. Pin one, switch with Siri or from your Watch. SCHEDULED PINS Set a note to appear on the days it matters โ€” every Tuesday, on the 1st, or one specific morning. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, StandBy, CarPlay Dashboard, Control Center, Action Button, Shortcuts and Siri. Optional private iCloud sync. NEVER LOSE A WORD Every edit is saved and every version is restorable. Undo and redo anywhere. Deleted notes wait 30 days. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No servers, no accounts, no third-party trackers. Notes stay on your device, or in your own private iCloud. Our privacy label says Data Not Collected โ€” because we collect nothing. FREE FOREVER The Lock Screen note, checkboxes, widgets, boards, sync and 30 papers are free, permanently. Studio Pass unlocks the full design library, unlimited boards and images, private boards and unlimited Scheduled Pins โ€” as a one-time Forever purchase or a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and are charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in Settings โ†’ Apple Account โ†’ Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://orlproducts.pages.dev/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Got ideas or feedback? Send them our way: info@orlproducts.com

Screenshots

LockNotes4 screens
Lock Screen Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockNotes at none against Lock Screen Notes's 4. Lock Screen Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Lock Screen Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. LockNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 5 level
LockNotes versus Lock Screen Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockNotesLock Screen Notes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size197 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiPups inc.ORIENTPRO - LAM AN INVESTMENT & TRADE.,JSC

In-app purchases

None

LockNotes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lock Screen Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Lock Screen Notes Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Lock Screen Notes Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Lock Screen Notes Premium Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • LockScreenNotes Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is LockNotes free?
LockNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock Screen Notes free?
Lock Screen Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LockNotes or Lock Screen Notes have ads?
Neither LockNotes nor Lock Screen Notes shows ads.

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