Comparison

Banora vs LockPilot

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

Head to head
About

Banora

Features
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An app that puts one handwritten style note card right on your Lock Screen. You see it every time you pick up your phone, so the things you wrote down are the things you actually remember. "It was on my list..." You wrote a list, left it in a notes app, and then forgot the list along with everything on it. Does that sound familiar? Banora keeps your note on your Lock Screen, the place you look at dozens of times a day. ā–  Start Writing Right Away When you open Banora, your card is already there with the keyboard ready. There are zero taps between opening the app and typing. Everything saves automatically, so you can close the app as soon as you're done and not worry about it. ā–  Tick Things Off Without Opening the App Turn your note into a checklist and check items off directly on your Lock Screen. You don't need to unlock your phone or open the app. Each checked item gets a real line drawn through it and the text is dimmed, live on the card. It works well for a shopping list, today's tasks, or anything you want to get through. ā–  Sixty Papers Choose from sixty papers in twelve hues, each with five depths from light to deep. Pick the one that looks best with your wallpaper. ā–  Twelve Typefaces There are eleven handwriting styles that make your note feel like you wrote it by hand, and one clean sans serif if you prefer something simple. ā–  Draw With Your Finger You can draw on the card too. Underline what matters, circle something, or add a small sketch. Choose your own ink colors, and they adjust automatically so your drawing stays readable on every paper. ā–  Add Photos Add up to six photos to a note. Keep a picture of the exact product you need to buy, or a photo that simply makes you smile. ā–  Note History Your past notes are saved in a history, so you can look back at what you wrote anytime. ā–  Your Notes Stay Private Your notes, photos, and drawings never touch our servers. By default, your notes back up to your own private iCloud, and you can turn that off in the settings. No one but you can read your notes. ā–  No Account Required You can start writing right after installing. There is no registration, and you don't have to enter any personal information. Sign in with Apple is available if you want it, but it's optional. ā–  Contact Website: https://banora.dev Terms of Use: https://banora.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://banora.dev/privacy Banora is made by one developer in Germany, for everyone who writes things down and still forgets. Put your first note on your Lock Screen today.

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LockPilot

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LockPilot locks the apps you choose behind your own PIN or Face ID, separate from your iPhone passcode. LOCK IT YOUR WAY • Always locked: apps stay locked until you unlock them. • Schedule: lock games at night or social apps during work, just like an alarm. • Daily limit: choose how long you can use an app each day, or the hours it's allowed. • Hard lock: lock everything for a set time when you really need to focus. FAST AND SIMPLE • Unlock for 1 to 60 minutes with Face ID or your PIN. The app locks again by itself. • Quick lock, hard lock and pause from one ring on the home screen. • Press and hold the LockPilot icon to lock everything in a second. • Pause locking for a while; it switches back on by itself. • Lock websites too. • Works with Siri and Shortcuts. Available in 18 languages. PRIVATE BY DESIGN LockPilot uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your choices stay on your iPhone: LockPilot can't see the names or contents of the apps you lock, and that information never leaves your device. FREE AND PRO The free version includes one lock group and shows ads. LockPilot Pro removes ads and unlocks unlimited lock groups. LOCKPILOT PRO • Pro Yearly: 1-year auto-renewing subscription with a 7-day free trial. • Pro Lifetime: one-time purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase (for the yearly plan, when the free trial ends). The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lockpilot-app.github.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

Banora4 screens
LockPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Banora at none against LockPilot's shown. Banora also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). LockPilot's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Banora sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and LockPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Banora ships an update every 3 days, LockPilot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Banora versus LockPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBanoraLockPilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAla Eddine BannourDinh long Vu

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Banora

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Banora Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Banora Pin Pro — Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Banora Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Banora Pro Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Banora Pin Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Banora Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

LockPilot

Subscriptions1
  • LockPilot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • LockPilot Pro Lifetime$49.00

Questions

Is Banora free?
Banora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockPilot free?
LockPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Banora or LockPilot have ads?
LockPilot shows ads; Banora does not.
Which is updated more often, Banora or LockPilot?
Banora ships an update every 3 days, and LockPilot fortnightly. Most recently, Banora was updated on October 29, 2026 and LockPilot on October 31, 2026.

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