Comparison

Impedo 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

Impedo

Features
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Blocking an app is easy. The hard part is not unblocking it five minutes later. Impedo was built for that second part. Pick the apps, pick a duration, tap BLOCK. They stop opening. When the urge to quit early hits, the Insistent Shield steps in and rolls a task: wait it out, solve a sum in your head, shake your iPhone, walk a few steps, or clear a memory game. You can still quit โ€” just not on impulse. All of it runs on Apple's own Screen Time. No VPN, no third-party profile, no data leaving your iPhone. THE BLOCK TURNS ITSELF ON โ€ข By place: pin your work, your school, the gym. Arrive and it's on. Leave and it's off. โ€ข By schedule: recurring windows for sleep, work, or study. Set once, forget. โ€ข By Focus: turn on an iPhone Focus and Impedo's block turns on with it. WITHOUT OPENING THE APP โ€ข Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the time left. โ€ข Home Screen widget and a Control Center control to start, stop, or check. โ€ข Apple Watch: pick a duration and block from your wrist, with a watch face complication. โ€ข Siri and Shortcuts: "Block my apps with Impedo". THE BLOCK SCREEN IS YOURS Color, icon, title, subtitle, and button of the screen that covers a blocked app. You decide whether the button just closes the app or opens the way out โ€” through the Insistent Shield when it's on. YOUR TIME, IN NUMBERS A report with your screen time by hour and by day, the apps that pull you in most, the time you got back, and your day streak. LOCK IMPEDO ITSELF Face ID or a passcode to open the app, so no one turns off your block for you. WHAT STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE: EVERYTHING Impedo uses Apple's FamilyControls โ€” neither the app nor anyone here can see which apps you use. The report's figures are drawn by an isolated Apple extension: the app shows them on screen but never receives the data. No account, no sign-up, no ads. FREE TO START One manual block a day and one place, no card needed. Premium unlocks unlimited blocks, recurring schedules, up to 20 places, the custom block screen, and blocked-attempt history โ€” yearly or lifetime.

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Lock Screen Notes

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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

Impedo4 screens
Lock Screen Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lock Screen Notes at 18.0 against Impedo's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Impedo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and Lock Screen Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
Impedo versus Lock Screen Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpedoLock Screen Notes
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.218.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiMonster Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.ORIENTPRO - LAM AN INVESTMENT & TRADE.,JSC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Impedo

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Impedo Premium Lifetime$24.99
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 Impedo free?
Impedo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Notes free?
Lock Screen Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Impedo or Lock Screen Notes have ads?
Neither Impedo nor Lock Screen Notes shows ads.

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