Comparison

VerseLocked vs Pinpal Notes

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

Head to head
About

VerseLocked

This app helps you reduce screen time by challenging you to memorize Bible verses. When you reach your limit, you must recite a verse to unlock your chosen apps, turning passive scrolling into spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Memorize Bible verses
  • Unlock apps with scripture recitation
  • Set screen time limits
  • Choose which apps to control
  • Turn screen time into scripture time
  • Build lasting spiritual habits
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Break the scroll. Memorize Scripture. VerseLocked is a screen time tool that helps you spend less time mindlessly scrolling, and more time in God’s Word. When you reach your screen time limit, VerseLocked gives you a simple challenge: memorize a Bible verse. Once you can recite it correctly, your chosen apps are unlocked. Instead of simply blocking your apps, VerseLocked turns the moment you want more screen time into an opportunity to memorize Scripture. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps you want VerseLocked to help you control • Set your screen time limits • When you reach your limit, your apps become locked • Memorize the Bible verse presented to you • Recite it to unlock your screen time WHY VERSELOCKED? Most screen time tools simply tell you to stop. VerseLocked gives you something better to do. Every time you want to keep scrolling, you have an opportunity to memorize Scripture and build a habit that lasts beyond your screen. Whether you want to spend less time on social media, be more intentional with your phone, or memorize more of God’s Word, VerseLocked helps turn screen time into Scripture time. MAKE YOUR SCREEN TIME COUNT Your phone doesn’t have to be the enemy of your spiritual life. Use VerseLocked to create a healthier relationship with your phone while filling your mind with Scripture. Memorize a verse. Unlock your apps. Repeat. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wonderful-skate-38b.notion.site/VerseLocked-3cf5ed46a9088084960ed08e0ede2581

About

Pinpal Notes

A clean and simple note-taking app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that integrates with your existing AI assistants. Organize notes with folders and checklists, and let AI access and update your lists and ideas.

Highlights
  • Folder organization
  • Checklists
  • AI integration (ChatGPT, Claude)
  • Home screen widget
  • Photo and PDF attachments
  • Star and archive notes
Features
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A beautiful notes app. Your AI can open it too. Pinpal Notes is a clean, simple place to write on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Folders, notes and checklists, and nothing else. When you want, the AI you already use, like Claude or ChatGPT, can connect and work in the same notes. JUST A PLACE TO WRITE Write, add a heading, tick a box. Folders on the first page, with a picture if you like. Headings, lists and checklists from one floating bar, and never any markup. A photo or a PDF on the note it belongs to. Star and archive. A home-screen widget for your latest notes. What is not here: no databases, no blocks, no pages inside pages, no templates, no AI buttons, no AI rewriting your words. There is no AI inside the app at all. YOU AND YOUR AI, IN THE SAME NOTES It writes, you tick: ask Claude for a barbecue shopping list for eight. It lands in Shopping, and you tick it off in the store. You write, it reads: jot down your thoughts on the kitchen. Weeks later, ask "What did I decide about the worktop?" It keeps your lists current: say "add dish soap to the grocery list" and it adds to the list you already have. You both edit: it writes a running plan, you note how each run went, and next week it adjusts the same note. WORKS WITH THE AI YOU ALREADY USE Claude, ChatGPT or any assistant that supports connectors (MCP). Add Pinpal Notes as a connector and sign in. Only the AI you choose can reach your notes; every connection is listed under Account, and you can revoke one at any time. YOUR NOTES ARE YOURS Kept on servers in the EU (Amsterdam). No ads, never sold, never used to train AI. The only AI that sees them is the one you connect. PRICING Try everything free for a week, then subscribe yearly or monthly for unlimited notes. No ads. Already using Pinpal Notes? Your 20 free notes stay free. If your subscription lapses, your notes are kept, never deleted. The subscription renews automatically at the end of each period, a year or a month, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel it in Settings on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Terms of Use: https://mypinpal.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mypinpal.com/privacy

Screenshots

VerseLocked4 screens
Pinpal Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: VerseLocked at 18 against Pinpal Notes's 1. Pinpal Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VerseLocked sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Pinpal Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for VerseLocked against 5.0 for Pinpal Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VerseLocked has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VerseLocked ships an update every 10 days, Pinpal Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VerseLocked versus Pinpal Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerseLockedPinpal Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaleb VerpoortPortfoliobox Stockholm AB

Customer experience

VerseLocked

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pinpal Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

VerseLocked

Subscriptions3
  • VerseLocked Monthly$9.991 Month
  • VerseLocked Yearly Offer3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • VerseLocked Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$119.99
3 purchases

Pinpal Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is VerseLocked free?
VerseLocked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pinpal Notes free?
Pinpal Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VerseLocked or Pinpal Notes?
Pinpal Notes is rated higher. VerseLocked averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Pinpal Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VerseLocked or Pinpal Notes have ads?
Neither VerseLocked nor Pinpal Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VerseLocked or Pinpal Notes?
VerseLocked ships an update every 10 days, and Pinpal Notes every 5 days. Most recently, VerseLocked was updated on November 10, 2026 and Pinpal Notes on November 6, 2026.

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