Comparison

Textwell vs LockKeys

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

Head to head
About

Textwell

This app provides a distraction-free writing environment for various tasks like jotting notes, messaging, and blogging. It offers customizable actions for text processing and automatically saves content history, syncing across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free plain text writing
  • Customizable JavaScript actions for text manipulation
  • Automatic content saving and history search
  • iCloud syncing across Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • Text routing to other apps and services
  • Character, word, and line count
Features
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Textwell is a multipurpose textbox which can be used for any writing tasks such as jotting, messaging, blogging, searching, posting, and so on. For the simplicity, Textwell doesn't have features for styling text or managing multiple notes, but it is always ready to start writing instead, and the bunch of customizable actions can process your text in unlimited ways. Actions can be modified and created by yourself with JavaScript. Textwell is like a single sheet of paper, but it automatically saves current content by appropriate timing as history, so that you can search and take it back some time later. Also, current note content, actions, and history items are automatically synced with other devices including Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud. Textwell allows you to - Simply write and read on a plain text field without any functional complexity or visual clutter. - Route your text to other apps or services such as Email, Messages, Maps, Reminders, Google Search, and more, by choosing one from the action list. Actions are customizable with JavaScript. - Modify your text by using actions such as searching/replacing words, inserting specific characters, reordering paragraphs/lines, time-stamping, location-stamping, changing cases, adding bullets, URL-encoding/decoding, escaping/unescaping HTML, and more. - Preview HTML or markdown by also using actions. - Search and restore previous content from the automatic history. - Share current note, actions, and history items with other devices including Mac, iPhone, and iPad automatically via iCloud. - Check numbers of characters, words, and lines. - Use "Textwell" Widget. - Use "Open" and "Open as Blank" Lock Screen Widgets (iPhone). - Use "Textwell" share extension. - Use "Add to Textwell" action extension. - Use "Textwell" iMessage app. - Change font size, line space, and some behaviors is Settings app. Follow @textwell on Twitter to keep in touch.

About

LockKeys

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LockKeys application allows you to securely store important logins and passwords from any services. Depending on your preferences, you can store data both in the memory of your device and in iCloud cloud storage. All information is stored in encrypted form. You choose an arbitrary encryption code when you first start the application. You can also block access to the application with an arbitrary pin code of unlimited length. LockKeys has a simple, intuitive interface, which is a pleasure to work with!

Screenshots

Textwell4 screens
LockKeys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Textwell at none against LockKeys's 1. LockKeys's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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

Textwell costs $2.99 and LockKeys $2.99 up front. LockKeys sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Textwell asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textwell ships an update every 3 months, LockKeys every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Textwell versus LockKeys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextwellLockKeys
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.613 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSociomediaOleg Geraimovich

In-app purchases

None

Textwell

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LockKeys

One-time1
  • "Donation to developer"$0.99

Questions

Is Textwell free?
Textwell costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockKeys free?
LockKeys costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Textwell or LockKeys have ads?
Neither Textwell nor LockKeys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textwell or LockKeys?
Textwell ships an update every 3 months, and LockKeys every 4 weeks. Most recently, Textwell was updated on September 23, 2026 and LockKeys on September 10, 2026.

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