Tiny Notes vs Locked Notes°
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Notes
Securely store your private notes, passwords, and sensitive information with advanced biometric and password protection. Keep your data locked away without cloud sync, and access it instantly with Face ID or Touch ID.
- Password & PIN protection
- Face ID & Touch ID unlock
- No cloud sync
- Smart data detection
- Unlimited notes
- Dark Mode support
- Print and share options
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Keep your private notes, passwords, and sensitive data locked away with Tiny Notes — the secure note vault with Face ID, Touch ID, and master password protection. Instantly lock your secret diary, PIN-protected memos, or hidden journal with biometric unlock in seconds. Features • Password & PIN protection — lock every note behind a master password • Face ID & Touch ID unlock — instant biometric access to your secret vault • Stays private — no cloud sync, no account required • Smart data detection — tap phone numbers, URLs & addresses to act on them instantly • Unlimited notes — store as many private notes as you need • Dark Mode support • Haptic feedback — satisfying tactile response on all modern iPhones • Print via AirPrint or copy lists to clipboard • Share by AirDrop, Message or Mail • Split Screen support for iPad • Supports Portrait and Landscape orientations • Available on iPhone, iPad & Mac Note: For your security, Tiny Notes does not store your master password anywhere. If you need to reset it, reinstall the app from the App Store. We recommend keeping your password in a safe place.
Locked Notes°
Securely store your private thoughts and ideas with this app. It offers robust organization and advanced editing tools, all protected by biometric authentication for ultimate privacy. Your notes are automatically hidden and locked when the app is in the background.
- Biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID)
- Organize notes in folders
- Search notes and folders
- Advanced note editing
- Automatic background hiding and locking
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Keep your notes in a private and secure place. No hassle needed, just let's get started in less than a minute! Do not worry about curious eyes and leaked passwords as the app allows only biometric authentication. Key features: - Take notes in a breeze - Organize your notes in folders - Search notes and folders - Advanced note editing capabilities - Biometric authentication with Face ID or Touch ID - Automatically hide your notes while the app is in the background - Automatically lock the app while the app is in the background
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Locked Notes° at none against Tiny Notes's 1. Locked Notes° also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 74%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Tiny Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Locked Notes° asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tiny Notes against 4.7 for Locked Notes°. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 298 and 365 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Tiny Notes's written reviews are positive against 93% of Locked Notes°'s.
Tiny Notes ships an update every 4 months, Locked Notes° every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Notes | Locked Notes° |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (298 ratings) | 4.7 (365 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 298 | 365 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Adam Cziko |
Customer experience
Tiny Notes
Locked Notes°
Bugs and requests
Tiny Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Locked Notes°
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent face recognition
- Notes sometimes disappearing
Requested features
4 requests- Backup and restore functionality
- Password protection for individual notes
- Ability to select and edit specific text
- Cross-device syncing
In-app purchases
Tiny Notes
- Remove Ads$1.99
Locked Notes°
No in-app purchases
Questions
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