Alibi vs Private Notes Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alibi
Need a quick way to get out of a commitment? This app provides expertly verified excuses to help you procrastinate or avoid unwanted situations. Find the perfect reason for any scenario.
- Verified excuses
- Procrastination help
- Excuse generation
- Avoidance tool
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Alibi is the ultimate excuses app. If you're in a pickle and urgently need to find an excuse, then look no further! Alibi will provide you with an expert (me) verified excuse that will help you procrastinate.
Private Notes Lock
Securely store your written and voice notes with a passcode or Touch ID. This app allows you to create, save, and play notes, with options to add multiple photos. Manual data backup is recommended.
- Passcode protection
- Touch ID access
- Create written notes
- Save audio notes
- Add multiple photos to notes
- Play audio notes
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Are you worry about your written notes? Are you worry about your voice notes? Than This app is for you. Easy way to save and secure , secrete your notes in to your phone also save a voice notes and secure in to your phone. Feature - Set a passcode for open an app this is secure your notes. - Create a notes - Save a notes into multiple photos - Create a audio notes - Save a notes and play a notes - Change passcode - Also access to use Touch ID for use this app **Important Notice – Data Backup** This app does not provide built-in cloud or automatic backup functionality. To back up your data, please connect your device to a computer and use iTunes (or Finder on macOS) to access the app’s files and export them manually. We strongly recommend regularly backing up your data to avoid any potential data loss. The developer is not responsible for loss of data due to device issues, deletion, or app removal. Hurry Download app now
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Alibi at none against Private Notes Lock's shown. Alibi also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Alibi against 3.0 for Private Notes Lock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Alibi's written reviews are positive against 33% of Private Notes Lock's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alibi | Private Notes Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pete Pane | Bhargav Narola |
Customer experience
Alibi
Private Notes Lock
In-app purchases
Alibi
No in-app purchases
Private Notes Lock
No in-app purchases
