Favorites Widget Pro vs LockMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Favorites Widget Pro
Instantly call or text your most important contacts directly from your Lock and Home Screens. Organize contacts into groups for quick access and even send group messages. Integrates with popular messaging apps and ride-sharing services.
- Call & text from Lock/Home Screen
- Contact groups
- Unlimited contacts and groups
- Support for multiple messaging apps
- Ride-sharing integration
- Customizable styles
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Call and text your favorite contacts directly from the Lock and Home Screens! Featured by Lifehacker! With Favorites Widget, it's one tap from the lock and home screen to call and text your favorite contacts. Support calling, message, WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, email, and FaceTime. You can also organize contacts in groups (e.g. Family, Friends, Work) and access them directly from the widget or send group messages. Quickly order Uber or Lyft to your favorite places from the widget. Slack support: Quickly open your channels and Slack contacts from the widget. Features: ● Call & Text from the Notification Center ● Groups ● Unlimited contacts and groups ● Endless styles ● Call & Message ● WhatsApp ● Telegram ● Slack ● Facebook Messenger ● Email ● FaceTime & FaceTime Audio ● Uber and Lyft integration ● Full support for iOS 16
LockMe
Control app usage on your device or for your children with time and location-based restrictions. Automate app blocking, minimize distractions, and protect sensitive information for a balanced digital life.
- Time-based app restrictions
- Location-based app blocking
- Automated app access control
- Minimize distractions
- Protect sensitive apps
- App grouping management
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Take charge of your apps usage or your child's digital world with LockMe. This cutting-edge app helps you to set precise time or location-based a Block restrictions on any apps on your iOS device. Ensure a privacy of your apps and balanced lifestyle and responsible device habits effortlessly for you or your children Amazing Benefits: - Restrict access to certain apps on your own device or your child device during specific hours or locations. - Automate the restriction or blocking of apps during specific time intervals. - Block access to your personal or sensitive apps with one click on specific times or location automatically - Minimize distractions during work hours by automatically Restrict access to social media or gaming apps, - Prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information on your device or your kids device. - Adjust your apps accessibility based on your location or time of the day, ensuring certain apps are restricted or locked in specific places. - Avoid constant disturbances apps notifications and temporarily disable there notifications automatically on specific time or location 1. Smart Time Controls: App lock lets you fine-tune apps access with custom time restrictions. Tailor usage limits for different apps during school hours, work time, home, study time, and bedtime. Encourage focused activities while preventing excessive screen time effortlessly. 2. Location-Based Management: Unlock the potential of location-based controls. Designate safe zones and customize app availability accordingly. Allow only the apps you choose to be active on a certain location of youre choice, 3. Apps Groups Management: With App Lock, Group apps into financial apps, social apps, education, games, entertainment, and more. Adjust access based on app types, ensuring a balanced blend of learning and leisure. The app offers Unlimited Access to all the features for auto renew Subscription: * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tysongillprivacypolicy Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/tysontermsofuse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Favorites Widget Pro at free with in-app purchases against LockMe's subscription. Favorites Widget Pro also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). LockMe's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Favorites Widget Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LockMe sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LockMe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Favorites Widget Pro has 3.8K ratings behind it against 230, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Favorites Widget Pro's written reviews are positive against 47% of LockMe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Favorites Widget Pro ships an update every 4 days, LockMe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Favorites Widget Pro | LockMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.8K ratings) | 4.6 (230 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better | 47.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 230 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guy Gubi | Tyson Gill |
Customer experience
Favorites Widget Pro
LockMe
User reviews
Favorites Widget Pro
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy access to contacts
- 👍 Convenient widget
- 🚀 Quick dialing
- 👍 Useful features
- 👍 Customizable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS 14/15
- 🐛 Unreliable functionality
- 💰 Paywall for full features
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior
LockMe
From 230 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for protecting kids
- 👍 Useful for restricting apps
- 👍 Helps with homework focus
- 👍 Good for safeguarding children
- 👍 App ran smoothly (one instance)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes frequently
- 🐛 App does not lock apps
- 🐛 Cannot access app after forgetting PIN
- 🐛 App requires premium for full functionality
- 🐛 Misleading promo for free lifetime premium
Bugs and requests
Favorites Widget Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- 3D Touch not working
- Widget not loading properly
- Inability to restore premium purchase
- Contacts not displaying correctly
Requested features
7 requests- Larger contact icons
- Multiple widgets/pages
- More communication options (e.g., Instagram)
- Ability to choose contact number
- Transparent widget background
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- Alphabetical contact order
- Larger text/icons for accessibility
LockMe
Reported bugs
6 issues- App does not lock apps
- App freezes during use
- App crashes when trying to turn on Face ID
- App is locked out after setting passcode
- App crashes when Face ID option is turned off
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- Face ID unlock not getting enabled
Requested features
2 requests- Option to reset PIN
- More free functionality
In-app purchases
Favorites Widget Pro
- Premium Features$1.99
LockMe
- App Lock Unlimited$7.997 Days
- LockMe Pro$7.997 Days
- App Lock Unlimited$9.991 Month
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- LockMe Pro$12.991 Month
- App Lock Unlimited$24.991 Year
- Lock Unlimited Apps3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- LockMe Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- App Lock Unlimited$79.99
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