Comparison

ScheduleNote vs Lock Notes Pro

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

Head to head
About

ScheduleNote

Organize your schedule, tasks, and photos with a visual calendar interface. Add notes, journal entries, and even record audio for meetings. Search past events and bookmark important items for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • Calendar event and task management
  • Photo integration with calendar events
  • Notes and journal entries
  • 8-day weather forecast
  • Searchable events and tasks
  • Bookmark events and notes
  • Background audio recording
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ScheduleNote is a fun and easy-to-use schedule management app that displays and views events, tasks, and photos on a calendar. *To use all of the app's features, you must purchase "Full Access." You can try it for free for 30 days from the date of your first download. ●Month View View events and tasks in continuous scrolling or monthly view. ●Day View Tap a day on the calendar to move to that day and view its events, tasks, and photos. ●Notes/Journal Create notes and journal entries separate from the day's schedule. ●Weather Forecast Displays an 8-day weather forecast provided by OpenWeather. You can set the weather forecast location to your current location or any other location. *Subscription required. ●Search Search for events and tasks all at once. You can extract data by title, note, or place name registered in events or tasks. Search results are displayed in a list organized by year. Tap to view details or jump to the relevant day. ●Bookmarks Bookmark events, tasks, and notes for quick access. If iCloud Drive is enabled, you can share bookmarks across multiple devices. ●Background Recording Background recording is useful for meetings and conferences. You can adjust the audio quality and automatic stop time to suit your needs. Recorded data is also saved to your photo library as a silent video, making it easy to retrieve and share. ●Templates You can create templates for frequently used events and tasks. We hope you enjoy this app, which is useful for managing your work schedule and reminiscing on memories. We also welcome your comments and suggestions, which will help us improve the app. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

About

Lock Notes Pro

Securely store and protect your private notes with password or Touch ID access. This app allows you to keep sensitive information like passwords, secrets, and diaries safe from unauthorized viewing. It offers features like iCloud backup and syncing, image insertion, and printing.

Highlights
  • Password and Touch ID protection
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Insert images and photos
  • Print notes
  • Sort and customize notes
  • Security question recovery
Features
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A SINGLE PURCHASE COVERS ALL YOUR IPHONE AND IPAD DEVICES. FINALLY AN APP FOR ALL YOUR PRIVATE NOTES! Keep your most valuable, private, and secret notes away from prying eyes. Keep them all totally secret and safe. Store passwords, secrets, contacts or just keep your diary private. KEY FEATURES: • Use Touch ID or passcode to safely lock access to your private notes. • Set a security question and answer in case you forget your passcode. • Safely Backup your valuable notes to iCloud. • Quickly Sync notes between iPhone & iPad with iCloud. • Sort notes list by name, date or manual. • Select notes font style and size. • Insert images & photos into notes. • Print your notes. • Send notes via text message or email. • Save notes to Camera Roll. • Support for Emoji Emoticons. Terms of use: http://www.katans.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: http://www.katans.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ScheduleNote4 screens
Lock Notes Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScheduleNote at Free against Lock Notes Pro's $9.99. Lock Notes Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (269 vs 5). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ScheduleNote is free to download; Lock Notes Pro costs $9.99 up front. ScheduleNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Lock Notes Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. 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 — 4.6 for ScheduleNote against 4.6 for Lock Notes Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Notes Pro has 269 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of ScheduleNote's written reviews are positive against 82% of Lock Notes Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScheduleNote ships an update every 2 months, Lock Notes Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ScheduleNote versus Lock Notes Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScheduleNoteLock Notes Pro
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.6 (269 ratings)
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews82.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5269 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperosamuJulyApps Ltd

Customer experience

ScheduleNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative26.7%

Lock Notes Pro

All ratings270 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews503 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative13.5%

Bugs and requests

ScheduleNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lock Notes Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after iOS updates
  • Unable to edit or update notes without losing data
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add checklist functionality
  • Implement a recycle bin for deleted notes
  • Improve syncing and backup options
  • Add more customization options for font, layout, etc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScheduleNote

Subscriptions1
  • Weather Forecasts7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full Access$1.99
1 purchases

Lock Notes Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Auto Backup$14.991 Year

Questions

Is ScheduleNote free?
ScheduleNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Notes Pro free?
Lock Notes Pro costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScheduleNote or Lock Notes Pro?
ScheduleNote is rated higher. ScheduleNote averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Lock Notes Pro averages 4.6 from 269 ratings.
Do ScheduleNote or Lock Notes Pro have ads?
Neither ScheduleNote nor Lock Notes Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScheduleNote or Lock Notes Pro?
ScheduleNote ships an update every 2 months, and Lock Notes Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, ScheduleNote was updated on October 20, 2026 and Lock Notes Pro on October 26, 2026.

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