Comparison

Cuneiform Edit vs Lockdown Privacy

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

Head to head
About

Cuneiform Edit

Edit text in Sumerian and Akkadian languages with a custom cuneiform keyboard. Save your work in UTF-8 format and transmit it via email. Can also function as a standard text editor.

Highlights
  • Cuneiform keyboard for Unicode text
  • Edit Sumerian and Akkadian languages
  • Save text in UTF-8 format
  • Mail transmission function
  • Customizable keyboard settings
  • Standard text editor functionality
Features
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This application is text editor with cuneiform keyboard for unicode text. This text editor can edit sumerian language and akkadian language. Text data can be saved in UTF-8 format. This app is equipped with a mail transmission function. This app includes a custom cuneiform keyboard. In order to use custom keyboard, you need to manual setting in iOS “settings” screen. if you don’t use the cuneiform Keyboard, you can use this application as normal text editor. Procedures for using the custom keyboard 1 Please update to the latest version of iOS, if possible.If the version of the OS is old, might be custom keyboard can not be selected. 2. Return to home screen. 3. Open the Settings app. 4. Select General > Keyboard > Keyboards. 5. Touch “Add New Keyboard”. 6. Please check the item “CuneiformEdit” in “THIRD-PARTY KEYBOARDS” and select this. 7. Now you can use the cuneiform keyboard. Changing the keyboard can be done by touching the globe key.

About

Lockdown Privacy

This app provides comprehensive privacy protection by blocking trackers and badware across all your applications. It offers both an on-device firewall to stop hidden trackers and a secure VPN to keep your data and browsing private.

Highlights
  • On-device firewall
  • Blocks ads and trackers in all apps
  • Secure VPN for private browsing
  • Hides IP address and location
  • Open source and audited
  • Customizable block lists
Features
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Lockdown blocks trackers and badware in all your apps, blocking an estimated 100 million trackers per month for over 300,000 people. — Comprehensive Protection — Lockdown has two privacy features: Firewall and Secure Tunnel VPN. Each feature protects you from different threats, creating the complete solution for protecting your personal data, browsing history, and sensitive connections. FIREWALL — Blocks Hidden Trackers: The world's first on-device, open source blocker that stops ads, trackers, and badware in all your apps. SECURE TUNNEL VPN — Keep Your Data and Browsing Private: It's the no-logs, blazing-fast, privacy-first VPN. The only VPN to prove its Privacy Policy and be fully audited. — BASIC FIREWALL FEATURES — - Simple, one-tap to get protected against thousands of trackers for most users - Fully customizable blocking for advanced users: block any domain / service - Works for all apps, not just the browser - Useful preconfigured block lists that are updated every week - Blocking works "on-device" meaning it does all of its blocking without sending all your data to a third party server, unlike other blocking apps

 —ADVANCED FIREWALL FEATURES— - Import and create your own custom lists - Export your custom lists to share with others and save offline - Block thousands more trackers - Access to advanced curated lists and app specific block lists (e.g. TikTok, iFunny, Junes Journey) — SECURE TUNNEL VPN FEATURES — - Hide your location and unique IP address with one tap - Keeps you safe on public wi-fi hotspots and sites - Stops spying from snoopers and your ISP or cellular provider - Ultrafast with over a dozen regions globally — TRANSPARENCY YOU CAN TRUST — - Other privacy apps lie on their Privacy Policy and secretly sell user data, even if they promise not to - To solve this issue, the Openly Operated certification requires apps to *prove* their Privacy Policy - Lockdown is Openly Operated certified with a public 38-page audit report, and audited multiple times by security professionals — UNPARALLELED PRIVACY — - Open Source: Since firewalls have access to *everything* you do, it's critical that any firewall you use should be open source. Lockdown is 100% open source. - On-Device: Lockdown Firewall doesn’t connect to any servers. No logs of your browsing are sent to third parties or to our servers when using Lockdown Firewall. — PRESS COVERAGE — - The Washington Post - Business Insider - Forbes - FastCompany - MacRumors - 9to5Mac - ZDNet - Cult of Mac - The Mac Observer - iCulture - iClarified - AppAdvice

Screenshots

Cuneiform Edit1 screens
Lockdown Privacy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cuneiform Edit and Lockdown Privacy both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Cuneiform Edit's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lockdown Privacy's. Cuneiform Edit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Lockdown Privacy's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (9.8K vs 27). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Lockdown Privacy sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Cuneiform Edit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Cuneiform Edit against 4.3 for Lockdown Privacy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockdown Privacy has 9.8K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Cuneiform Edit's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lockdown Privacy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuneiform Edit ships an update every 14 months, Lockdown Privacy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cuneiform Edit versus Lockdown Privacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuneiform EditLockdown Privacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings) — better4.3 (9.8K ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better33.2% of reviews
Number of ratings279.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazunari HiyoshiCELESTIAN GOLDEN APPS

Customer experience

Cuneiform Edit

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

Lockdown Privacy

All ratings9,794 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews620 reviews
Positive33.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative58.1%

Bugs and requests

Cuneiform Edit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lockdown Privacy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Firewall randomly turns off
  • VPN forces itself to be enabled
  • Blocks essential system apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view/manage blocked connections
  • Custom domain/app whitelisting
  • Import/export of block lists
  • Separate firewall and VPN functionality

In-app purchases

None

Cuneiform Edit

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Lockdown Privacy

Subscriptions14
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$0.997 Days
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 variants$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$39.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Lockdown Pro Annual LTO$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Cuneiform Edit free?
Cuneiform Edit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lockdown Privacy free?
Lockdown Privacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cuneiform Edit or Lockdown Privacy?
Cuneiform Edit is rated higher. Cuneiform Edit averages 4.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Lockdown Privacy averages 4.3 from 9.8K ratings.
Do Cuneiform Edit or Lockdown Privacy have ads?
Neither Cuneiform Edit nor Lockdown Privacy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cuneiform Edit or Lockdown Privacy?
Cuneiform Edit ships an update every 14 months, and Lockdown Privacy monthly. Most recently, Cuneiform Edit was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lockdown Privacy on October 21, 2026.

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