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24 alternatives to TapLock

The Android widget to lock your screen with a double tap

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Lock on Touch 🔒-A button to screen lock▲5

   Button to lock android device. Not for finger print devices.

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Agent Lock▲93

   Customize your boring screen lock

   2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swivel for Android▲77

   App-specific screen orientation lock

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ScreenPop▲75

   Lock Screen Messaging App for Android

   2015 · screenpop.me · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Locket 2.0▲84

   Your intelligent Android lock screen

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Taplay▲66

   A game where you must tap to screen as much as you

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   1Block▲64

   Highly customizable app blocking and app timer for Android

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Staytuned▲9

   The smartest lock screen for Android

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   AnyWidget▲68

   App Launcher, customize your Lock Screen on iPhone

   2022 · deltalab.top · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Super App Lock▲162

    Lock & hide apps, protect privacy, screen time control

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SnapLock Smart Lock Screen▲6

    Not only a perfect lock screen, but also a considerate and i

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WakeUp▲76

    Lights your screen every time you pick up your Android phone

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AceScreen▲76

    A simple way to keep the screen of your Android device on

    2021 · acescreen.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    DoubleLock▲89

    Lock media with two keys. One for you and one for a friend.

    2015 · doublelock.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Locket▲62

    Lock Screen Ads on Android — Get paid to unlock your phone

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ScreenBreak▲125

    Hi HN, I built ScreenBreak after realizing that most app blockers failed in practice. “Hard blocks” were too rigid — I either locked myself out entirely or tapped Ignore Limit and kept scrolling. There was no useful middle state. In reality, people still need to open apps like TikTok or Instagram for specific tasks: looking something up, replying to someone, checking updates, etc. The problem isn’t intentional use; it’s the unplanned, unconscious scrolling that follows. I wanted a system that interrupts the impulse without fully preventing access. ScreenBreak uses soft blocking plus…

    Dec 2025 · screenbreak.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TapTap▲7

    Tap, Tap

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LockedIn: Screen Time Control▲27

    Screen time management made fun.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SuperWidget for iPad▲96

    Beautiful widgets with data coming from Shortcuts or APIs

    2023 · superwidget.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TapGap▲68

    Keep Tapping between the gaps...and have fun!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tapfree for Android▲120

    Voice dictation that adapts to what’s on your screen

    Feb 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Picturesque▲63

    Beautiful lock screen replacement app for Android, from MS

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LockBuddy▲68

    Customizable lock screen widgets for iOS 16

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CheckTodo▲8

    Lock screen widget(To-do tracker)

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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