10 Best app locks for Android: Free to download and use

From a small piece of note to photos and videos we capture, our smartphone is the sweet home for all those things associated with the digital world. Smartphones being primarily meant for communication, we also have a number of sensitive and important messages on our smartphones. But smartphones are fancy little gadgets, and you cannot deny handing it over to your mates when they want to try out that cool new game you downloaded last night or to see the photos you captured at the party last night. Well, things are good till that. But what about, when they try to open your WhatsApp or the Gallery to find other private photos and videos.

Yes, I know there are some friends, who love interfering in the personal lives of others. To tackle the situation, you can have hundreds of app lock apps available on the Play Store and there are only a few that justifies its name. If you are not having any custom ROM or a custom UI like MIUI, having an app lock installed on your system will surely ensure the privacy of those private photos and videos, which are meant only and only for you. You don’t need to try out all the app lock apps, as I have covered the top app lock apps here in this article. Here is the list of best app locker for android free to download for Samsung, Google pixel, Oneplus, Xiaomi, Vivo, Asus and other smartphones.

So let’s get started with an app lock apps list.

AppLock

AppLock is one of the most popular app locking apps which is available on the Google Play Store which offers a plethora of features to keep your privacy intact. The app can protect your selected apps from being opened with a pattern lock, and can also take advantage of the fingerprint scanner if your device has one. Not only apps, you can also prevent intruders from toggling different features on or off, like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and other sensors. In a single sentence, AppLock will help you lock all your apps and private data on your smartphone and everything is just a few taps away.

Features

• Lock apps with password, pattern, or fingerprint lock.
• Vault: hide pictures and videos
• Themes
• Incognito browser: no history record
• Private SNS: log in multiple accounts
• ock switch (WiFi, Bluetooth, mobile data, sync)
• AppLock widget: enable/disable AppLock with one tap
• Quick lock switch: Lock/unlock in the notification bar
• Lock incoming calls
• Intruder Selfie
• Customized background
• Customized Profiles to set different locked app groups
• Time Lock: auto-lock/unlock according to time
• Location Lock: auto-lock/unlock according to location
• Hide AppLock icon
• And more

Price: Free
Platform: Android

Best Applock – Locker & No Ads

Most app locking apps are free to use and hence come with ads. Well, frustrated with those meaningless ads! If so, this app is for you. Available in a small package of almost 8 MB, it can do the mighty task of protecting all your apps and other private information. Above all, this app also offers a great and clutter-free user interface and consumes very less battery. The app also comes with self-destruction protection that will prevent the app from getting uninstalled if some intruder tries to do so. Thus, if you do not love ads, and is looking for an app locker with a great design Best Applock – Locker & No Ads is must for you to get hands on your privacy once again.

Key features:

• Does not contain advertisements.
• User-friendly interface.
• Wallpaper and theme
• Lock Gallery, Music, Contacts, SMS, Browser, Facebook, Whatsapp and all other apps.
• App delete protection
• Locker application
• Knock code lock system and pattern lock.

Price: Free
Platform: Android

LOCKit

Are you looking for something more than just an app locker? If so, LOCKit app locker is the one you should definitely give a try. Apart from locking your apps with fingerprint, pin or pattern, this app can also be handy to protect your photos and videos, or simply your gallery, which is no less private than those WhatsApp messages and Tinder pics. LOCKit is a smart app locker that can also disguise your lock screen and show fake error messages to leave intruders at sea. Last but not the least, LOCKit also take the selfie of any intruders if they want to unlock your phone multiple times with incorrect pin or pattern. It supports languages: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Persian, Malaysia, Thailand, Hindi, and Bengali.

Key Features:

• Protect apps using pin, pattern and fingerprint .
• Hide photos and video
• Disguise your apps unlockscreen to prevent from breaking into your password.
• Block and clean junk notifications.
• Notification Lock
• Free Themes
• Lock apps like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, Line, Gallery, Camera, Gmail, Skype etc
• Lock install/uninstall of apps
• Lock Google Play Store
• Lock games and markets purchasing
• Lock incoming call
• Hide pattern draw

Price: Free
Platform: Android

Avast Mobile Security 2018

I never recommend using any antivirus on Android smartphones. But if you are having an antivirus on your smartphone, which can even offer you additional benefits, you can always use it. Avast Mobile Security 2018 is one of them. Apart from being an antivirus, which is of no importance on Android smartphones, Avast Mobile Security 2018 can also offer you a free-to-use VPN and an app lock to prevent your apps from getting opened by an intruder. Thus, if you are looking for an app lock, Avast Mobile Security 2018 is far more than that. Avast Mobile Security 2018 also offers an anti-theft feature, and can also block spam calls and SMS for you.

Key Features

• Antivirus Engine
• App Lock
• Call Blocker
• Anti-Theft
• Photo Vault
• VPN (Virtual private network)
• Power Save
• Privacy Permissions
• Firewall (for rooted Android only)
• RAM Boost
• Junk Cleaner
• Web Shield
• WiFi Security
• WiFi Speed Test

Price: Free
Platform: Android

Lock App – Smart App Locker

Just like Best Applock, Lock App – Smart App Locker is yet another lightweight app locker app, which comes at a size less than 2 MB. Unlike Best Applock, Lock App doesn’t come with an option for in-app purchases, which make the app completely free to use. And yes, I forgot to mention, it doesn’t come with ads as well, which is another reason, I love Lock App over other apps of the same class. This app also offers an option for fingerprint unlock, which makes it full-fledged. I just wish, the app came with an option to capture the selfies of those sneaky intruders. Well, that is not at all a deal breaker if you have made up your mind of downloading the app.

Key features:

• No Ads
• Completely Free
• Smallest Size
• No battery impact
• Regularly updated
• Fingerprint unlock option
• Super secret mode – Hide icon of the app
• Lock Support with Pin Lock, Pattern Lock, Password Lock and intuitive Crash Screen Lock

Price: Free
Platform: Android

App Lock: Lock w/ fingerprint, Parental Control

If you are looking for something more than just an App Lock, the App Lock: Lock w/ fingerprint, Parental Control is an app, which also comes with a parental control feature, if it is your child who is using the handset. Apart from that, like other app locks, this app also comes with the option to use the fingerprint to unlock apps, which is yet another great feature. Not only that, it also has the capability to capture the photo of the users who try to break into your phone, like a few other apps in the class. Such mighty features come in a small package of just 13 MB, which is yet another reason you should try the app. The app also comes with options for in-app purchases if you do not want to see those useless and annoying ads.

Key features:

• Fingerprint support on compatible devices
• Different locking system
• Protect Notifications
• Snap Intruders
• Invisible pattern & random keyboard
• Secret protection screen
• Snooze mode
• Parental control
• Prevent Uninstall of Bear Lock

Price: Free
Platform: Android

AppLock | Lock Your Apps

AppLock | Lock Your Apps is yet another app lock which is available within a small package of just 3 MB. This app lock is yet another beautiful app locker which you can use to keep your apps and its contents safe. Just like a few other apps of its class, it also has the ability to lock the photos, videos and other contents within your gallery. One of the special features of the app is the ability to lock Facebook chat bubbles from getting accessed by those sneaky friends who always peep into your smartphone. Thus, if you chat a lot on Facebook and want to keep different apps and other files safe, AppLock | Lock is worth giving a try.

Key features:

• Lock your apps with pattern and fingerprint.
• Lock Facebook Messenger chat heads (bubbles).
• Locking gallery and photo apps.
• Material designed.

Price: Free
Platform: Android

Norton App Lock

If you are a geek, you must have heard of the Norton antivirus. Well, Norton App Lock is yet another great app locker you can count on. Norton App Lock offers all the handy features, which you might need from an app locker. Just select the apps you want to lock, and you are done. Norton App Lock is not limited only to locking your apps, but it can even lock your photos and videos on your gallery, which is even handy. As a bonus, the Norton App Lock also offers parental control feature and anti-theft option, which automatically capture the photo of an intruder who tries to get access to the locked apps with an incorrect pattern or pin more than three times. This popular Norton App Lock comes within a small package of less than 6 MB, as well.

Key Features:

• Lock one or more app
• Protect data and photos
• Anti-Theft
• Custom PIN, Password, or Pattern Lock Screen
• Lock Photo & Video Apps
• Lock Social Apps
• Parental Controls
• Prevent pocket-dial

Price: Free
Platform: Android

You can even find a number of other app locks on the Google Play Store. But I tried to keep the list limited to only those apps, which you won’t regret using. Depending upon when you are actually downloading one of these apps, new features might be added, and the experience of using the app can also be changed a bit. Before downloading any of the app locks mentioned above or any other similar apps from the store, just ensure the app is not requesting any unnecessary permissions.

Hope the list will be helpful for you to protect your important apps and your private files on your smartphone. Did I miss out any of the great app locks from the list above? Feel free to comment it down below.