Reviews of Uplock

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Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 113)

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Review summary

Uplock is an iCloud-first companion to Apple Passwords with a polished UI and strong security, addressing missing data types and notes. It’s praised for privacy, native feel, and developer responsiveness. Common downsides include pricing concerns, stability bugs, missing autofill/web features, limited support resources, and branding/search confusion. Overall, it’s seen as a valuable add-on rather than a standalone password manager, with room for feature and support improvements.

Pros

iCloud/on-device storage with no separate servers, emphasizing privacy and cross-device access
great UI/UX and a native, Apple-like feel
fills missing features for Apple Passwords (notes, images, attachments, IDs) and serves as a valuable complement
strong security (encryption, no separate account required) and secure notes or documents
developer responsiveness and ongoing improvements (accessible fixes and updates)

Cons

pricing and subscription model concerns, with unclear or non-one-time purchase options
stability issues and bugs, including crashes (e.g., when pasting long text)
feature gaps (web form autofill, credit card autofill, Safari extension) and limitations vs a full password manager
limited or unclear support/resources (perceived lack of help pages, tutorials, or easy contact)
branding/search confusion from renaming and related searchability issues (Access vs Uplock)

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User Reviews

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All time rating average: 4.80

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4% (2)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-19	sa*****	Crazy pricing for what is essentially an Apple-services wrapper. The app is a collection of Apple platform and infrastructure features assembled into a product. Built with SwiftUI and relies on Apple’s iCloud for encrypted storage and sync. The UI/UX isn’t poor but isn’t spectacular either. No custom frontend, not custom backend, no independent service layer; $90 for what? They are apps out there with real recurring costs; live data, APIs, servers, alerts, and ongoing infrastructure that costs as much.
Crazy pricing for what is essentially an Apple-services wrapper. The app is a collection of Apple platform and infrastructure features assembled into a product. Built with SwiftUI and relies on Apple’s iCloud for encrypted storage and sync. The UI/UX isn’t poor but isn’t spectacular either. No custom frontend, not custom backend, no independent service layer; $90 for what? They are apps out there with real recurring costs; live data, APIs, servers, alerts, and ongoing infrastructure that costs as much.
2026-06-15	St*****	So it’s a secure text app that has premade forms. It’s a thing that’s missing from the Passwords app. It’s attractive and presumably well made. Beyond that, no functionality. They say it does have autofill, and I have that turned on, but it has not offered to autofill anything for me. Sorry, but I’m not putting these nice folks on my personal payroll for a simple utility that just stores text. I’m also not paying $50 for a one-time license. It would need to have some useful functionality to justify that cost. I’m okay using the free five record limit until Apple Sherlocks it, or until I catch the one-time license at half off. It’s a sweet little app, but it ought to be a no-brainer cost.
So it’s a secure text app that has premade forms. It’s a thing that’s missing from the Passwords app. It’s attractive and presumably well made. Beyond that, no functionality. They say it does have autofill, and I have that turned on, but it has not offered to autofill anything for me. Sorry, but I’m not putting these nice folks on my personal payroll for a simple utility that just stores text. I’m also not paying $50 for a one-time license. It would need to have some useful functionality to justify that cost. I’m okay using the free five record limit until Apple Sherlocks it, or until I catch the one-time license at half off. It’s a sweet little app, but it ought to be a no-brainer cost.
2026-06-09	Y.*****	Fantastic compliment to Apple Passwords! Is just what I’ve been looking for to replace our current password manager. Looking forward to additional features that allow more customization.
Fantastic compliment to Apple Passwords! Is just what I’ve been looking for to replace our current password manager. Looking forward to additional features that allow more customization.
2026-05-11	da*****	i moved from 1password to apple passwords very early in the game, and though it worked, it wasn’t always a satisfying experience. the moment i heard about uplock i downloaded and subscribed. it’s always encouraging to benefit immediately from an early version of an app and this was certainly my experience with uplock. as others have stated, it keeps getting better and it’s very quickly become a “cannot do without” app for me. a real joy.
i moved from 1password to apple passwords very early in the game, and though it worked, it wasn’t always a satisfying experience. the moment i heard about uplock i downloaded and subscribed. it’s always encouraging to benefit immediately from an early version of an app and this was certainly my experience with uplock. as others have stated, it keeps getting better and it’s very quickly become a “cannot do without” app for me. a real joy.
2026-04-15	aa*****	The app syncs entirely through iCloud and they do not host their own servers. Everything is either locally on-device or on iCloud. So why should I need to pay monthly for this? I would gladly pay a small one-time fee (not $50, that's insane) but there is no technical need to have this be a continual subscription. Since there is no technical need to have this be a subscription, it appears to violate 3.1.2(a) "Permissible uses" of Apple's App Review Guidelines. According to Apple, "examples of appropriate subscriptions include: new game levels; episodic content; multiplayer support; apps that offer consistent, substantive updates; access to large collections of, or continually updated, media content; software as a service (“SAAS”); and cloud support."
The app syncs entirely through iCloud and they do not host their own servers. Everything is either locally on-device or on iCloud. So why should I need to pay monthly for this? I would gladly pay a small one-time fee (not $50, that's insane) but there is no technical need to have this be a continual subscription. Since there is no technical need to have this be a subscription, it appears to violate 3.1.2(a) "Permissible uses" of Apple's App Review Guidelines. According to Apple, "examples of appropriate subscriptions include: new game levels; episodic content; multiplayer support; apps that offer consistent, substantive updates; access to large collections of, or continually updated, media content; software as a service (“SAAS”); and cloud support."
2026-04-02	Du*****	App keeps crashing when pasting a bit of longer text in the Notes Files… Very frustrating. Other wise work OK. Wish there where more options to import information from other apps..
App keeps crashing when pasting a bit of longer text in the Notes Files… Very frustrating. Other wise work OK. Wish there where more options to import information from other apps..
2026-03-14	ja*****	Great UI/UX. Awesome app ♥️
Great UI/UX. Awesome app ♥️
2026-02-24	Le*****	This really solved my pain. Thx for the design
This really solved my pain. Thx for the design
2026-02-24	me*****	I really like it and I believe that it is a good companion for a password manager, but there are some things that are so irritating about it that I am just going to stop using it until these issues are fixed.
I really like it and I believe that it is a good companion for a password manager, but there are some things that are so irritating about it that I am just going to stop using it until these issues are fixed.
2026-02-17	Nj*****	Found this by accident and couldn’t be happier. Apple passwords has a couple of huge holes that this fills completely! Having secure notes with images is exactly what the commercial password managers offer. Getting Uplock with Apple means I have a secure icloud environment easily managed and shared as I choose. Developers are extremely responsive. Absolutely worth trying if you use apple passwords.
Found this by accident and couldn’t be happier. Apple passwords has a couple of huge holes that this fills completely! Having secure notes with images is exactly what the commercial password managers offer. Getting Uplock with Apple means I have a secure icloud environment easily managed and shared as I choose. Developers are extremely responsive. Absolutely worth trying if you use apple passwords.