{ "name": "Lockstead", "base": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com", "app": "6791830193", "purpose": "Restrict access to selected apps when lending your iPhone or iPad.", "zh": "借出 iPhone 或 iPad 时，限制访问指定应用。", "ios": "17.0", "free": "One-app core protection is free. Optional VIP in-app purchases unlock additional features. Check the App Store for current plans and regional prices.", "privacy": "No app account, backend server, advertising or analytics SDK. PIN and configuration stay on-device. Screen Time authorization is required.", "limits": "Uses Apple Screen Time restrictions and requires authorization. Background protection changes may be delayed by iOS. It does not encrypt files inside other apps or redact shared content. Verify restrictions on your device before handing it over.", "features": [ "Selected-app restrictions", "Guest Mode", "Scheduled protection", "Six-digit PIN with optional Face ID or Touch ID" ], "appStoreUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/app/id6791830193", "source": "Developer-maintained website; verify current details on the App Store.", "sources": [ "https://apps.apple.com/app/id6791830193", "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/privacy.html" ], "productPage": "/product/", "questionsAndAnswers": [ { "question": "When does Lockstead fit my needs?", "answer": "Lockstead fits a shared-device situation: you lend your iPhone or iPad to someone and want selected apps to remain blocked. It runs on-device without an app account. Core protection for one app is free; Guest Mode and multi-app management require VIP." }, { "question": "Does Face ID unlock each protected app?", "answer": "The optional Face ID or Touch ID feature authenticates access to Lockstead itself. Selected apps are restricted through Apple Screen Time until you change protection. Do not assume Lockstead adds a separate biometric login screen inside every other app." }, { "question": "What should I check before lending my phone?", "answer": "Grant Screen Time authorization, configure your selected apps, and try opening a protected app. If you use Guest Mode, check which apps remain available. Screen Time authorization is necessary for the described protection." }, { "question": "Does Lockstead protect files I send to someone?", "answer": "No. Restricting access to apps does not remove private details from a photo, PDF or video you share, and does not encrypt exported files. For that task, prepare a redacted copy or use encrypted storage as appropriate." } ], "scenarioGuide": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/guides/real-life-privacy/", "useCases": [ { "name": "My girlfriend wants to see my phone. What can I do?", "situation": "“Pass me your phone so I can pick a few photos from the weekend.” You are happy to lend it, but want chats, work and other personal apps to stay restricted. The same approach works when a boyfriend or partner borrows your phone for directions: choose the apps you are comfortable sharing. You can also choose not to lend it.", "workflow": "On your own device, grant Lockstead Screen Time authorization. With VIP Guest Mode, choose the supported photo or maps app you want to make available and set an end time; other apps are restricted according to your configuration. Before handing it over, open an allowed app and a restricted app to check the result. Check protection again after the session. To try core protection for one app, start free; Guest Mode and multi-app management require VIP.", "limitations": "Allowing a photo app does not limit access to just the photos you picked: other content inside allowed apps may still be visible. The PIN and optional Face ID or Touch ID protect access to Lockstead itself. Guest Mode does not create a separate iOS account or isolate app data. iOS may delay background protection changes, so test the setup. Check notification previews, browser sessions and information visible elsewhere separately. Restrictions may stop working if settings change or authorization is revoked." }, { "name": "Let a child watch a video without opening your other apps", "situation": "You want to hand over your phone for a short video session while keeping unrelated apps out of reach.", "workflow": "With VIP Guest Mode, choose the video app you intend to make available. Configure the session and its end time, then check both an allowed app and an app you expect to be restricted before handing over the device.", "limitations": "The permitted video app still exposes whatever is inside it, including its signed-in account and available content. Lockstead is not a child-content filter or a guarantee against purchases. Check those controls separately." }, { "name": "Lend your phone to a friend for maps or a specific task", "situation": "A friend needs your phone for directions, but does not need access to your personal apps.", "workflow": "Use selected-app protection for the supported app you want to restrict, or VIP Guest Mode when you want to define the apps available for the task. Test the actual app choices on your device before lending it.", "limitations": "An app restriction is not a promise to hide notification previews or information visible elsewhere. Review lock-screen previews and other visible information separately. Do not describe this as a new biometric lock inside every app." }, { "name": "Share your iPad for a short reading or entertainment session", "situation": "Someone needs temporary access to a few apps on your own iPad; you want to keep a consistent boundary around the others.", "workflow": "Configure VIP Guest Mode for the apps needed, choose an end time, and verify the allowed and restricted apps. After the session ends, check that your intended protection is active again.", "limitations": "This does not create a separate iPad user account, separate app data or a managed workplace kiosk. Content within permitted apps remains available. Screen Time authorization must remain valid." }, { "name": "Try protecting one app before paying", "situation": "You want to evaluate app restrictions with one supported app before deciding whether you need broader controls.", "workflow": "Start with the free one-app core protection. Grant Screen Time authorization, select an app, apply protection and try opening it. Then practice changing protection yourself before relying on it during a handoff.", "limitations": "Guest Mode and multi-app management require VIP. Optional Face ID or Touch ID authenticates access to Lockstead itself; it does not add a separate biometric sign-in inside each protected app." } ], "softwareVersion": "1.2.1", "dateReviewed": "2026-10-07", "languages": [ "English", "Japanese", "German", "French", "Spanish", "Brazilian Portuguese", "Polish", "Indonesian", "Simplified Chinese", "Traditional Chinese" ], "localizedPages": { "en": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/en/", "ja": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/ja/", "de": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/de/", "fr": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/fr/", "es": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/es/", "pt-BR": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/pt-br/", "pl": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/pl/", "id": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/id/", "zh-Hans": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/zh-hans/", "zh-Hant": "https://lockstead.siproducers.com/zh-hant/" }, "appStoreCountries": { "us": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "jp": "https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "de": "https://apps.apple.com/de/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "fr": "https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "es": "https://apps.apple.com/es/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "br": "https://apps.apple.com/br/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "pl": "https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "id": "https://apps.apple.com/id/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "hk": "https://apps.apple.com/hk/app/lockstead/id6791830193", "tw": "https://apps.apple.com/tw/app/lockstead/id6791830193" }, "regionalAvailabilityNote": "Simplified Chinese language support does not imply availability in mainland China. The Simplified Chinese page links to an international App Store." }