Lock Manager Free 3.0
Well designed front-end with a smart layout
The impressive looks of the app are influenced by the image or color input you choose to use and the customizations can be carried out from a friendly GUI, characterized by smooth navigation and an intuitive placement of the features.
The live tile that can be pinned to the Start screen features some nice animations and is also helpful thanks to the information it displays. Nonetheless, the nice graphics of Lock Manager Free are somewhat spoiled by the numerous flashing advertisements that are shown throughout the interface.
Customize the lock screen and make it more informative
Mainly a tool that influences the appearance of the lock screen, this app servers as well as a reliable source of information. There are several background modes at your disposal, so you can opt to have a solid color or a single image shown on the screen, but there are also a photo slideshow you can use, as well as the Bing Daily Image setting, all of them with a fixed or custom time interval for updating.
Lock Manager Free provides the current weather conditions and a 5-day forecast, comes with a built-in calendar in which the scheduled events are marked and there is also a dedicated module for creating reminders for various events. The data concerning all these parameters is shown on the lock screen, alongside a set of details regarding the battery status.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The beautiful look of the application and of the lock screen are accompanied by a neat live tile that can be pinned to the Start screen. The advertisements that are ever-present have a negative impact on the experience as a whole, as they can be quite disruptive because they keep on changing. |
Function9
The amount of useful features packed inside Lock Manager Free and the ease of use are the main assets of this utility. Nonetheless, there is a small letdown related to the rather long time it takes for the settings to be saved. Also, sometimes the app will fail to open when its Start screen tile is pressed, requiring another try. |
Security8
The application will need to look into the appointments area and have the location services activated, but thee are closely related to some of its functions. On the other hand, it requires access to phone and owner identities as well as to the phone dialer, which is uncommon considering there is no connection with the app's settings. |
Battery7
All the features Lock Manager Free provides come at a cost for the system resources, as the battery usage is quite high at times, so the power consumption goes beyond average. |
Price9
Definitely a worthy tool to have installed onto the phone thanks to the numerous abilities it comes with, the app loses a bit because of the pushy adverts. |
Compatibility8
Most Windows Phone users with more recent handsets will be able to make the most of this application as it requires at least version 8 of the operating system to be installed onto the handset. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 3.0
- reviewed version:
- 3.0
- developer:
- XAP Studios
- category:
- SYSTEM & SHELL
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 314