Best App Lockers for Android in 2020

A smartphone is a very personal gadget. We have personal messages

and information in the social media apps. Then there are banking
apps, where a lot of our sensitive data is stored. Also, we click a ton of
personal photos and videos, which are saved in the gallery app of our
smartphone. Unlike iOS, where you need to be jailbroken to lock apps
with Touch ID, Android features a number of cool apps that let you
lock apps through a password, PIN, fingerprint scanner or some really
unique ways. While custom ROMs like CyanogenMod (read: Lineage
OS) and Android builds from various manufacturers come with the
app locking feature built-in, most Android users look for app lockers
on the Google Play Store. So, if you are looking for app lockers on
Android to lock apps with your device’s fingerprint sensor, we have
you covered. Here are the 10 best app lockers for Android.

AppLock is the most popular app locker app on the Play Store, with
more than 100 million downloads. The app has certainly earned that,
as it’s also the best app locker for Android. With AppLock, you
can lock apps as well as various Android toggles like WiFi,
Bluetooth, mobile data etc. You can even lock incoming calls or almost
any Android element. You can also set up various lock profiles for
work, home etc. There are also options to make sure that the app
locking triggers at a certain time or location. AppLock also lets
you add a cover like a warning message that says “the app has
stopped”, which is one of the usual Android warnings Moreover, you
can choose to hide the app, prevent uninstallation, and set up a delay
for re-locking. It also includes a power saving mode, so if you use
AppLock, you don’t need to worry about the app draining your
device’s battery. Along with app locking, the app also brings a photo
and video vault, and support for plugins. AppLock is certainly a
feature rich app and it works flawlessly. The app does include ads but
they are rare and of the non-intrusive kind.
Norton App Lock
Chances are, you have heard of Norton, the popular anti-virus maker.
Well, the company offers a pretty good app locker for Android. The
Norton App Lock is a very simple app locker which should be a
good choice, if you are looking for a free & ad-free app locker that
just works. With Norton App Lock, you can lock apps by fingerprint,
PIN or pattern. There aren’t a lot of options here but you can protect it
from uninstallation by giving it admin privileges. There are also
options to set a recovery email, along with a sneak peak
feature that captures photos of intruders who enter the wrong PIN or
pattern 3 times.
4. App Lock by Smart Mobile
App Lock by Smart Mobile is a fairly new app locker in the Play Store
but it has gained a lot of traction due to its clean interface and
straightforward approach. Similar to other app lockers in the list,
it lets you lock apps through fingerprint, PIN or pattern as you prefer.
There is a unique feature as well called profiles which categorize the
apps in general, sensitive, social and payments labels. You can, in fact,
create your own profile and include apps of your choice. The benefit of
profile is that you can enforce a set of rules in just one tap.
 App Locker: Fingerprint & Pin
App Locker is one of the many app lockers for Android with the “app
locker” moniker. The app isn’t very popular and it’s not hard to
understand why. It has a pretty outdated UI but if you look past that,
it has some really unique features. Apart from the usual app locking
features, App Locker lets you set custom lock settings on a per
app basis. So, you can set the primary lock method for an app to
fingerprint, while pattern as the primary method for another app.
Other than that, the app lets you choose a crash cover, set app re-lock
delay and more. It includes ads but you can remove the ads by
purchasing the full version of the app.

 FingerSecurity
FingerSecurity is one of the best app lockers for Android, thanks to its
sheer number of features. The feature-rich app lets you lock apps via
fingerprint and you can enable the improved protection
features to make sure that parts of the app and the app’s data isn’t
visible in the recents screen. There’s also the advanced security option
to prevent uninstalls. The app also lets you set a time out, which is the
delay in re-locking apps, along with options to theme the fingerprint
indicator, and more.

The app is available in a free version but it’s fairly limited. However,
you can get the Premium version, which brings more theming options,
like the ability to change background of the lock page. It also brings
options to set safe locations, detect intruders, set up a fake
crash, and more. Overall, the app definitely packs in a ton of features
but in my usage, I did face a few hiccups in performance, so that’s
something you should keep in mind.
AppLock – Fingerprint & Password
App Lock by SailingLab is one of those app lockers that has a
multitude of features apart from protecting apps from unauthorized
users. While you have all the standard app locker features like PIN,
Fingerprint and Pattern protection, it also brings photo vault,
intruder selfie to catch people who are trying to break in and
message security for hiding chat notifications from sensitive apps. And
that is not all, it also has a privacy browser but I would not really
recommend using it.
From the face of it, AppLock is a feature-packed app locker and does a
good job of protecting your chats and sensitive apps from prying eyes.
Not to mention, there are themes as well for lock screen so
there is that. However, you would encounter some ads on the lock
screen and that gets annoying sometimes. Simply put, if you are
looking for a complete solution that can lock your apps and also hide
photos and videos on your Android device then App Lock by Sailing
Lab can be a decent pick.