How to Lock Apps on iPhone and iPad 🔐

Money Keeper · iPhone App

Starting with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, Apple officially supports locking any app on your iPhone or iPad using biometric authentication or a password 🔐 This is especially useful for finance apps like MoneyKeeper 🙌

(1) Long-press the icon of the app you want to lock. A menu like the one below will appear.

When you long-press the app icon, a menu appears with options like "Require Face ID (Require Touch ID)" or "Hide and Require Face ID".

(2) In the menu that appears, tap your preferred option: either “Require Face ID (Require Touch ID)” or “Hide and Require Face ID”.

(3) Once biometric authentication is complete, you’ll need to authenticate each time you open the app 🔐

(4) To disable the lock, long-press the app icon again and select “Don’t Require Touch ID (Face ID)” just like you did to enable it.

References

iPhone User Guide – Lock or hide apps on iPhone

iPad User Guide – Lock or hide apps on iPad

Money Keeper

Expenses Tracker, Payday & Budget Calendar

Scheduler

iPhone Calendar App

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