Comparison

My Audio Recorder vs Intention

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

My Audio Recorder

Record, trim, and manage your audio files with this free voice recorder. Easily append or overwrite existing recordings, share them via email, or save them to your drive. It utilizes your device's memory for all saved audio.

Highlights
  • Free voice recording
  • Trim saved recordings
  • Append to existing files
  • Overwrite recordings
  • Manage saved recordings list
  • Share recordings
  • Save to device storage
Features
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- Free voice recorder - Trims saved recordings. - Append a new recording to a saved file. - Overwrite a new recording to a saved file. - Keep saved recordings in a list. - Share your recordings by mail or save them to your drive. - Using device memory for saved recordings.

About

Intention

This app introduces a "friction" barrier to prevent compulsive app usage. Instead of simple timers, it presents cognitive challenges that must be solved before accessing blocked applications, helping users regain focus and control over their screen time.

Highlights
  • Cognitive challenges (mental math, memory, word scramble, Stroop test)
  • Customizable app blocking
  • Set unlock durations
  • Track screen time and progress
  • System-level blocking via Apple APIs
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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You don't have a screen time problem. You have a friction problem. Every time you pick up your phone, the path to Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, or YouTube is one tap away. Intention adds the one thing those apps are designed to remove: a reason to pause. When you open a blocked app, you're not shown a timer or a motivational quote. You're shown a challenge — and you can't get in until you solve it. THE METHOD: COGNITIVE FRICTION Willpower fails. Timers get dismissed. Breathing exercises fade into muscle memory. What actually interrupts a compulsive scroll is cognitive load — a moment where your brain has to switch modes and engage. Intention uses proven challenge types from cognitive psychology to create that moment every single time. FOUR KINDS OF BRAIN CHALLENGES Mix and match to keep your brain on its toes: • Mental Math — arithmetic across addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and multi-step problems • Memory Grid — watch a pattern flash, then reproduce it • Word Scramble — unscramble letters into real words • Stroop Test — the classic color/word conflict test used in focus research Pick one. Pick all four. Turn difficulty up when it gets easy. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps and categories that steal your attention — social, news, games, anything 2. Open a blocked app — a shield appears with a challenge 3. Solve to unlock for a duration you set (5 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours — your call) 4. When the timer ends, the shield returns automatically Apple's Screen Time APIs power the blocking, so it's system-level and reliable. No VPN tricks. No jailbreak. No way to swipe around it. WHY PEOPLE STICK WITH INTENTION • It isn't a guilt trip — every unlock is a small win • It's honest about when you actually need the app and when you don't • Your brain gets sharper as a side effect • Either you get smarter by completing a challenge or don't scroll at all, win-win TRACK WHAT MATTERS A clean dashboard shows: • Today's screen time on addictive apps • Weekly and monthly trends • Daily streak and total XP earned from completed challenges • Impact of shielding addictive apps (this one hits) WHO IT'S FOR • People who quit Instagram for a week and were back in three days • Anyone who opens their phone to check one thing and surfaces twenty minutes later • Students, parents, creators, and professionals who need their attention back • Anyone who's tried every screen time app and still gets pulled in BUILT FOR YOUR PRIVACY Intention uses Apple's FamilyControls and ManagedSettings frameworks. Your app selections never leave your device — Apple's system handles them with privacy-preserving tokens that even we can't read. No tracking. No selling data. No ads. TRY IT FREE Start with a 3-day free trial — full access, no commitments. After your trial: • Monthly: $9.99/month • Annual: $59.99/year (save 50% vs. monthly) • Lifetime: $149.99 — one payment, forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://tryintention.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://tryintention.app/terms

Screenshots

My Audio Recorder4 screens
Intention4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Audio Recorder at none against Intention's 3. My Audio Recorder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Intention's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Intention sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. My Audio Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for My Audio Recorder against 5.0 for Intention. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intention has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Audio Recorder versus Intention: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Audio RecorderIntention
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzkan AbdullahogluCLV AI HOLDINGS LLC

Customer experience

My Audio Recorder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Intention

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Audio Recorder

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Intention

Subscriptions2
  • Intention Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Intention Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$149.99

Questions

Is My Audio Recorder free?
My Audio Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intention free?
Intention is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Audio Recorder or Intention?
My Audio Recorder and Intention are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do My Audio Recorder or Intention have ads?
Intention shows ads; My Audio Recorder does not.
Which is updated more often, My Audio Recorder or Intention?
My Audio Recorder ships an update every 2 weeks, and Intention every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Audio Recorder was updated on November 3, 2026 and Intention on October 31, 2026.

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