Comparison

Overlap vs Hands Off

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

Head to head
About

Overlap

Easily find optimal meeting times across different time zones with a visual graph. Set custom availability for each location and sync with your calendar to avoid scheduling conflicts. Share convenient times directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Visual Overlap Graph for meeting times
  • Customizable availability hours per time zone
  • Calendar event integration
  • Multiple time zone display
  • Time zone renaming
  • Lock Screen Standby Mode widget
Features
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Find the perfect time to catchup across multiple time zones without the mind-bending math. Overlap is a smart world clock that helps you connect with people in different time zones. It makes it simple to see the time in multiple places at once, and its fun Overlap Graph is a unique visual way to quickly find convenient meeting times across the world. You can choose ‘available’ hours for each time zone. For example Dan in London might be available from 2pm to 5pm and Rashida in Sydney might be available from 7am to midday. Bring up the Overlap Graph and it will magically show you the most compatible times to schedule your catchup. Overlap also displays your calendar events, so you can always find a time that suits your schedule. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. • You can see multiple time zones in one beautiful UI • You can swipe left and right to quickly move through time. • You can customize 'availability' for each timezone - this could mean office hours for a meeting or simply when you're available for a group chat with your far-flung family -no more 'Sorry that's 3am for me!' • You can rename each time zone; for example, you might simply rename a time zone to say 'Grandma' or the name of a client you work with. Or perhaps your Grandma is your client, no judgement here. • You can hide time zones that you don’t need right now so it’s always easy to focus on what you need to know. • You can show your calendar events so you can always choose a time that fits your schedule. • Once you’ve chosen a great time its easy to share it via your favorite messaging app or create a calendar event. • Standby Mode is a Lock Screen feature that activates automatically when your iPhone is charging in landscape mode. The Overlap widget fully supports this mode!

About

Hands Off

This minimalist widget helps you break phone scrolling habits by providing customizable reminders. It aims to increase focus and presence without tracking or distractions. Reclaim your time and be more intentional with your device usage.

Highlights
  • Customizable reminders
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Home screen widgets
  • Personalized messages
  • No tracking or ads
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Put! Down! Your! Phone! Hands Off is a free, minimalist widget designed to interrupt your scroll habit and remind you to reclaim your time, focus, and presence. No logins. No tracking. No distractions. Just one goal: make you stop using your phone when you didn’t mean to. Features: - Blunt, bold, or kind reminders – you choose. - Lock screen + Home screen widgets. - Customize colors, styles, and messages. - No notifications, adverts, or dopamine traps. - Free. Forever. Take a walk. Drink some water. Be intentional. Do literally anything else, just put down your phone.

Screenshots

Overlap4 screens
Hands Off3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Overlap at 849 against Hands Off's 1. Overlap also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Hands Off's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hands Off holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overlap has 849 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overlap ships an update every 3 months, Hands Off monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Overlap versus Hands Off: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverlapHands Off
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (849 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings849 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBonoboHudson Heavy Industries

Customer experience

Overlap

All ratings849 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative21.5%

Hands Off

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Overlap

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timezone data not updating correctly
  • Inability to delete unwanted timezones
  • Inconsistent behavior across platforms
  • Typing issues on Mac version

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to reorder timezones
  • Implement 24-hour clock display
  • Allow customization of colors and backgrounds
  • Integrate with calendar for scheduling
  • Add weather information for each timezone

Hands Off

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Overlap

No in-app purchases

None

Hands Off

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Overlap free?
Overlap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hands Off free?
Hands Off is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Overlap or Hands Off?
Hands Off is rated higher. Overlap averages 4.8 out of 5 from 849 ratings, while Hands Off averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Overlap or Hands Off have ads?
Neither Overlap nor Hands Off shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overlap or Hands Off?
Overlap ships an update every 3 months, and Hands Off monthly. Most recently, Overlap was updated on September 24, 2026 and Hands Off on August 18, 2026.

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