Write/Sprint vs Intent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Write/Sprint
This app helps you track your writing progress with timed sprints. It allows you to set your sprint duration, record the number of words written, and share your achievements. Your writing data remains private with no logins required.
- Set custom sprint times
- Track words written per sprint
- Share writing progress
- No login required
- Private data storage
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Write/Sprint is a writing sprint timer app that allows you to set your sprint time, track the words you wrote, and share your progress. Write/Sprint never has access to any of your sprint data. No logins required. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Intent
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Blocks all apps by default and requires you to manually unlock the required apps for each phone use. Prevents aimlessly wandering into a doom scroll.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intent at none against Write/Sprint's 2. Write/Sprint's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Write/Sprint sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Intent asks for nothing beyond the download.
Write/Sprint ships an update every 7 months, Intent every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Write/Sprint | Intent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Hunter | KIERAN ALAN HITCHCOCK |
In-app purchases
Write/Sprint
- Hemingway Monthly$1.991 Month
- Hemingway Yearly$19.991 Year
Intent
No in-app purchases
