Comparison

Clear vs IntentMode

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

Head to head
About

Clear

This app offers a minimalist interface for managing tasks and reminders with intuitive gestures. Organize anything from daily to-dos to complex projects with customizable themes and a unique heatmap feature.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Gesture-based task management
  • Customizable themes and icons
  • Heatmap for task prioritization
  • Flexible list creation
  • Reminders and routines
Features
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Over 270 million tasks checked off in Clear. Here's why so many find it uniquely productive: BEAUTIFULLY MINIMAL Zero on-screen clutter. Just you and your thoughts, as it should be. FORM & FUNCTION Clear's colorful heatmap is stylish and useful, highlighting your most important tasks for triage. PERSONALIZABLE Make Clear perfectly yours with color themes, icons, font options and more. FLUENT GESTURES Swipe to check off to ascending musical chimes and see why Clear's trademark gestures make it frictionless to dump the clutter in your head into its heat mapped lists. SIMPLE & FLEXIBLE There’s a whole world of listing past the iconic daily to-do or grocery list. Anything cluttering your head is likely perfect to store in a tidy list in Clear: Daily Kanban (Today, Tomorrow, Next Day lists to drag & drop between) Upcoming Reminders Routines List Priority Lists Errands & Chores Bucket List Treat Yourself Work Project Checklist Watch List (Shows & Movies) Play List (Video Games) Subscriptions & Budgeting Lists Read List Tier Lists or Top 10 Lists Recipes Lists Simple Journal or Notes Trip & Event Plans Gym Workout List

About

IntentMode

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Most task managers help you organise your work. IntentMode helps you do it. The difference is Intent Mode — a full-screen focus timer that replaces your entire UI with one task and a countdown. No notifications. No sidebar. No reason to switch away. Just you, the task, and the time you've committed to it. Pick a task. Set a duration. Go. - INTENT MODE Enter a distraction-free full-screen session for any task. Set a duration from 5 to 480 minutes, pause and resume freely, and get a sound or voice notification when time's up. Optional focus notes let you capture thoughts without leaving the session. SMART SCHEDULING Assign due dates and filter your list by Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week, or Unscheduled. See exactly what needs your attention — nothing more. POMODORO TIMER Built-in Pomodoro with three presets: 15/3, 25/5, and 50/10. Work and break phases transition automatically. Live countdown in the header so you always know where you are. SPACES Keep work, personal, and side projects in separate lists. Switch contexts in one tap without mixing up your tasks. RECURRING TASKS Set any task to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or on a fully custom schedule — specific weekdays, "first Monday of the month", every two weeks. Complete it once and the next occurrence appears automatically. AMBIENT SOUNDS Eight looping soundscapes — Rain, Thunderstorm, Waves, River, Wind, Coffee Shop, Woodland, Crickets — each with its own volume slider. Open them directly from a focus session. 11 THEMES Light and Dark are free. Nine more in Pro: Navy, Dusk, Retro, Forest, Diner, Ocean Teal, Lavender, and Blush. The app you open every day should feel like yours. YOUR APP, YOUR WAY Every major feature can be toggled on or off. Don't use Pomodoro? Turn it off. Prefer a plain task list with no due dates? Done. IntentMode gets out of the way of how you actually work. - FREE TIER Unlimited tasks, Intent Mode, due dates and scheduling, Light and Dark themes. No time limit. No credit card. PRO — £6/month Unlimited spaces, all 9 premium themes, recurring tasks, Pomodoro timer, ambient sounds, and focus notes. 7-day free trial, no card required. - Also available on the web at intentmode.co — your tasks stay in sync across both. IntentMode is built for people who already know what they need to do — and just need to sit down and do it. - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Clear4 screens
IntentMode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clear at every 3 days against IntentMode's every 5 months. Clear also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Clear sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and IntentMode sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clear ships an update every 3 days, IntentMode every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clear versus IntentMode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearIntentMode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpendingCirclebox Creative

Bugs and requests

Clear

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Text input issues on iOS 16 update
  • List items disappearing after updates
  • Syncing problems across devices
  • Crashes and performance issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Restore iCloud sync capability
  • Add undo/restore deleted items feature
  • Improve reminders and due dates functionality
  • Introduce a one-time purchase option
  • Develop a desktop/web version
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  • Improve list management and organization

IntentMode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Clear

Subscriptions3
  • Legacy Clear Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Clear Pro$3.991 Month
  • Legacy Clear Pro Annual$24.991 Year
One-time7
  • Bonus Sound PackFree
  • GulkaveFree
  • Cormorant GaramondFree
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  • Chicago FLFFree
  • Pocket MonkFree
  • 8-Bit Sound Pack$1.99
  • Sci-Fi Sound Pack$2.99
1 purchases

IntentMode

Subscriptions1
  • IntentMode Pro Annual$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Clear free?
Clear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IntentMode free?
IntentMode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clear or IntentMode have ads?
Neither Clear nor IntentMode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clear or IntentMode?
Clear ships an update every 3 days, and IntentMode every 5 months. Most recently, Clear was updated on November 6, 2026 and IntentMode on October 31, 2026.

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