Comparison

HOA Plus vs Sentence

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

Head to head
About

HOA Plus

This platform allows customers to report issues with location and media, while vendors can respond directly, create service requests, or contact customers. It aims to build trust between service providers and clients.

Highlights
  • Report issues with location and media
  • Chat-style issue reporting
  • Direct vendor response to queries
  • Create service requests
  • Customer call feature
  • Builds vendor-customer trust
Features
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Alchemy is a Customer Engagement(CX) platform to showcase vendor work to customers. Customers are able to report issues via a chat style interface(with location and image or video). Vendors are able to respond to those queries directly or create a service request or call the customer for clarification of the request. This creates trust between vendors and customers.

About

Sentence

This app introduces a unique approach to screen time management by requiring users to handwrite and scan a sentence to unlock blocked applications. It aims to create a deliberate pause between impulse and action, offering a robust system for managing digital distractions.

Highlights
  • Handwritten sentence scanning for app unlock
  • Block specific apps or categories
  • Customizable time-based schedules
  • Multiple block group configurations
  • Zen Mode to prevent app deletion
  • Choice of sentence prompts (enquiry, affirmation, literature, roasting, custom)
Features
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Most screen time apps are easy to dismiss. A tap. A passcode you set yourself. An exception you grant in three seconds. You already know this. You've tried them all. Sentence works differently. To unlock a blocked app, you write a sentence by hand — on paper — and scan it with your camera. Every time. No bypass. No exceptions. No "ignore for today." That moment of friction is the whole point. Most of the time, it's enough to make you put the phone down. HOW IT WORKS 1. Block any app or category — social media, streaming, games, news, anything. 2. Set your schedule — always on, a specific time window or a particular limit. 3. When you try to open a blocked app, you see a screen. Tap "Write Sentence." Sentence opens. 4. Write the sentence on paper. Hold it up. Scan it. The block lifts — for that session. 5. Tomorrow, you write it again. THE RITUAL Choose what you write each time you unlock: · Enquiry — why are you reaching for your phone right now? Answer honestly. · Affirmations — reinforce the person you're trying to become. · Literature — Seneca. Thoreau. Orwell. One line that reframes the moment. · Roasting — brutal honesty about what you're about to do with the next hour. · Custom — write your own sentence. Your commitment, your words. BLOCK ON YOUR TERMS · Block specific apps or entire categories · Time-based schedules — morning, night, all day, specific windows · Multiple block groups with different schedules and sentence types · Zen Mode — prevents deleting apps from your phone. Requires handwriting to disable. WHO SENTENCE IS FOR You've set screen time limits. You turned them off. You've tried grayscale mode. You adapted in a week. You've deleted the apps. You reinstalled them. You've tried willpower. It wasn't enough. Sentence isn't about willpower. It's about friction — a deliberate pause inserted between the impulse and the action. One sentence, written by hand, changes the calculus entirely. This is for people who are done with tricks that don't work. Access to Sentence features requires a paid subscription. Options include Monthly and Annual (with free trial). Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HOA Plus4 screens
Sentence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HOA Plus at none against Sentence's 5. HOA Plus also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Sentence's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. Sentence sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. HOA Plus 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 HOA Plus against 5.0 for Sentence. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sentence has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HOA Plus ships an update every 2 months, Sentence every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HOA Plus versus Sentence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOA PlusSentence
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOA Alchemy LLCDaksh Kaushik

Customer experience

HOA Plus

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

Sentence

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

HOA Plus

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Sentence

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premum7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$34.99

Questions

Is HOA Plus free?
HOA Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sentence free?
Sentence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HOA Plus or Sentence?
HOA Plus and Sentence are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do HOA Plus or Sentence have ads?
Neither HOA Plus nor Sentence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HOA Plus or Sentence?
HOA Plus ships an update every 2 months, and Sentence every 8 days. Most recently, HOA Plus was updated on June 8, 2026 and Sentence on August 22, 2026.

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