Comparison

handy vs Grass

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

Head to head
About

handy

Features
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a little focus, a lot done. handy is a calm, hand-written to-do list. no projects, no tags, no endless settings. just three piles and the next thing to do. three piles, zero overwhelm โ€ข primary: make room for what matters โ€ข secondary: next on your list โ€ข tertiary: whenever you have a moment all three sit on one screen, so you always see the whole day at a glance. can't decide? let handy pick tap shuffle and handy picks one unfinished task for you to do now. finish it right from the card, or shuffle again for something else. jot it down in a blink add a task right inside the list it belongs to. type it, give it a due time, and it's on the list. no extra screens. tap it. done. tap a task to finish it, tap again to bring it back. swipe to delete. a soft chime when you finish and gentle haptics make every tap feel good. sounds respect silent mode, and both can be switched off. your next task, on your home screen small and large widgets show what's left to do, with primary tasks first. tap a widget to jump straight into handy. easy on the eyes, day or night warm paper by day and soft ink by night, all written in boris, a friendly handwritten typeface. made for iphone and ipad on ipad, all three lists sit side by side. handy also supports larger text and reduce motion. handy is open source. no accounts, no ads, nothing to set up. open it and start writing.

About

Grass

Features
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Grass โ€” Focus, Visualized Turn your focused time into visible progress. Grass is a simple focus timer and session tracker that transforms every completed session into a colorful block on your daily timeline and a patch in your growing field. See when you focused, when you rested, and how your focus habits develop over time. There is no complicated productivity system to manage. Choose a duration, start the timer, and focus on what matters. Whether you prefer short study sessions or longer deep-work blocks, every completed session becomes part of your progress. Grow your Grass. Grow yourself. Key Features - Simple Focus and Break Timer Start a focus or break session in seconds with a clean, distraction-free interface. - Daily Focus Timeline See exactly when you focused, rested, and completed each session throughout the day. - Visual Focus History Explore your focus patterns across days, weeks, and months as your completed sessions grow into a field. -Focus Statistics Check your completed sessions, total focus time, break count, and break time at a glance. -Flexible Session Tracking Name your activities, choose colors, and edit or delete completed sessions whenever needed. -Study and Deep-Work Support Use Grass for studying, reading, writing, creative work, daily routines, or Pomodoro-style focus sessions. -iCloud Sync Keep your focus history synchronized across your Apple devices. -Light and Dark Mode Use Grass comfortably throughout the day and night.

Screenshots

handy4 screens
Grass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grass at every 9 days against handy's every 21 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

handy ships an update every 21 months, Grass every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
handy versus Grass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhandyGrass
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammed SaeedPaul Kim

In-app purchases

None

handy

No in-app purchases

None

Grass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is handy free?
handy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grass free?
Grass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do handy or Grass have ads?
Neither handy nor Grass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, handy or Grass?
handy ships an update every 21 months, and Grass every 9 days. Most recently, handy was updated on October 13, 2026 and Grass on October 11, 2026.

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