Comparison

Turning vs IntentOne

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

Head to head
About

Turning

Manage your smartphone usage to boost focus and build better habits. This app helps you intentionally use only the apps you need, when you need them, with features like a 24-hour lock system and a deep focus mode for stricter control. Track your progress and gain insights to reduce screen time and improve productivity.

Highlights
  • 24-hour app lock system
  • Deep Focus Mode with per-app limits
  • Categorize helpful and distracting apps
  • Personalized usage statistics tracking
  • Digital buddy 'Turny' for mood feedback
  • Build healthy smartphone habits
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Phone-free time, protected. Turning locks distracting apps all day, and in Deep Focus Mode (subscription) the Deep Focus Timer keeps them shut until it ends. -- “Just 10 more minutes... Just one more video... I’ll start tomorrow, for real... Wait, what time is it?” “Turn your time around. Take back the hours you lose to scrolling — use only the apps you truly need, when you need them.” -- ■ A screen time management app with 400K+ downloads in 160+ countries ■ Highly recommended for students, exam takers, job seekers, freelancers, and anyone seeking productivity ■ Based on Turning user data, average daily screen time went from 6 hours before Turning to 2 hours 30 minutes after (individual results vary) ■ Research on Turning’s effectiveness, based on behavioral science data, is in progress with Yonsei University’s Applied Statistics Lab — ▶ Who is Turning for? - Those who can't stop watching Shorts or Reels before bed - Those who lose entire days to impulsive smartphone use - Those preparing for exams, competitions, or major events - Those experiencing poor focus or recurring digital fatigue - Those who want to be with family and friends instead of their phone - Those who’ve tried everything to break phone addiction — ▶ Turning helps you use apps intentionally, not habitually. ▶ Now featuring a reliable 24-hour lock system to control app usage with consistency. (1) Simply register your apps once. Our intuitive, straightforward system locks distractions for 24 hours. Through the “Apps” tab, register your Disturbing Apps and Useful Apps. The free plan includes 1 Disturbing App and 1 Useful App. To open a locked app, complete a mission and set how long you’ll use it — when the time is up, the app closes automatically. (2) Need stronger control? Subscribe to Deep Focus Mode. The Deep Focus Timer instantly locks all your Disturbing Apps until it ends — there's no way back in. Deep Focus Mode also blocks website URLs, sets per-app and total daily limits, closes the usual workarounds, asks for a few deep breaths before you reopen an app, adds more mission types, gives you an AI report on your usage, tracks phone use during sleep hours, and removes all ads. In Deep Focus Mode, you can register up to 49 apps. If the basic mode felt too lenient, upgrade for full control and digital discipline. (3) Meet your digital buddy Turny on the home screen. Turny’s mood changes based on your screen time patterns :) Use Disturbing Apps less, and Useful Apps more! (4) Track your personalized usage statistics See which apps you used today and how you've improved compared to yesterday. Build long-term healthy habits through daily insights and steady progress. — ▶ Have suggestions or feature requests? Contact us via in-app support or at cs@hustlers.co.kr — ▶ We built Turning to help you live better with your phone. Build healthier smartphone habits — start today with Turning. — ▶ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula ▶ Privacy Policy: https://assets.turning.kr/docs/privacy.html — ▶ Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation. ▶ You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. ▶ Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

About

IntentOne

Features
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Find your words, even on the hard days Some days you know exactly what to say. Other days you’re tired, overwhelmed, or rewriting the same message twenty times IntentOne helps you turn what you mean into a message you’re ready to send WRITE FROM YOUR INTENT Tell IntentOne what you want to say or what you want to achieve. Start with a rough thought, a messy draft, or a conversation you don’t know how to begin STILL SOUND LIKE YOU Make a message shorter, warmer, or more formal while keeping your meaning. IntentOne learns how you prefer to communicate and uses that context to help you write LESS EXPLAINING, MORE CONTEXT Keep important details about you and the people you talk to in one place. Bring relevant context into your next message without starting from scratch HELP WITH CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER Use playbooks for situations like sales, negotiation, and conflict resolution. Ask for an extension, set a boundary, follow up, or reconnect with someone YOU CHOOSE WHAT TO SEND Review and edit your message, then copy it into the conversation Built from a personal need by a founder with autism and dyslexia, IntentOne is here to help you communicate when finding the right words takes more energy than you have today Free to try on iPhone. Also available on Mac Start with a 7-day free trial with 2,000 credits. After the trial, AI writing requires an active subscription. IntentOne Pro includes 10,000 credits per month. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://intentone.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://intentone.ai/terms

Screenshots

Turning4 screens
IntentOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

Turning and IntentOne are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Turning sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and IntentOne sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Turning versus IntentOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurningIntentOne
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHUSTLERS CorpContextOne, Inc.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Turning

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly plan7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Monthly plan$7.991 Month
  • Yearly plan7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Yearly plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime plan$89.99
1 purchases

IntentOne

Subscriptions1
  • IntentOne Pro$19.001 Month

Questions

Is Turning free?
Turning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IntentOne free?
IntentOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Turning or IntentOne have ads?
Neither Turning nor IntentOne shows ads.

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