DoLS App vs Hunch_
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DoLS App
This app provides a comprehensive overview of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), covering legal criteria, processes, and rights. It includes learning resources like animated videos, tables, and a quiz, along with links to external resources and codes of practice.
- Covers key legal criteria
- Explains time limits and forms
- Includes animated videos
- Features a learning quiz
- Provides links to free resources
- Offers one-click access to codes of practice
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An overview of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). The App covers the key legal criteria such as the 'acid test', time limits, forms, process and rights. It also includes numerous resources to aid learning such as short animated videos, tables and a quiz. Plus links to additional free resources and one click access to the statutory Codes of Practice. Written by the authors of the Amazon bestseller, The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Handbook, Steven Richards and Aasya F Mughal.
Hunch_
This app is a private markdown editor that helps you build interconnected ideas. It uses local storage for all notes and AI embeddings, ensuring your thoughts remain private. Discover new connections between your notes with its suggestion feature.
- Private by design, local storage
- Interconnected idea web with [[note links]]
- AI-powered connection suggestions
- Simple markdown editing
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Hunch is a simple markdown editor that helps you discover new connections. Key Features: . private by design: all your notes and ai embeddings are generated and stored locally on your device, your thoughts remain completely private. . connected thinking: use simple [[note links]] syntax to create a web of interconnected ideas across your notes. . form intuition: tracking how your are your are responding to your notes over time, and what holds your attention
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hunch_ at 100% against DoLS App's 0%. Hunch_ also leads on price (Free vs $0.99). DoLS App's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Hunch_ is free to download; DoLS App costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DoLS App ships an update every 4 days, Hunch_ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DoLS App | Hunch_ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aasya Mughal | Matthew Ayers |
Customer experience
DoLS App
Hunch_
In-app purchases
DoLS App
No in-app purchases
Hunch_
No in-app purchases
