Comparison

Hands Off vs TickDown

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

Head to head
About

Hands Off

This minimalist widget helps you break phone scrolling habits by providing customizable reminders. It aims to increase focus and presence without tracking or distractions. Reclaim your time and be more intentional with your device usage.

Highlights
  • Customizable reminders
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Home screen widgets
  • Personalized messages
  • No tracking or ads
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Put! Down! Your! Phone! Hands Off is a free, minimalist widget designed to interrupt your scroll habit and remind you to reclaim your time, focus, and presence. No logins. No tracking. No distractions. Just one goal: make you stop using your phone when you didn’t mean to. Features: - Blunt, bold, or kind reminders – you choose. - Lock screen + Home screen widgets. - Customize colors, styles, and messages. - No notifications, adverts, or dopamine traps. - Free. Forever. Take a walk. Drink some water. Be intentional. Do literally anything else, just put down your phone.

About

TickDown

Features
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TickDown helps you count down to the moments that matter. Create simple timers for holidays, birthdays, events, or personal goals—and see them instantly on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. With iCloud sync, your timers are always up to date across all your devices. When the countdown ends, you’ll get a clear local notification so you never miss what’s important. Features • Custom timers -- set countdowns for any future date or time. • Widgets -- view your upcoming timers right on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. • iCloud sync -- your timers appear on all devices signed in with the same Apple ID. • Notifications -- get reminded the moment your timer expires. • Privacy first -- your data stays private in your iCloud account. No tracking, no analytics. Whether it’s a holiday, a birthday, or a personal milestone, TickDown keeps you on track in the simplest way possible.

Screenshots

Hands Off3 screens
TickDown3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TickDown at every 3 days against Hands Off's monthly. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands Off ships an update monthly, TickDown every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hands Off versus TickDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHands OffTickDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHudson Heavy IndustriesYaroslav Salimov

In-app purchases

None

Hands Off

No in-app purchases

None

TickDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands Off free?
Hands Off is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TickDown free?
TickDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hands Off or TickDown have ads?
Neither Hands Off nor TickDown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hands Off or TickDown?
Hands Off ships an update monthly, and TickDown every 3 days. Most recently, Hands Off was updated on August 18, 2026 and TickDown on September 5, 2026.

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