Comparison

Hands Off vs Displayable

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

Displayable

Features
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Rediscover your cherished memories. Displayable transforms your iPhone and iPad into a powerful and highly customizable digital photo frame for your self-hosted Immich server. With Displayable, your photo collection is no longer just stored—it's beautifully displayable, creating a dynamic backdrop for your home or office. Give your old devices a new purpose! Don't let that spare iPad gather dust—turn it into a living display of your family's favorite moments, beautifully integrated with the powerful, open-source Immich photo management platform.

Screenshots

Hands Off3 screens
Displayable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hands Off at monthly against Displayable's every 5 months. Displayable's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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, Displayable every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hands Off versus Displayable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHands OffDisplayable
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHudson Heavy Industries骏 胡

In-app purchases

None

Hands Off

No in-app purchases

None

Displayable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands Off free?
Hands Off is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Displayable free?
Displayable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hands Off or Displayable have ads?
Neither Hands Off nor Displayable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hands Off or Displayable?
Hands Off ships an update monthly, and Displayable every 5 months. Most recently, Hands Off was updated on August 18, 2026 and Displayable on September 6, 2026.

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