Hands Off vs CoastCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable reminders
- Lock screen widgets
- Home screen widgets
- Personalized messages
- No tracking or ads
- Minimalist design
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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.
CoastCast
Plan your next beach trip with detailed forecasts and beach condition notifications. Discover nearby beaches, save your favorites, and find the perfect day for a getaway with personalized recommendations.
- 3-day beach forecast
- Beach condition notifications
- Beach stats (travel time, nearby beaches)
- Favorites list
- Golden Day personalized recommendations
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Close that browser full of tabs and and plan your next Michigan beach adventure with Coast Cast! Use our convenient 3-day forecast and beach condition notifications to keep things organized for your upcoming beach getaway. With CoastCast, great features come standard, including: BEACH STATS From travel time, to the body of water it rests on, to a list of other beaches nearby, CoastCast provides all of the critical information on popular beaches to find the escape that meets your needs. FAVORITES Build a list of your new favorite beaches with our Favorites feature. Every beach you favorite is a great memory to revisit! GOLDEN DAY Need quick input on the best day to take that last-minute beach getaway? Our Golden Day feature gives you an at-a-glance update on the best day for you to catch some rays, based on your personal preferences. Make your next beach getaway hassle-free with Coast Cast! Coast Cast. Get to the Beach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CoastCast at every 3 days against Hands Off's monthly. CoastCast also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hands Off against 5.0 for CoastCast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Hands Off ships an update monthly, CoastCast every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Hands Off | CoastCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hudson Heavy Industries | Jaiden Henley |
In-app purchases
Hands Off
No in-app purchases
CoastCast
No in-app purchases
