Comparison

Hands Off vs Try Keeping in Touch

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

Try Keeping in Touch

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Try Keeping in Touch (TKIT) is here to help you save and remember the moments with people who matter most. It's the simplest way to help you show up in your relationships. Can't remember the last time you last time you saw your friend? Or maybe you need a little reminder about the details? We can help you remember these interactions because we're quick, easy, and don't get in your way. Simply add someone you care about, and start creating moments that matter. Features: * See your moments in order by the last date you interacted * Title interactions to make them stand out * Add a note to remind you of the details * One-tap add for your people and interactions * Dark mode support * Privacy first means your data never leaves your device: No trackers. No analytics. No servers. I hope you enjoy using TKIT as much as I enjoy building it.

Screenshots

Hands Off3 screens
Try Keeping in Touch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hands Off at 18.0 against Try Keeping in Touch's 26.5. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hands Off versus Try Keeping in Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHands OffTry Keeping in Touch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHudson Heavy IndustriesTry Pub Labs

In-app purchases

None

Hands Off

No in-app purchases

None

Try Keeping in Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands Off free?
Hands Off is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Try Keeping in Touch free?
Try Keeping in Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hands Off or Try Keeping in Touch have ads?
Neither Hands Off nor Try Keeping in Touch shows ads.

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