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.
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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Hands Off | Try Keeping in Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hudson Heavy Industries | Try Pub Labs |
In-app purchases
Hands Off
No in-app purchases
Try Keeping in Touch
No in-app purchases
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