Comparison

Intent Note vs Be Intentional

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

Head to head
About

Intent Note

Capture thoughts and intentions quickly with a focus on what matters. This app helps you avoid distractions by setting intentions before device use and offers instant note-taking with smart tagging and review features. It provides a calm, private experience designed to help you remember why you're using your device.

Highlights
  • Set intentions before device usage
  • Instant, keyboard-free note-taking
  • Smart tagging and search operators
  • Calendar-aware agenda and natural language creation
  • Review sessions with a reels-like interface
  • Lock screen widgets for intentions and notes
  • Daily streak building for intentions
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- Set an intention, capture notes fast, and gently review what matters. - Intent Note is perfect for those who want to retain meaningful information fast without  being overwhelmed by unnecessary info cluttered in most note-taking and to-do apps. Set an intention before you scroll—capture notes fast and review them when it matters. Intent Note pairs one‑tap digital and off-screen intentions with focus‑friendly widgets and a calendar‑aware agenda so you remember why you picked up your phone—and put it down sooner. Features & Benefits - Set an intention before device usage. Wanted to just check your email?  Take a moment to declare that and avoid autopilot behavior afterwards. - Intentions can also be goals that are obtainable but also slightly challenging. Afterwards, log what you noticed and use it as motivation during the next intention. - Instant notes: Launch to autofocus; press Return to save—no keyboard flicker. - Smart tagging & search: Inline #tags, auto date; operators #tag, @date, ! star. - Filters that fit your day: All, Today, Starred, and sort by Tags! - Review Session: Scroll through favorited notes in a reels-like fashion! - Calendar‑aware agenda: “In 2h” and “tomorrow 9a” labels; natural‑language create. - Helpful summaries: Choose when to receive a summary of the day ahead and what to look forward to tomorrow! - Widgets: Lock Screen widgets for Intentions and one note of your choosing! - Delightfully calm: Liquid‑glass cards on device running iOS 26, soft haptics, subtle animations on note review completion - Streaks: Build a daily streak for Intentions with a 1×/week skip grace. - Controls that respect you: Summary time, streak grace, review cadence, optional iCloud sync, toggle. Trust & Privacy - Private by design: No ads. - Minimal analytics: Opt‑in only; collects a small set of non‑identifying events to improve experience to capitalize on user-favorite features. Requirements & Permissions - Requires iOS 17 or later. - Optional: Calendar access for agenda and event creation; notifications for summaries and reminders. Download Intent Note, set your first Intention, and capture your next thought in seconds! Terms of Use: https://quixoteapps.github.io/intentnote-site/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://quixoteapps.github.io/intentnote-site/privacy/

About

Be Intentional

Track your short-form video consumption and its impact on your mood and focus. Log what you watch, how it makes you feel, and if it was worth your time to gain insights and build more intentional scrolling habits.

Highlights
  • Log short-form scrolling sessions
  • Categorize content and emotional responses
  • Rate content value
  • Automatic daily/weekly summaries
  • Intentional scrolling score
  • Daily reflection generation
  • Offline-first data storage
Features
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Make Scrolling More Intentional Be Intentional helps you understand how short-form content actually affects you. Instead of losing time to endless reels and clips, you log what you watched, how it made you feel, and whether it was truly worth it. The app then turns that into clear summaries and daily reflections so you can spot patterns, cut back on time-wasting content, and be more intentional with how you scroll. There is no feed, no likes, and no pressure to perform. Just awareness and insight. Log Your Scrolling After watching short-form content like Reels or TikTok-style videos, you quickly log what you consumed: • A short description of what you watched • Content categories such as comedy, memes, fitness, finance, or mindless • What the creator seemed to be trying to do • Your emotional reaction • An impact rating: Worth it, Just okay, or Time lost The logging flow is quick and guided, designed to take seconds, not minutes. See Your Daily and Long-Term Patterns The Home screen shows how your scrolling adds up over time: • Total reels logged in a selected period • A breakdown of positive, negative, and neutral sessions • An intentional score that moves up or down based on your habits • Day, week, month, and three-month summaries • Simple visual indicators that make patterns easy to notice Daily Reflections and Trends When you tap Analyze my day, the app reviews what you logged and generates a clear reflection based on that data. You will see: • A short summary of how intentional your day was • Common themes and emotional patterns • How your scrolling affected focus and mindset • A few practical suggestions you can act on Private and Offline-First Your data stays on your device. • Logs and reflections are saved locally • You can log and view history without an internet connection • Internet access is only needed when generating a daily reflection Key Features • Log short-form scrolling sessions • Categorize content and emotional responses • Rate whether content was worth your time • Automatic daily, weekly, and long-term summaries • Intentional scrolling score • One-tap daily reflection • Trend insights when enough history exists Who This App Is For • People who feel short-form content takes more time than they expect • Anyone who wants awareness without guilt • Users who want to understand how content affects mood and focus • Anyone trying to scroll with more intention instead of habit Scroll with awareness. Notice the patterns. Decide what is worth your time. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTcg-ZdPIZjZETqA_Ve6HgSmnl9wi9O2ySdL61Xt1Do/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Intent Note4 screens
Be Intentional4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Be Intentional at none against Intent Note's 2. Be Intentional also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Intent Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Be Intentional asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Intent Note against 5.0 for Be Intentional. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Intent Note versus Be Intentional: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntent NoteBe Intentional
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominick GonzalezVenbit

Customer experience

Intent Note

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Be Intentional

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Intent Note

Subscriptions1
  • Intent Note Pro$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$49.99
None

Be Intentional

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Intent Note free?
Intent Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Be Intentional free?
Be Intentional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Intent Note or Be Intentional?
Intent Note and Be Intentional are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Intent Note or Be Intentional have ads?
Neither Intent Note nor Be Intentional shows ads.

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