Comparison

TreeNotes vs Sentence

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

Head to head
About

TreeNotes

Features
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TreeNotes is a simple, beautiful note app that lets you organize your thoughts as a tree. Break big ideas into smaller ones by adding child notes, then expand or collapse branches to focus on what matters. Group related notes into colorful boards and rearrange everything with a simple drag. FEATURES • Tree-structured notes — add child notes to build an outline • Expand and collapse branches to stay focused • Colorful boards to group your notes by topic • Drag to reorder notes and boards • Swipe to delete, with one-tap undo • Works completely offline — your notes stay on your device • Light and dark mode • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you are planning a project, taking study notes, drafting ideas, or making nested to-do lists, TreeNotes keeps your thinking clear and organized. Download TreeNotes and start organizing your ideas today.

About

Sentence

This app introduces a unique approach to screen time management by requiring users to handwrite and scan a sentence to unlock blocked applications. It aims to create a deliberate pause between impulse and action, offering a robust system for managing digital distractions.

Highlights
  • Handwritten sentence scanning for app unlock
  • Block specific apps or categories
  • Customizable time-based schedules
  • Multiple block group configurations
  • Zen Mode to prevent app deletion
  • Choice of sentence prompts (enquiry, affirmation, literature, roasting, custom)
Features
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Most screen time apps are easy to dismiss. A tap. A passcode you set yourself. An exception you grant in three seconds. You already know this. You've tried them all. Sentence works differently. To unlock a blocked app, you write a sentence by hand — on paper — and scan it with your camera. Every time. No bypass. No exceptions. No "ignore for today." That moment of friction is the whole point. Most of the time, it's enough to make you put the phone down. HOW IT WORKS 1. Block any app or category — social media, streaming, games, news, anything. 2. Set your schedule — always on, a specific time window or a particular limit. 3. When you try to open a blocked app, you see a screen. Tap "Write Sentence." Sentence opens. 4. Write the sentence on paper. Hold it up. Scan it. The block lifts — for that session. 5. Tomorrow, you write it again. THE RITUAL Choose what you write each time you unlock: · Enquiry — why are you reaching for your phone right now? Answer honestly. · Affirmations — reinforce the person you're trying to become. · Literature — Seneca. Thoreau. Orwell. One line that reframes the moment. · Roasting — brutal honesty about what you're about to do with the next hour. · Custom — write your own sentence. Your commitment, your words. BLOCK ON YOUR TERMS · Block specific apps or entire categories · Time-based schedules — morning, night, all day, specific windows · Multiple block groups with different schedules and sentence types · Zen Mode — prevents deleting apps from your phone. Requires handwriting to disable. WHO SENTENCE IS FOR You've set screen time limits. You turned them off. You've tried grayscale mode. You adapted in a week. You've deleted the apps. You reinstalled them. You've tried willpower. It wasn't enough. Sentence isn't about willpower. It's about friction — a deliberate pause inserted between the impulse and the action. One sentence, written by hand, changes the calculus entirely. This is for people who are done with tricks that don't work. Access to Sentence features requires a paid subscription. Options include Monthly and Annual (with free trial). Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TreeNotes4 screens
Sentence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sentence at none against TreeNotes's shown. TreeNotes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TreeNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sentence sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TreeNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, Sentence every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TreeNotes versus Sentence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreeNotesSentence
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeiya.kDaksh Kaushik

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TreeNotes

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
5 purchases

Sentence

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premum7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$34.99

Questions

Is TreeNotes free?
TreeNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sentence free?
Sentence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TreeNotes or Sentence have ads?
TreeNotes shows ads; Sentence does not.
Which is updated more often, TreeNotes or Sentence?
TreeNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sentence every 8 days. Most recently, TreeNotes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sentence on October 31, 2026.

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