Comparison

知止 vs Know & Act

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

Head to head
About

知止

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知止 是一款基于正念理念的深度专注工具,帮助你在数字时代找回内心的平静与高效。 【核心功能】 • 专注计时:简洁优雅的计时界面,支持暂停/继续 • 意图记录:专注前记录状态,专注后反思成果 • 数据洞察:自动分析专注模式,发现高效规律 • 项目管理:按项目分类专注,可视化进度追踪 【设计理念】 灵感源自甲骨文“止”字,《大学》云“知止而后有定”。 我们相信: • 止不是停,而是边界 • 定不是僵,而是稳定 • 静不是空,而是不被外物拉走 【数据隐私承诺】 • 所有数据存储在设备本地,不上传云端 • 无广告、无追踪、无第三方数据分享 • 支持 CSV 导出,数据完全由你掌控 【适用场景】 • 学生备考时的专注学习 • 职场人士的深度工作时段 • 创意工作者的心流状态 • 日常生活中的正念练习 每一次专注,都是与自己的对话。 让 知止 陪伴你,在喧嚣中找到内心的宁静,在分心中保持专注的力量。 立即开始你的专注之旅。

About

Know & Act

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Know & Act is a minimalist self-reflection and action journal built on the philosophy of mind (心学) of Wang Yangming. Five hundred years ago, in exile at Longchang, Wang Yangming reached his awakening and taught the unity of knowing and acting (知行合一): knowing is the beginning of action, and action is the completion of knowing. To know and yet not act is not yet truly to know. This app skips the platitudes and the dense classical quotes. It helps you do one thing — turn the conscience already in your heart into one real step you take today. Three lines a day: your daily practice · Today's insight — What do I know I should do today? · Today's action — What one step did I actually take today? · Today's reflection — What held me back from acting today? Defeat the thief within Wang Yangming said, "Defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the thief within the heart is hard." Procrastination, fear, pride, anxiety, impatience, avoidance, self-deception — name the biggest inner thief of your day, and the app offers a small practice to match it. Seeing it clearly is the first step toward realizing your innate conscience (致良知). Polish yourself in action (事上磨练) This wisdom lives not in books but in what you do. Streak days and monthly completions, a check-in calendar that reveals the arc of your persistence, and a map of your most common inner thieves help you meet your true self in the ordinary affairs of everyday life. Quiet, restrained, spacious A warm rice-paper background, ink-dark type, a few clean Eastern lines. Like a journal of the mind that belongs to you alone. Fully local, privacy first Every entry is stored only on your device — never uploaded, never connected, never collecting any personal information. Export to JSON anytime, or clear everything with a single tap. One minute a day. Train your mind in action. Know and act as one.

Screenshots

知止4 screens
Know & Act4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 知止 at none against Know & Act's 1. 知止 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Know & Act's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Know & Act sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 知止 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

知止 ships an update monthly, Know & Act every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
知止 versus Know & Act: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter知止Know & Act
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer玉庭 何zhenyu song

In-app purchases

None

知止

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Know & Act

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Pro$1.99

Questions

Is 知止 free?
知止 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Know & Act free?
Know & Act is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 知止 or Know & Act have ads?
Know & Act shows ads; 知止 does not.
Which is updated more often, 知止 or Know & Act?
知止 ships an update monthly, and Know & Act every 2 days. Most recently, 知止 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Know & Act on October 24, 2026.

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