Sentence vs GitNotēs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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/
GitNotēs
Organize your thoughts and tasks with a note-taking app that stores your data as plain files in your own Git repository. Version your notes like code, sync them across any Git host, and work offline seamlessly. Offers AI assistance and robust organizational tools.
- Notes, todos, journals, and canvases
- Plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, or JSON files
- Version control for notes
- Offline editing with automatic sync
- Support for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea
- Optional AI chat integration
- Biometric lock
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GitNotes - Notes, Todos and Canvases Backed by Git Your notes are real files in your Git repo. Nothing locks you in. Why GitNotes? - Your data, forever - Every note is a plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, or JSON file in your own Git repository. - Version everything - Edit, branch, diff, and rebase your notes the same way you code. - Works offline - Changes queue locally and sync automatically when you are back online. - Sync anywhere - Connect GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, or any Git host. - Open source - MPL-2.0 licensed, community-driven. Features - Notes, todos, journals, and Excalidraw-style canvases. - Folders, tags, colors, pins, wiki-links, backlinks. - Optional AI chat - Anthropic, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, on-device Llama. - Biometric lock for privacy. - Light, dark, and system themes. - 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean.
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The clearest difference is monetization model: GitNotēs at freemium against Sentence's subscription. GitNotēs also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Sentence's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sentence sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and GitNotēs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sentence against 5.0 for GitNotēs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sentence has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Sentence's written reviews are positive against 50% of GitNotēs's.
Sentence ships an update every 8 days, GitNotēs every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sentence | GitNotēs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daksh Kaushik | Xaventra |
Customer experience
Sentence
GitNotēs
In-app purchases
Sentence
- 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
- Lifetime Premium$34.99
GitNotēs
- GitNotēs Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- GitNotēs Pro — Yearly$9.991 Year
- GitNotēs Pro — Lifetime$16.99







