Comparison

OpenIntent vs 24 Hours

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

Head to head
About

OpenIntent

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OpenIntent blocks your most distracting apps until you do 10 squats — earning 10 minutes on one app. On-device motion only, no camera. You choose which apps to protect. When you try to open one, OpenIntent asks you to earn access first — a short physical ritual instead of a mindless tap. How it works - Protect the exact apps that break your focus - Complete 10 squats to unlock one app for 10 minutes - Protection returns automatically when the timer ends - Motion counting runs on device in real time Why it works OpenIntent turns mindless scrolling into a short physical ritual. The rule stays fixed, the unlock stays narrow, and one unlock opens only one app at a time. Privacy and product truth - On-device motion counting only - No camera upload or cloud motion scoring in the shipping path - Uses Apple's Screen Time controls for exact app protection - No account required to get started Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

24 Hours

This app helps you budget your day by allocating specific time blocks to your goals. It features a single live countdown to show you where your time is actually going, making it ideal for those who struggle with time management.

Highlights
  • Budget your 24 hours by allocating time to goals
  • Single live countdown timer
  • Per-goal weekday schedules
  • Automatic daily reset with saved history
  • Trends to see consistency over time
  • Offline tracking
Features
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24 Hours turns your day into a budget. Give each goal its share of the 24 hours (sleep 8, work 6, exercise 1), press Start when you begin it, and watch its countdown. One timer runs at a time, so an hour spent on one goal comes out of the day. The ring on the home screen shows each goal's share of the day and what is left. HOW A DAY WORKS • Pick a starter plan (Balanced Day, Workday, Student, Fitness Reset, Weekend, Deep Work) or add your own goals. • Press Start on a goal to begin its countdown, and Pause to stop it. The countdown keeps running when the app is closed or the phone is locked. • At your day start (midnight unless you pick another time in Settings) the day is saved to history and daily goals start full again. With a midnight start, an overnight goal like Sleep, started from 6 pm and on the next day's schedule, counts on the day you wake. FREE • Up to 10 goals, each on the weekdays you choose • Weekly goals, such as 8 hours a week for a language: they count up time from any day of the week. Countdowns, the daily reset and the goal finished alert apply to daily goals • The running countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's hours left, and a Shortcut to start today's goal • Pause the running goal from a Home Screen widget, or a running daily goal from the rectangular Lock Screen widget (iOS 17 and later) • Log time you already spent, including time that crossed midnight • An alert when a running goal reaches its time (off until you turn it on) • Trends for the last 30 days, and edits to any of the last 90 days • A picture of your day to share, and your history as CSV (copied to the clipboard) • A backup file of your goals and history that you save and restore yourself • Navy, Indigo and AMOLED Black themes, each in light and dark SUPPORTER, ONE PAYMENT • Unlimited goals • One-time goals for a single date • 90-day Trends, custom ranges, and weekday and tag breakdowns • 6 more color themes • Backup to your own Google Drive, by hand or automatically There is no subscription, and the free app keeps working if you never buy it. PRIVATE No account, no ads, no analytics. Goals and history stay on your phone. Google Drive backup, if you turn it on, writes to a hidden app folder in your own Drive.

Screenshots

OpenIntent4 screens
24 Hours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenIntent at every 2 days against 24 Hours's every 6 days. 24 Hours's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OpenIntent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and 24 Hours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenIntent ships an update every 2 days, 24 Hours every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OpenIntent versus 24 Hours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenIntent24 Hours
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenHealth IncScrolling Is Evil LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OpenIntent

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

24 Hours

One-time1
  • 24 Hours Supporter$4.99

Questions

Is OpenIntent free?
OpenIntent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 24 Hours free?
24 Hours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OpenIntent or 24 Hours have ads?
Neither OpenIntent nor 24 Hours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenIntent or 24 Hours?
OpenIntent ships an update every 2 days, and 24 Hours every 6 days. Most recently, OpenIntent was updated on November 5, 2026 and 24 Hours on October 31, 2026.

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