Comparison

Build A Case vs Hands

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

Head to head
About

Build A Case

Organize and document interactions and evidence for disputes with landlords, employers, or agencies. Securely store all your case details on your device with optional iCloud sync. Export organized case files for legal or regulatory use.

Highlights
  • Log all interactions with date and details
  • Attach photos, videos, audio, and documents
  • Annotate photos
  • View history on a single timeline
  • Export clean PDF case files
  • Secure with SHA-256 hashing and Face ID
  • On-device storage with optional iCloud Sync
Features
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Build A Case helps you keep a clear, organized record when you are dealing with a landlord, an employer, a government agency, an insurer, or any party you need to document. When you finally file a complaint, escalate to a regulator, or talk to an attorney, you usually arrive with scattered notes, screenshots buried in Photos, and half-remembered dates. Build A Case gives you one place to put all of it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log every interaction — phone call, email, in-person, web form, or letter — with the date, who you spoke to, and what was said. • Attach evidence — photos, video, audio, screenshots, and documents — straight from your camera or library. • Mark up a photo and save the annotated copy alongside the untouched original. • See your whole history on a single timeline, so nothing falls through the cracks. • Export a clean PDF case file you can hand to an agency, a regulator, or a lawyer. BUILT FOR TRUST • Every file is fingerprinted with a SHA-256 hash and timestamped, so you can show it has not been altered since you saved it. • Everything stays on your device. There is no account to create and no server we control. Optional iCloud Sync (off by default) keeps your files in your own private iCloud. • Lock the app with Face ID so your records stay private. WHERE TO FILE Build A Case includes built-in reference information for U.S. federal and state agencies and the kinds of issues people commonly document — housing, employment, consumer and financial, insurance, civil rights, education, and more — so you have a starting point for where a complaint may go. PRIVACY FIRST We collect no data, run no analytics, and show no ads. Your case files are yours. Build A Case is a documentation and organization tool. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. It is not a substitute for a licensed attorney or other professional. If you are in crisis, the app links to 988 and other support resources. Free to use for documentation. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited PDF exports after a 30-day free trial.

About

Hands

Design and customize your own analog clock widgets for your Home Screen. Choose from various hand and numeral styles, colors, and sizes. Share your creations with the community and explore designs made by others.

Highlights
  • Design custom analog clock widgets
  • Configure hand and numeral styles
  • Adjust size, weight, and colors
  • Use catalog clocks as starting points
  • Browse and share community designs
  • Send clocks to friends
Features
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Hands is an analog widget app. Design your own clock and weather widgets, then put them on your Home Screen. CLOCKS Choose the hand style, the numerals and where they sit, size, weight, colors, the second hand and more. Start from scratch, or start from a design in the Catalog. WEATHER Inspired by old-school barometers, weather widgets have two hands. The short, wide hand shows the weather right now. The long needle points to the worst weather coming in the next few hours. Show weather symbols or your own words for each condition, for where you are or any place you choose. Style them just like your clocks. SHARE Browse Community Widgets to see designs other people have made, and share your own: send a widget to a friend and they can add it straight to their library. Small and large widgets. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Build A Case4 screens
Hands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Build A Case at 100% against Hands's 50%. Build A Case also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Build A Case sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hands sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Build A Case holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Build A Case's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Build A Case ships an update every 6 days, Hands every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Build A Case versus Hands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild A CaseHands
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHello Good Day LLCChristian James Sheehan Lowry

Customer experience

Build A Case

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hands

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Build A Case

One-time1
  • Unlock PDF Exports$9.99
3 purchases

Hands

Subscriptions2
  • Hands Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Hands Pro Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hands Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Build A Case free?
Build A Case is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hands free?
Hands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Build A Case or Hands?
Build A Case is rated higher. Build A Case averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hands averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Build A Case or Hands have ads?
Neither Build A Case nor Hands shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Build A Case or Hands?
Build A Case ships an update every 6 days, and Hands every 2 weeks. Most recently, Build A Case was updated on October 11, 2026 and Hands on October 29, 2026.

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