Intention vs Tilely

The apps you lose the most time to, kept behind a short pause. Intention keeps your most distracting apps closed until you choose to open them. There's no hard block. Instead, you pause for a moment: take a breath, write down what you're opening the app for, choose how long you need, and it unlocks. When the time is up, it closes again automatically. No account. No streaks. No guilt. Just a small pause between the impulse to open an app and actually opening it. Behind the scenes, Intention uses Apple's built-in Screen Time controls, the same technology used for parental controls, but here you're the one deciding the rules. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps and websites you want to be more intentional about. This is your Managed Set. Everything else on your phone works normally. • Those apps stay shielded until you decide to open one. • To unlock an app, declare an Intention: pause for a moment, write why you're opening it, choose a time limit, and continue. • When your time is up, the shield returns automatically. • Every day, your Managed Set shares a Daily Budget — 30 minutes by default. You can also give individual apps their own limits. When the budget is used up, the apps stay closed until midnight. • Need more time? You can Override a limit, but it asks you to wait briefly and explain why. Sometimes that's enough to decide you don't actually need it. • With At Ease, you can schedule times when apps open normally — during lunch, after work, or on a quiet Sunday afternoon. You decide these in advance, so they stay part of your routine instead of becoming an excuse in the moment. REFLECTION Every Intention you write is saved exactly as you wrote it. Reflection is a simple history of what you opened, how long you spent, and why you said you were there. Over time, it becomes a record of your habits and the promises you keep to yourself. There are no scores, achievements, or streaks — just your own words. MAKE IT STICK Intention works because you choose to use it. If you want a little extra friction for moments of temptation, you can turn on a Screen Time passcode in iOS. Once it's enabled, deleting Intention or disabling its protections requires that passcode. The passcode is managed entirely by Apple. Intention never knows it, stores it, or has access to it. YOUR WORDS STAY ON YOUR PHONE Everything stays on your device. There are no accounts, no servers storing your data, no analytics, and no internet connection required. The reasons you write are yours alone. They never leave your phone, and Intention has no way to read them. WHO IT'S FOR Intention is for anyone who wants a more deliberate relationship with their phone. It isn't parental controls, and it isn't designed to lock you out. It's simply a pause that helps you decide whether opening an app is really what you want to do. Use your phone the way you meant to.

Tilely is a study timer and time tracker for students and anyone preparing for exams. Focus with a Pomodoro-style countdown or a stopwatch, watch each block land on a clear timeline by subject, and review your days with a calendar and trends. You don't need to plan every minute first. Pick a subject or activity, start when you're ready, pause when life interrupts, and add optional photos or notes when you finish. At the end of the day you can see where your time went — and what you got done. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Focus countdown: 25, 45, or 60 minutes, or the plan's estimated time; get a reminder and the block is saved automatically • Stopwatch: Tap Done when you finish to log the actual time • Break right after: Start a 5-minute break in one tap when a countdown ends, or pick 10 or 20 minutes or a free break • Plan today: Add one-time or repeating items, start a timer from a plan, and check it off when you finish • Subjects and activities: Templates for exam prep, university, school, and work — rename, recolor, and change icons • Daily goal: Set a goal that fits your stage, with 4, 6, or 8 hours for exam prep, and see progress on Home • See your time: Compare plans with actual time in day, week, and month views • Fix missed entries: Add records later and adjust their start or end time • Keep a visual journal: Attach photos and notes to completed blocks • Review your rhythm: Subject rankings, trends, and period comparisons • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: Live Activities show time left and progress, with pause and finish • Night timer: The timer screen dims automatically when your iPhone is in Dark Mode • Apple Watch: Check today's total and quickly start favorite activities • Export your data: Create JSON, CSV, and media exports whenever you want • iCloud sync (Pro): Sync with your own Apple Account • Distraction-free: No ads or third-party analytics The free version includes the complete timer and break flow, up to 12 visible activities, all timeline history, basic 7-day and 30-day reports, and permanent access to detailed records you created. Tilely Pro offers a lifetime purchase, with annual and monthly subscriptions also available. Every Pro option unlocks task insights, custom date ranges, plan and actual time comparisons, customizable PDF reports, unlimited activities, and iCloud sync. Subscriptions can be managed from your Apple Account, the lifetime option does not renew, and Apple handles payments and purchase restoration. Your data is stored on your device first. With sync turned on, it is saved through Apple CloudKit to your private iCloud database. Detailed photos currently remain on your device. Build your day, one tile at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jacklv-coder.github.io/tilely-site/privacy/