Intent vs ScreenDot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Intent
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Use your phone on purpose โ not out of habit. Intent is a calm, beautiful digital wellbeing app that helps you focus, understand your screen time, and build lasting habits. It's powered by Apple's Screen Time technology, and it's completely free โ no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. FOCUS SESSIONS Start a focus session in one tap. Intent gently blocks distracting apps for as long as you choose, so deep work stays deep. A Live Activity keeps your remaining time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and Home Screen widgets keep your goal in view. SCREEN TIME ANALYTICS, DONE RIGHT Apple shows you the numbers. Intent shows you what they mean. See clear daily and weekly breakdowns of where your time goes, track your focus score, and watch your progress build over time. INSIGHTS THAT RESPECT YOU Intent surfaces gentle, actionable insights like "you spend most of your social media time after 9 PM" โ never shame, never judgment, never medical claims. Insights are deterministic and generated entirely on your device. DAILY GOALS & WEEKLY REPORTS Set a daily intention and let Intent help you keep it. A weekly report shows the trend that matters: are you moving toward the life you want? PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN Your usage data stays on your device. Insights are computed locally โ there's no advertising, no profile-building, no selling of your data. Optional iCloud sync keeps your sessions and preferences seamlessly up to date across your devices, secured by your Apple account. BUILT FOR iOS - Focus Sessions with app blocking - Live Activities on the Lock Screen & Dynamic Island - Home Screen widgets - Daily goals and streaks - Weekly reports and focus score - On-device insights - iCloud sync - Full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver support MADE FOR Students, software engineers, creators, remote workers, parents, and anyone who wants a more intentional relationship with their phone. Intent is free, forever. Start your first focus session today.
ScreenDot
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ScreenDot puts a simple view of your day right where you can see it. โข View your Screen Time inside Apple's protected Screen Time report. โข Keep your latest tracked total in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. โข Background tracking uses five-minute usage checkpoints. iOS may delay updates; this is not a second-by-second timer. โข No account. No ads. โข Minimal black-and-white design. With supported iOS versions and Apple's expanded Screen Time authorization, ScreenDot synchronizes today's aggregate total when you open the app. A manual Match today's total option is also available. A Live Activity can last up to eight hours; open ScreenDot to restart it. SCREENDOT PLUS Eligible new subscribers can start with a 14-day free trial, then US $0.99/month. Pricing is localized by the App Store. The subscription unlocks the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen Live Activity. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. ScreenDot uses Apple's Family Controls, Device Activity, and Live Activities frameworks. Detailed report content stays on your iPhone. For Live Activity refreshes, ScreenDot sends only the latest aggregate total in whole minutes, its date and anonymous installation/ActivityKit tokens to its push relay. No per-app, category or website details are sent. Dynamic Island requires a supported iPhone. Privacy Policy: https://ailifeadmin.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intent at none against ScreenDot's 1. ScreenDot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ScreenDot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Intent asks for nothing beyond the download.
Intent ships an update weekly, ScreenDot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intent | ScreenDot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ravikiran Basavaraju | KRISHNA HIREN PATEL |
In-app purchases
Intent
No in-app purchases
ScreenDot
- ScreenDot Plus14 Days trial$0.991 Month









