Intend vs Timestripe

Intend

• People who want daily to-dos tied to a few long-term goals
• Those who prefer a fresh list each day to a growing backlog
• Remote workers who want an accountability partner

Timestripe

• People who want daily tasks tied to quarterly, yearly and life goals
• Small teams planning shared goals with assignees and comments
• Anyone who likes guided step-by-step programs for a new goal

Intend

• There is no free plan: after the two-week trial it costs $12 a month, or $120 a year.
• There is no native app. The vendor recommends desktop use; on a phone it runs in the browser and can be added to the home screen.
• Goals are capped at 10 active at a time.
• It is a one-person company, and its founder said in January 2025 that the app is no longer his primary focus, though it will keep running.

Timestripe

• The free Basic plan stops at 5 goals per horizon, 10 per board list, 3 custom boards and 1 Climb at a time.
• Monthly billing costs $19 a month, more than double the $9 a month charged on the yearly plan.
• No native desktop app is listed. Timestripe runs on the web, iOS and Android, plus a Chrome extension.
• The US App Store lists Pro at $19.99 monthly and $99.99 annually, so in-app prices differ slightly from the website.

Intend

Goals come first

Up to 10 goals can be active at once. Each has its own color, one top priority that stays in view while planning the day, and a setting for who can see it.

A new Today page every day

Each day starts with a blank list of intentions, each tagged with the goal it serves. Anything left undone does not carry over to the next day by itself.

Outcomes and not-dones

At the end of the day you record what was done toward each goal and whether it was enough. Undone items from the last 3 days can be picked up again by choice.

Pomodoro and hourglass timers

The Pomodoro timer has custom work and break lengths, and finished blocks are assigned to intentions. The hourglass timer can be paused or adjusted midway.

Reviews

Weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reviews are split into a section for each goal and come with preset questions that can be replaced with your own.

Accountability partners and coworking

Linked accounts see each other's intentions and get daily email updates. Coworking rooms share a synchronized Pomodoro clock and chat, and need no Intend account.

Timestripe

Horizons

Connected planning views for days, weeks, months, quarters, years and beyond. Big goals sit on longer horizons and are broken into milestones that reach the daily view.

Goals with notes and subgoals

A task, event, project or note is the same kind of object. Each can take a date, an owner, subgoals, tags, files and rich-text notes with embedded content.

Boards

Kanban-style boards hold anything without a date yet, such as backlogs and ideas. Board items can be linked to the planner or scheduled onto Horizons.

Calendar and time blocking

The day's to-do list can be laid out in calendar form to estimate the time each goal needs. The pricing page lists Apple and Google calendar integration.

Climbs

Ready-made step-by-step sequences of goals, with more than 100 guides on topics such as health, fitness and productivity. Basic allows one Climb at a time.

Team spaces, API and CLI

Spaces, a team view, assignees, mentions and comments are on both plans. A public API and a command-line client let scripts and AI agents read and write the plan.

Intend

• Yearly$10

  per month, paid as $120 per year

  Access to all features with support by chat and email, billed once a year.

• Monthly$12

  per month, cancel anytime

  The same access to all features with chat and email support, billed month to month.

• 1 on 1 Coaching$200

  per month

  All features plus 2 hours of one-on-one coaching calls a month. The first call is free and sign-up is by contacting the vendor.

Timestripe

• Basic$0

  The whole product with limits: 5 goals per horizon, 10 per board list, 3 custom boards, 1 Climb at a time and 100 MB of files.

• Pro (Strategists' plan)$7

  per month, sold as a 5-year deal

  Pro bought for five years at once. The pricing page shows it as a saving of $150 a year against monthly billing.

• Pro (Yearly)$9

  per month, billed yearly

  Unlimited goals, boards, lists and Climbs, with files up to 100 MB each and no account storage limit.

• Pro (Monthly)$19

  per month, billed monthly

  The same Pro features on month-to-month billing.

Intend

• Annual discount

  About 17% less on the yearly plan

  The pricing page lists the Yearly plan at $10 a month, paid as $120 a year, against $12 a month on the Monthly plan.

• Other savings

  Lower prices on request for tight budgets

  The pricing page invites people who cannot afford the default prices to start the trial and then contact the vendor for other options. No rate is published.

Timestripe

• Annual discount

  Save $120 a year with yearly billing

  Pro costs $9 a month on the yearly plan against $19 on the monthly plan. The pricing page states the saving as $120 a year.

• Other savings

  5-year Strategists' plan

  Paying for five years at once brings Pro down to $7 a month, which the pricing page shows as a saving of $150 a year.

• Lifetime license

  One-time payment for unlimited access

  The pricing FAQ says unlimited access is available for a one-time payment, activated by emailing the receipt to Timestripe. It does not list the price.

• Other savings

  Referral link: 30% off for friends

  Friends who subscribe through your personal link get 30% off, and you receive 30 extra days of Pro for each one.