Nursery Light vs Excelsior
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nursery Light
This app provides a gentle, customizable light source for late-night baby care. It offers 10 soothing color options and stays on indefinitely, eliminating the need to repeatedly wake your device's screen. Enjoy hassle-free, clear, and calming nighttime feedings and changes.
- 10 soothing color options
- Adjustable brightness slider
- Never shuts down automatically
- One-touch color selection
- Loads instantly
- No need to wake screen
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Nursery Light is your FREE app for that late night baby feeding dilemma.. Have you found yourself rightly not wanting to switch on the light when getting up for a night feed/nappy change?! I did, yet found the iPhone's torch to be way to harsh, the phone's general display screen doesn't seem to stay on long enough, so I found myself trying to wake the display with one hand and try not the little one with the other.. I figured there has to be a better way.. and so Nursery Light was born! Choose from 10 soothing colours, using the in-built slider to adjust as required, Nursery Light never goes out, so no need to press again once the app is running. Able to see what you are doing for as long as you like, Nursery Light is the your was of controlling the nightly feeds hassle free, clearly and soothingly. • FREE app, give it a go - I hope it helps • Loads instantly, no lag • One-touch colour selection • Never shuts down until you tell it too • No need to wake the screen • Choose from one of 10 carefully selected colours • Spins back instantly with the touch screen selctor • Original artwork watermark Colours: • Baby boy blue • Glacier blue • Pretty girl pink • Warm red • Sunset orange • Soft Yellow • Lavender • Lipstick • White • Electric Green • Neutral
Excelsior
Understand where your time goes, set goals, and track progress. Plan your day in advance with customizable routines and receive helpful reminders. Includes features for relaxation and sleep assistance.
- Time tracking (stopwatch, timer, interval)
- Goal setting and progress tracking
- Daily planning and routine scenarios
- Reminders and notifications
- Relaxation and sleep assistance activities
- Detailed analytics and reports
- Customizable sound settings
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This app is perfect for you if: - You want to understand where your time goes. - You want to set goals and track your progress. - You need assistance with learning or training activities. - You want to receive reminders throughout the day about your routine. - You want to plan any day in advance. - You want to fall asleep quickly or relax when you’re irritated. The first app with a no-subscription model. One coin - one perfect day. Coins can be earned in the app through your efforts or purchased. Coins do not expire. Three types of tracking: 1. Stopwatch. Suitable for tasks with uncertain durations, such as “Commuting to work” or “Cleaning.” You can set an approximate time, and the app will remind you when it’s up while continuing to count until you stop it. If you forget to stop the stopwatch on time, you can adjust it on the fly. 2. Timer. Perfect for time restrictions. 3. Interval Program. Ideal for techniques like Pomodoro, HIIT, and Tabata. 4. Manual input of start time and duration. The app offers a rich set of analytics widgets that are always available, even if you have no coins in your account. Balance Wheel, Daily Reports, Monthly and Yearly Summaries, Time-of-Day Analysis, and more. Highly customizable sound settings for timers and interval programs. Want ticking sounds every second? Or at the halfway mark? Or maybe voice announcements? Easy. Plan your days in advance. You can create day scenarios, such as “Weekdays,” “Weekends,” or “Emergency.” Each scenario can include activities and a schedule for each. Using scenarios allows you to quickly set up your plan for the day. The app includes built-in activities: "Falling Asleep," "Meditation," and "Calm Down." Using vibration, they help regulate your breathing. Just follow the assistant’s instructions, and you’ll be able to fall asleep in 15 minutes, even if you don’t feel like sleeping. If you’re irritated, start the "Calm Down" activity and deeply relax. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Excelsior at 5.0 against Nursery Light's 4.5. Excelsior also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Nursery Light's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Excelsior sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nursery Light asks for nothing beyond the download.
Excelsior holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Nursery Light's written reviews are positive against 100% of Excelsior's.
| Parameter | Nursery Light | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Westcott | Grachev Dmitrii |
Customer experience
Nursery Light
Excelsior
In-app purchases
Nursery Light
No in-app purchases
Excelsior
- 21 gold coins$4.99
- 90 gold coins$14.99
- 366 gold coins$39.99









