Comparison

Nursery Light vs Excelsior

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 10 soothing color options
  • Adjustable brightness slider
  • Never shuts down automatically
  • One-touch color selection
  • Loads instantly
  • No need to wake screen
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Nursery Light4 screens
Excelsior4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Excelsior sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nursery Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nursery Light versus Excelsior: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNursery LightExcelsior
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark WestcottGrachev Dmitrii

Customer experience

Nursery Light

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Excelsior

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

In-app purchases

None

Nursery Light

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Excelsior

One-time3
  • 21 gold coins$4.99
  • 90 gold coins$14.99
  • 366 gold coins$39.99

Questions

Is Nursery Light free?
Nursery Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Excelsior free?
Excelsior is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nursery Light or Excelsior?
Excelsior is rated higher. Nursery Light averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Excelsior averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nursery Light or Excelsior have ads?
Neither Nursery Light nor Excelsior shows ads.

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