Comparison

Badger Bug vs Bully

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

Head to head
About

Badger Bug

This app helps you overcome procrastination by sending repeated reminders for tasks you've been putting off. It offers adjustable intensity levels and encouraging messages to motivate you to complete your to-do list.

Highlights
  • Task deferral reminders
  • Adjustable intensity levels
  • Encouraging messages
  • Task suspension and resumption
  • Completion celebration
Features
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Badger Bug When procrastination is not an option, the Badger Bug can help… Having problems getting things done in time? Do you have a tendency to put boring or difficult things off? Taxes, repairs, calls to plumbers, veterinarians or distant family? Help is on the way! The Badger Bug application will bug you to accomplish today what you were deferring until tomorrow! Enter or dictate the task you are constantly putting off, then press START. It will send to your phone, or your Apple Watch repeated reminders to get it done! The Friendly Badger has three different levels of intensity, and a lot of encouraging words for you. He believes in you, and thus Badger Bug is and always will be free! You can suspend the Badger if you are too busy or unable to complete the task due to physical or mental circumstances. Once you get back, just resume, and the Badger will report for duty. It will be joyful and celebratory once you are able to press the “DONE!” button, and send the Badger away…

About

Bully

This app acts as a strict task manager to help you overcome procrastination and boost productivity. It uses aggressive, un-ignorable reminders to ensure your to-do list gets completed without coddling.

Highlights
  • Aggressive task reminders
  • Procrastination elimination
  • Smart scheduling
  • Unignorable push notifications
  • No-nonsense approach
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Bully – The No-Excuses Task Master Tired of “gentle” reminder apps you can blissfully ignore? Bully is your unapologetic drill sergeant that turns procrastination into productivity...fast. No coddling, no cute badges, just a relentless push to get your to-dos DONE. Why Bully Works App With an Attitude Smart Scheduling – Auto-generated reminders hit you when you’re most likely to skip out, using true push notifications that can’t be silenced by “Do It Later” wishful thinking. Download Bully today, embrace the roast, and watch your productivity explode. Stop asking politely. Start getting things DONE. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://getbullyapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Badger Bug4 screens
Bully4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bully at 4.7 against Badger Bug's 3.6. Bully also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Badger Bug's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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. Bully sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Badger Bug asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bully holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Badger Bug's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bully's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Badger Bug ships an update every 2 months, Bully every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Badger Bug versus Bully: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBadger BugBully
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)4.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings512 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMartine HabibMVP App Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Badger Bug

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Bully

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Badger Bug

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Bully

Subscriptions4
  • Bully Pro Weekly$2.497 Days
  • Bully Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Bully Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Bully Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Badger Bug free?
Badger Bug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bully free?
Bully is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Badger Bug or Bully?
Bully is rated higher. Badger Bug averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Bully averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Badger Bug or Bully have ads?
Neither Badger Bug nor Bully shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Badger Bug or Bully?
Badger Bug ships an update every 2 months, and Bully every 3 days. Most recently, Badger Bug was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bully on October 24, 2026.

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