Comparison

Widget Timer vs Nudge

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

Head to head
About

Widget Timer

Create and manage unlimited timers directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Set repeating timers, personalize themes, and receive local notifications for alerts. Supports Siri and Shortcuts for enhanced control.

Highlights
  • Home screen timer widgets
  • Interactive widget controls
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Customizable widget themes
  • Theme gallery
  • Repeating timers
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Widget Timer puts beautiful, customizable timers right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick the timer type that fits the moment, style it to match your setup, and keep it only a glance away. Every timer type, in one app: - Countdown: count down the days to a birthday, holiday, wedding, or trip, and let it roll over automatically every year. - Count Up: track the time since an anniversary, a milestone, or the day you started something new. - Progress: see how far through the week, month, quarter, or year you are. - Stopwatch: count elapsed time up from zero, starting and stopping as you go. - Standard: a simple one-shot timer that counts down (or up) to a set duration. - Repeat: a timer that repeats a set number of times, or infinitely, for periodic reminders like stretching or drinking water. Widgets, done right: - add timer widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen - interactive widgets, so you can start and stop your timers without opening the app - customize the theme of each widget, or pick one from a gallery of over 50 themes More to love: - run as many timers as you like, all at once - name every timer (emoji supported) - lots of alert sounds to choose from - multiple finished modes - local notifications alert you when the app is in the background (no network required) - long press to re-order the timers on the main screen - works with Siri and Shortcuts Some features require a purchase of either a Premium Subscription or a Premium Lifetime Unlock. Widget Timer Premium Subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nudge

This app helps you remember recurring tasks with custom alarms. Set daily reminders for medicine, hydration, or family obligations. It's a simple tool to supplement your calendar for frequently forgotten activities.

Highlights
  • Custom alarm creation
  • Repeat alarms daily/weekly
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Optional 5-minute warning
  • User-friendly interface
  • Alarm customization (colors, icons, names)
  • Cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Nudge is a simple daily schedule and alarm app for all the small things you keep meaning to do. Take your medicine. Drink some water. Roll the trash out. Stand up and stretch. Pick up the kids. Walk the dog. Call your mom and tell her you love her (dad too, he is waiting). A Nudge alarm takes about ten seconds to set up, and then it just shows up when you need it, like a friend who happens to be very good with time. Nudge is not trying to replace your calendar. Your calendar is for meetings and dentist appointments. Nudge is for the stuff you do over and over, the things that never make it onto a calendar and still manage to slip your mind. Pick a time, choose the days, pick a sound, then give it a name, a color and an icon so you know what it is at a glance. That is the whole setup. Nothing to learn, nothing to maintain. HOW PEOPLE USE NUDGE • Medicine, vitamins and refills, on time and on the right days • Water breaks and stretch breaks during long stretches at a desk • Trash and recycling night, so the truck outside is never a surprise • School pickup, practice, lessons and carpool • Feeding the dog, walking the dog, the cat's medicine • Walk, meditate, journal, whatever you promised yourself back in January • Calling the people you love more often than you currently do FEATURES • Create custom alarms in seconds • Repeat on any day, or any mix of days • Optional 5-minute warning bell so you can finish what you are doing first • Choose from a library of sounds • Name your nudges and give them colors and icons • Home screen widget with today's schedule at a glance • Ask Siri to create a nudge without opening the app • Light, dark, or match your system appearance • Mute everything for a quiet day without deleting a single alarm • Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac NUDGE PRO Pro removes all ads, syncs your nudges across iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud, and unlocks more icons and sounds. The free version keeps doing everything it always did. Got a nudge idea we should have thought of? Send it to us from inside the app. We read all of it.

Screenshots

Widget Timer4 screens
Nudge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nudge at 4.6 against Widget Timer's 4.1. Nudge also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 48%). Widget Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Widget Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Nudge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nudge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 180 and 280 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Widget Timer's written reviews are positive against 66% of Nudge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Nudge every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widget Timer versus Nudge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget TimerNudge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (180 ratings)4.6 (280 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews66.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings180280 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeJeff Battson

Customer experience

Widget Timer

All ratings180 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative48.4%

Nudge

All ratings280 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative22.0%

Bugs and requests

Widget Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nudge

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App freezes when turning on/off with recurring reminders
  • Notifications don't send despite being configured
  • Delayed notification delivery (requires hours to start working)
  • App crashes after initial setup
  • Ads difficult to close
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  • Aggressive ad interruptions during task creation

Requested features

14 requests
  • iPad landscape mode support
  • One-time/specific date reminders (not just recurring)
  • Apple Watch alert support
  • More interval options (every 4 days, specific Sundays, etc.)
  • Separate weekly schedules/templates
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  • Home screen widgets
  • Manual skip option for reminders
  • Mark reminders as done for the day
  • Light mode option
  • Ad-free premium version
  • Ability to set reminders multiple times per day
  • More emoji options (smileys, workout icons, etc.)
  • Repeating alert tones with ending alert option
  • Monthly event planning capabilities

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widget Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Timer Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Widget Timer Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Nudge

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Timer free?
Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nudge free?
Nudge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Timer or Nudge?
Nudge is rated higher. Widget Timer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 180 ratings, while Nudge averages 4.6 from 280 ratings.
Do Widget Timer or Nudge have ads?
Nudge shows ads; Widget Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Timer or Nudge?
Widget Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nudge every 5 weeks. Most recently, Widget Timer was updated on September 26, 2026 and Nudge on September 26, 2026.

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