Locals.com vs Nudge Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locals.com
Connect directly with creators and communities you admire. This platform prioritizes user control and creator ownership, offering features like live streaming, community feeds, and content libraries. Support creators independently without algorithmic interference.
- Direct creator support
- Algorithm-free content feeds
- Creator data ownership
- Live streaming with chat
- Community feeds and posts
- Content libraries (video/audio)
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Directly support the creators you love. Control your content and avoid the algorithms. Built from the ground up to champion the needs of creators, Locals does not sell your data and creators have unprecedented ownership over theirs. With features like live-streaming with chat, community feeds and posts, and content libraries for video and audio, the Locals app is an all-in-one solution to interact with the content you love, while directly supporting the independence of the communities and creators you care about. Power to the people. Not the platform. On Locals. https://locals.com/terms
Nudge Now
Connect with people in real-time at events without the pressure of direct interaction. Send and receive 'nudges' to initiate connections. Offers both Live and Standard modes for social engagement.
- Real-time social connections
- Send and receive nudges
- Live Mode for events
- Standard Mode for general use
- Low-pressure interaction
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"Nudge Now is a real-time social connection app that lets you send and receive nudges at events. Make your move without the pressure. Connect with people around you using Live Mode or Standard Mode." Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nudge Now at every 3 days against Locals.com's every 4 weeks. Nudge Now also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Locals.com's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 1) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Locals.com sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Nudge Now sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nudge Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, Nudge Now every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locals.com | Nudge Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locals Technology Inc | Maria Galindo |
Bugs and requests
Locals.com
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Disappearing notifications
- Orientation issues on iPad
- Inconsistent audio/video sync
- Unreliable live stream playback
Requested features
5 requests- Download option for offline viewing
- Better nested comments and community management
- Improved integration with Rumble platform
- Customizable notification settings
- Picture-in-picture mode for video playback
Nudge Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Locals.com
- Monthly: 50 coins + 20 bonus$7.991 Month
- 20 Coins$1.99
- 50 Coins$4.99
- 50$7.99
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- 100 Coins$9.99
- 100$14.99
- 150 Coins$14.99
- 200$19.99
- 210 Coins$20.99
- 300 Coins$29.99
- 360 Coins$35.99
- 500 Coins$49.99
Nudge Now
- 5 Nudges Pack$4.99
- 25 Nudges Pack$19.99
- VIP Unlimited$99.99
