Comparison

Nurture vs SIMTA

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

Head to head
About

Nurture

This app helps you build positive habits by visualizing your progress as a growing garden. Nurture your routines and goals, and watch them flourish over time. It offers a peaceful and rewarding experience for personal growth.

Highlights
  • Visualize habits as a growing garden
  • Track routines, goals, and hobbies
  • Plants grow and change with care
  • Unlock new plant types
  • Peaceful space for reflection
  • Gentle approach to habit building
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A gentle way to care for the habits you value. Nurture turns your routines, goals, and hobbies into a living garden—something you can care for at your own pace. Plant a seed for each activity you’d like to grow, whether it’s exercising, reading, or trying something new. Set a watering rhythm that feels right to you. Each time you complete an activity, you water your plant and watch it grow from seed to seedling to a full plant. If you miss a few days, your plant may wilt, but it can always be nurtured again. As your garden grows, you’ll unlock new plant types and enjoy watching your space slowly come to life—reflecting the habits you’re building along the way. What you’ll love: A visual, rewarding way to build habits Progress you can see over time Plants that grow and change with your care A peaceful space for reflection and routine Take things one step at a time. Download Nurture and start growing your garden today!

About

SIMTA

This app offers a minimalist timer experience with a clear visual countdown. It allows for quick setup with a single tap and provides reliable alerts for various activities like cooking, studying, or exercising.

Highlights
  • One-tap timer setup
  • Visual countdown display
  • Minimalist interface
  • Reliable alerts
  • Versatile use cases
Features
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SIMTA is a timer you read at a glance. Set a time and the whole screen fills with color. As the seconds run out the color drains away, so you can tell how much is left from across the room without reading a number. SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Spin the dial, press start. That is the whole setup. • No accounts and no subscriptions. • Red is free, with fourteen more colors in SIMTA Pro. SIMTA PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION • Fourteen more colors, with the home screen icon to match. • Lock the apps that distract you while a timer runs. • Every time you have run, kept in Recent. • No ads. MADE TO BE GLANCED AT • Horizon Lock keeps the color level with the room as you tip the phone or prop it in a stand. • The controls fade away once the timer is running, so nothing sits on top of the color. • Hide the digits entirely if you only want the color. • Keep the screen awake while a timer runs. • The countdown carries on to the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, with pause, resume and stop right there. RELIABLE • The countdown stays accurate after you switch apps or lock the phone. • A running timer survives the app being closed. • The alarm is audible even with the silent switch on. Good for cooking, focus sprints, workouts, study blocks, and anything where you would rather feel time pass than watch a number.

Screenshots

Nurture4 screens
SIMTA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nurture at none against SIMTA's shown. Nurture also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). SIMTA's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 48 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nurture against 5.0 for SIMTA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nurture ships an update every 48 months, SIMTA every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nurture versus SIMTA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNurtureSIMTA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichelle TramOurBeom

Customer experience

Nurture

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SIMTA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nurture

No in-app purchases

None

SIMTA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nurture free?
Nurture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIMTA free?
SIMTA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nurture or SIMTA?
Nurture and SIMTA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nurture or SIMTA have ads?
SIMTA shows ads; Nurture does not.
Which is updated more often, Nurture or SIMTA?
Nurture ships an update every 48 months, and SIMTA every 2 days. Most recently, Nurture was updated on October 22, 2026 and SIMTA on October 16, 2026.

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