Nudges vs Traced
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nudges
An ultra-minimalist to-do list application designed for speed and ease of use. Add tasks with a simple tap and swipe to manage them, ensuring a distraction-free experience.
- Ultra-minimalist design
- Quick task addition
- Swipe to delete tasks
- Tap to edit tasks
- Distraction-free interface
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Nudges is an uber minimalist to-do app. It is designed to be quick, easy and distraction free. Just add a task and swipe to delete it and tap to edit it, it's as simple as that.
Traced
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Your best ideas rarely arrive at a convenient time. Traced helps you catch them before they fade. Traced is a simple app that helps with fast idea capturing and fast notes ONE TAP. THOUGHT SAVED. Open Traced and start recording. Your voice becomes readable text, so you can capture first and organize later. Prefer typing? Create a text note just as quickly. CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE • Start a voice note from your Home Screen or Lock Screen • Use the Control Center control on iOS 18 or later • Assign Traced to the Action Button on supported iPhone models • Open supported widgets directly into voice or text capture • Choose English or Arabic dictation from supported widgets CALM, FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATION • Keeps voice and text notes together in one focused inbox • Sort thoughts into colorful folders • Use extra subfolders with Traced Pro • Automatically remove old audio after filing a note • Export a backup whenever you want PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-up • No ads or analytics • No Traced cloud and no Traced server holding your notes • Notes and recordings are stored on your device • Deleting Traced deletes its local data, so export a backup first BUILT FOR ENGLISH AND ARABIC TRACED PRO Unlock unlimited folders and subfolders with one lifetime purchase. Pay once. No subscription. Say it before it fades.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nudges at none against Traced's 1. Traced's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Traced sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nudges asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nudges ships an update every 17 months, Traced every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nudges | Traced |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaskaran Singh | Abdulrahman Alshaikh |
In-app purchases
Nudges
No in-app purchases
Traced
- Traced Pro$7.99









