Comparison

Repeat 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

Repeat Timer

This app provides a flexible repeating timer for work and relaxation. Set custom durations and repeat counts, and receive notifications for each cycle. It integrates with widgets, Siri, and Apple Watch for seamless use.

Highlights
  • Customizable duration and repeat count
  • Background notifications
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Quick entry for common timers
Features
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Set a duration, set how many times it repeats, and Repeat Timer counts you through it. Leave the app open to watch the countdown, or close it and get an alert on every repeat. THREE KINDS OF TIMER - Repeat: one duration, looped as many times as you like - Interval: different phases in sequence, each with its own length - Standard: a plain countdown NEW IN 4.0 - A brand new Apple Watch app, rebuilt from scratch. All three kinds of timer live on your watch, so you can start, pause and finish a session with your phone nowhere near you - Watch face complications with a live progress gauge - Lock Screen alarms that get through silent mode and a locked phone - Confirmation mode: the next repeat will not start until you acknowledge the last one, so nothing gets skipped while you are not looking - A full redesign for iOS 26, with a rounded typeface and haptics throughout FEATURES - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets you can start, pause and skip without opening the app - A full screen timer for when you want nothing else on the display - Timer cards that flip over to reveal their settings - Siri and Shortcuts support - Notifications on every repeat, so you can get on with something else PERFECT FOR - Cooking, when something needs turning every few minutes - Standing up and stretching at work - Drinking water through the day - Focus blocks and pomodoro sessions, with planned breaks - Physiotherapy sets and holds - Watering plants for a set time each - Looking away from the screen every twenty minutes - Medication on a schedule Repeat Timer Premium Subscription Upgrade to access all features 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

Repeat Timer4 screens
Nudge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Nudge at free with in-app purchases against Repeat Timer's subscription. Nudge also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (66% vs 45%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Repeat Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 — 543 and 280 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Repeat Timer's written reviews are positive against 66% of Nudge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Repeat Timer ships an update monthly, Nudge every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Repeat Timer versus Nudge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepeat TimerNudge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (543 ratings)4.6 (280 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews66.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings543 — better280
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeJeff Battson

Customer experience

Repeat Timer

All ratings543 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral13.9%
Negative41.2%

Nudge

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

User reviews

Repeat Timer

From 543 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent repeat timer
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases
  • 👍 Good notification sounds
  • 👍 Helpful for productivity and exercise

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free version, requires subscription for full features
  • 🐛 Notifications/alarms not always reliable
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔋 Drains battery when running in background
  • 🔒 Lack of customization options in free version

Nudge

From 280 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
  • 🎨 Customizable colors, icons, and sounds
  • ⏰ Effective daily reminder functionality
  • 🔄 Cross-device syncing (phone and Mac)
  • 📱 Better than native iPhone reminders app

Room to improve

  • 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model ($9.99/month)
  • 🔔 Notification/alert system unreliable
  • 📱 Limited iPad landscape mode support
  • ⚠️ App freezes and crashes

Bugs and requests

Repeat Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timers not working consistently in background
  • Apple Watch integration issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when setting longer timer durations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set custom intervals (e.g. 8 seconds)
  • Option for alternating interval lengths
  • Vibration mode for silent notifications
  • Ability to pause/resume timers
  • More timer sound options

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

4 purchases

Repeat Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Repeat Timer Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Repeat Timer Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Repeat Timer Premium Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$49.99
2 purchases

Nudge

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

Questions

Is Repeat Timer free?
Repeat 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, Repeat Timer or Nudge?
Nudge is rated higher. Repeat Timer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 543 ratings, while Nudge averages 4.6 from 280 ratings.
Do Repeat Timer or Nudge have ads?
Both Repeat Timer and Nudge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Repeat Timer or Nudge?
Repeat Timer ships an update monthly, and Nudge every 5 weeks. Most recently, Repeat Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Nudge on October 8, 2026.

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