Comparison

Atomic vs Nexter

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

Head to head
About

Atomic

Effortlessly build and sustain habits with a focus on personal growth. This app offers a minimalist design, dark mode, and clear visualizations to support your journey. Enjoy tailored insights and complete control over your data with a strong commitment to privacy.

Highlights
  • Habit building and tracking
  • Goal setting
  • Dark mode support
  • Clear visualizations
  • Tailored insights
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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The effortless way to build and sustain your habits. Our app is designed for comfort with dark mode, clear visualizations, and tailored insights to support your personal growth. Atomic stands out with its minimalist design and unwavering commitment to your privacy. Your habits, your data, your control — with no compromises. Ready for a meaningful habit transformation? Try Atomic now.

About

Nexter

This app focuses on tracking the actual completion of habits rather than just streaks. It provides a clear overview of your progress with automatic totals and a calendar view to visualize your activity and identify patterns. The design emphasizes motivation without pressure, allowing users to focus on real change.

Highlights
  • Track specific actions, not just streaks
  • Automatic all-time progress totals
  • Calendar view for activity overview
  • Motivation without streak-based pressure
  • Clean and simple user interface
Features
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Habit trackers love making you feel bad. Nexter doesn't. Most apps turn your life into a streak you can't afford to break. Miss one day and bam - 214 days gone, big red zero, "you failed". We think that's nonsense. Life gets in the way. Nexter is built for real people who skip days and just keep going - no drama. Track anything you want more (or less) of - reading, running, water, meditation, screen time, whatever. Log it by time, count or distance - or just check the day off. One tap, day done. Watch your progress add up over weeks and months instead of beating yourself up over one missed day. Weekly goals, where you pick the bar: give any habit a goal like "3 days a week". Hit it week after week and a little week counter counts along. And no, it's not one of those streaks - miss a week and it freezes instead of dying. Weeks, not days - one lazy Tuesday costs you nothing. Don't feel like doing it alone? Start a challenge. One shared goal for you and your people - like 3 checks a week - and everyone has to hit it. You see who's showing up, there's a chat for cheering (and excuses), and nobody gets ranked or shamed. Up to 10 people, invited with a simple link. And your progress follows you around: a statistics tab with your personal bests and a trend you can scrub - back through a whole year -, widgets for your home screen, a stopwatch that keeps counting while the app is closed, and a full export of your data whenever you want it. Why people like it: - No daily streaks, no guilt, no manipulative notifications - Track habits by time, count or distance - or just check them off - Weekly goals where you set the bar - 3 days a week is a win - Challenges with friends - one shared goal, no leaderboard - Statistics, home-screen widgets and a built-in stopwatch - Reminders that nudge before your usual time, never after - Clean, fast and genuinely nice to look at - Works right away - no account needed to start Built by two people, not a growth team. We made Nexter because every other tracker made us feel bad. This one doesn't. Track what matters, ignore the rest, and don't sweat the days you miss. Your habits, your pace.

Screenshots

Atomic4 screens
Nexter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Atomic at 34 against Nexter's 2. Nexter's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Atomic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nexter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Atomic against 5.0 for Nexter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Atomic has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Atomic's written reviews are positive against 91% of Nexter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atomic ships an update every 2 weeks, Nexter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Atomic versus Nexter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomicNexter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (34 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews91.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKanbon GmbHMarcel Bihl

Customer experience

Atomic

All ratings34 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%

Nexter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Atomic

One-time1
  • Atomic Pro$12.99
3 purchases

Nexter

Subscriptions2
  • Nexter Pro (monthly)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Nexter Pro (yearly)$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nexter Pro (Lifetime)$22.99

Questions

Is Atomic free?
Atomic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nexter free?
Nexter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Atomic or Nexter?
Nexter is rated higher. Atomic averages 4.9 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Nexter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Atomic or Nexter have ads?
Neither Atomic nor Nexter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Atomic or Nexter?
Atomic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Nexter weekly. Most recently, Atomic was updated on October 27, 2026 and Nexter on October 28, 2026.

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