RESPIRE vs Nudge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RESPIRE
This app transforms your device into a full-screen flip clock and focus timer. It offers features for deep work, reading tracking, and ambient sounds to create a calm workspace. Review your time across different activities and customize clock styles for a distraction-free experience.
- Full-screen flip clock display
- Focus sessions with work/break rhythm
- Countdown timers
- Deepwork blocks
- Reading time tracking
- Ambient soundscapes
- Home Screen widgets
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Make time visible, calm, and easier to act on. RESPIRE:FlipClock is a quiet workspace for desk time, focus sessions, countdown timing, deep work, reading records, ambient sound, and simple time review. It is made for people who want a clean flip clock, a study timer, and a calmer way to stay with work that matters. Use RESPIRE to: - turn your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen flip clock for a desk, nightstand, or study setup - add Small, Medium, and Large Home Screen widgets so time stays visible without opening the app - start Focus sessions with a clear work and break rhythm - run Countdown timers for short tasks, practice rounds, breaks, and repeated sessions - use Deepwork blocks for longer stretches of uninterrupted work - track reading time, books, and reading locations - review today, week, and month across focus, countdown, deep work, and reading - play white noise and ambient sounds while you work, study, read, or wind down - choose clock styles and show seconds, date, weekday, and time units Free includes the home flip clock, Focus, Read, basic analytics, one book, and the first five sounds. Premium unlocks Deepwork, more book slots, more ambient sounds, more clock styles, and advanced analytics. No ads. No clutter. Just a calmer way to see time, focus, and read. Automatic subscription information Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms: https://privacy.amiao.studio/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://privacy.amiao.studio
Nudge
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Focus is hard when life keeps interrupting. Kids, coworkers, phone calls, that thing you just remembered — it all adds up. Most timer apps punish you for being human. Nudge doesn't. **KEY FEATURES** - Gentle timer that pauses without punishment — pause whenever life interrupts, resume when you're ready. No dead trees, no failed sessions, no guilt. - Background execution that actually works — lock your phone, switch apps, put it in your pocket. Your timer keeps running and alerts you when it's time. - Silent vibration mode (Library Safe) — a custom triple-pulse vibration pattern that works even on mute. Focus in libraries, open offices, and shared spaces without disturbing a soul. - Flexible presets — Pomodoro, countdown, or open-ended count-up mode. Build timers that match how you actually work, not how a textbook says you should. - Session history with honest stats — see your real focus time, pause count, and total duration. No inflated numbers, no gamified streaks to stress about. - Smart defaults & day context — time-of-day greetings, remembered last preset, auto-start breaks. Nudge learns how you work and gets out of the way. **WHY NUDGE?** We built Nudge because every focus timer we tried made us feel worse. Paused? Failed session. Locked your phone? Timer stopped. Need silence? Too bad, here's an alarm. Nudge is different: - No shame for pausing. Life happens. Your timer understands. - ADHD-friendly. Flexible structures instead of rigid 25/5 boxes. Time awareness without time pressure. - Warm, not aggressive. Amber glow instead of red alerts. Encouraging copy instead of streaks and punishments. - One-time purchase. No subscriptions draining your account every month. **WHAT'S INCLUDED FREE** - Classic Pomodoro timer (25/5) - Up to 3 custom presets - Full session history - Silent vibration alerts - Background timer execution - All core features, no ads, no account required **NUDGE PRO — $6.99 (one-time)** - Unlimited custom presets - Per-timer analytics and breakdowns - Time awareness mode (periodic gentle nudges for time-blindness) - Shortcuts integration - CSV data export - Priority support All your data stays on your device. No account needed. No tracking. Just you and your focus. Questions or ideas? hello@nudge-timer.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nudge-timer.com/privacy
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Verdict
RESPIRE and Nudge are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. RESPIRE sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Nudge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RESPIRE ships an update every 5 days, Nudge weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RESPIRE | Nudge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appactively Inc | RailsSquad OU |
In-app purchases
RESPIRE
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly-half-price-offer$4.991 Year
- Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
Nudge
- Nudge Pro$6.99









