NCW Libraries Self vs Spontificant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCW Libraries Self
This app allows library patrons to bypass queues and conveniently check out their own materials. Enjoy a faster, more private borrowing experience at your local library.
- Skip the line
- Convenient borrowing
- Speedy checkouts
- Private transactions
- Self-service library materials
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Introducing Self Check- Skip the line and make borrowing a breeze while enjoying convenience, speed, and privacy by checking out your own materials at your local library.
Spontificant
This app provides gentle, randomly timed nudges throughout your day to encourage mindfulness, gratitude, or movement. It avoids streaks and scores, focusing on small, unexpected moments of reflection. The core experience is free, with an optional premium for enhanced features.
- Randomly-timed gentle reminders
- Breathing, gratitude, and movement prompts
- Quiet hours for uninterrupted rest
- Offline functionality
- No streaks, scores, or feeds
- Optional premium features
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A quiet nudge. Then it gets out of your way. Spontificant sends gentle, randomly-timed nudges through your day — take a breath, name a gratitude, do ten push-ups, say a quiet thank-you. Then it leaves you alone. No streaks. No scores. No feed. Nothing to keep up, and nothing to break. A DIFFERENT KIND OF REMINDER APP Most reminder and habit apps measure you — streaks, charts, and numbers that guilt you into showing up. Spontificant offers a single small moment and asks nothing back. Nothing is logged, ranked, or scored. There's no progress to maintain and nothing to lose. WHAT A NUDGE FEELS LIKE Within the hours and cadence you choose, nudges arrive at unpredictable times — so each one feels like a gentle surprise rather than another scheduled task: • "Unclench your jaw. Drop your shoulders. One slow breath." • "Name one thing you're grateful for, right now." • "Pause. Say a quiet thank-you to whoever comes to mind." • "Stand up. Ten slow push-ups. Go." MADE TO FIT YOUR DAY • Randomly-timed gentle reminders inside an active window you set • Breathing, gratitude, movement, and quiet-moment nudges • Quiet hours, so nothing arrives while you're resting • Works fully offline — reminders are scheduled on your device • No streaks, no scores, no feed FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PREMIUM The core gentle-reminder experience is free. Premium adds sync across your devices plus more categories and custom schedules for $2.99/month or $24.99/year — and helps support a tiny, independent app. Begin with a single breath. Free to download. Yours to ignore whenever you like. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spontificant at 5.0 against NCW Libraries Self's 3.5. NCW Libraries Self's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Spontificant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. NCW Libraries Self asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spontificant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | NCW Libraries Self | Spontificant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 355 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meescan Inc. | High Wire Development LLC |
Customer experience
NCW Libraries Self
Spontificant
In-app purchases
NCW Libraries Self
No in-app purchases
Spontificant
- Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Premium (Annual)$24.991 Year
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