Comparison

It's Not a Game vs NookShift

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

Head to head
About

It's Not a Game

This platform offers tools designed to foster deep connections through conversation-starting questions. It encourages self-awareness and helps users discover new insights about others, transforming casual interactions into meaningful experiences.

Highlights
  • Conversation-starting questions
  • Self-awareness tools
  • Deepen relationships
  • Discover new insights
  • Transformative experiences
Features
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We are a platform with a variety of (foolproof) tools to spark deep connections in a light and relaxed way. Through questions that encourage conversation and self-awareness, they invite you to dive deeper into your relationships in an unexpected way. Discover things you never imagined about someone you just met — or even about someone who's been by your side for years. These aren’t just games — they’re transformative experiences. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.boardible.com/terms-of-services-apple

About

NookShift

This app helps you tackle messy rooms by creating short, practical lists based on your chosen reset type and available time. It allows for flexibility during tasks, like skipping steps or adding time, and keeps a private record of what you accomplished without pressure.

Highlights
  • Customizable reset plans
  • Flexible task management
  • Activity calendar for completed resets
  • Lock Screen Live Activities
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
  • Apple Calendar export
Features
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A messy room can turn into a whole argument in your head. What do I start with? How much can I actually finish? Is this going to eat the rest of the day? NookShift cuts through that. Pick a room. Choose the kind of reset you need and how much time you have. NookShift builds a short, practical list and walks you through it. NO CHORE SPREADSHEET REQUIRED NookShift is built for getting started, not managing every job in the house. Choose from: • Quick Pickup • Low Energy • Company Coming • Before Bed Free guided resets include 5, 10, and 15-minute plans. CHANGE THE PLAN WHILE YOU WORK Real rooms do not follow perfect checklists. During a reset, you can: • Pause and come back • Skip a step • Replace a step • Add time • Finish early • Pick up where you left off NookShift records what actually happened. Skipped work is not counted as finished, and stopping early does not erase what you finished. YOUR RESET STAYS VISIBLE Follow the timer and current step without keeping the app open. • Lock Screen Live Activities • Dynamic Island support on compatible iPhones • Local room reminders • 15-minute, one-hour, and tomorrow snooze options • Apple Calendar export on iOS 17 or later SEE WHAT GOT DONE The Activity calendar shows completed room resets without streaks, scores, or guilt. MAKE IT FIT YOUR HOME Customize rooms, adjust reset steps, save useful setups, and set reminders for the rooms that keep getting away from you. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account is required. Your rooms, plans, reminders, and reset history stay on your device. NookShift does not read your Calendar. Adding a reset to Calendar uses Apple’s event editor so you stay in control. NOOKSHIFT PLUS NookShift Plus adds more room and step customization, extra reset durations, saved setups, earlier Activity history, and more flexible reminders. It is a one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

It's Not a Game4 screens
NookShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: It's Not a Game at 11 against NookShift's 1. It's Not a Game also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. It's Not a Game sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and NookShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 5.0 for It's Not a Game against 5.0 for NookShift. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: It's Not a Game has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
It's Not a Game versus NookShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIt's Not a GameNookShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoardible LTDASEBASTIAN RAUL RODRIGUEZ

In-app purchases

10 purchases

It's Not a Game

Subscriptions2
  • intense club3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • intense club3 Days trial$49.996 Months
One-time8
  • Finding (Myself)$5.39
  • This is Not a Game: Pocket$6.99
  • This is Not a Date: Upgrade$9.99
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  • This is Not a Game: Upgrade$12.99
  • This is Not a Date$14.49
  • Interweave$14.49
  • Interweave$15.99
  • This is Not a Game$17.99
1 purchases

NookShift

One-time1
  • NookShift Plus$9.99

Questions

Is It's Not a Game free?
It's Not a Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NookShift free?
NookShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, It's Not a Game or NookShift?
It's Not a Game and NookShift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do It's Not a Game or NookShift have ads?
Neither It's Not a Game nor NookShift shows ads.

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