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.
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.
- Conversation-starting questions
- Self-awareness tools
- Deepen relationships
- Discover new insights
- Transformative experiences
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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
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.
- Customizable reset plans
- Flexible task management
- Activity calendar for completed resets
- Lock Screen Live Activities
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
- Apple Calendar export
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | It's Not a Game | NookShift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boardible LTDA | SEBASTIAN RAUL RODRIGUEZ |
In-app purchases
It's Not a Game
- intense club3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- intense club3 Days trial$49.996 Months
- 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
NookShift
- NookShift Plus$9.99









