Comparison

Nexter vs Need This?

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

Head to head
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.

About

Need This?

Features
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Need this? stops impulsive shopping. Block shopping apps, in-app purchases, websites, or just the checkout. Choose when and for how long they are blocked. Soft Blocks can be ended after 5 seconds. Hard Blocks cannot be ended early. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nexter4 screens
Need This?3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nexter at 16.4 against Need This?'s 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Nexter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Need This? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nexter ships an update weekly, Need This? every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nexter versus Need This?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexterNeed This?
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel BihlWirtz & Guntermann Digital UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

In-app purchases

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
2 purchases

Need This?

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Nexter free?
Nexter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Need This? free?
Need This? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nexter or Need This? have ads?
Neither Nexter nor Need This? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nexter or Need This??
Nexter ships an update weekly, and Need This? every 5 days. Most recently, Nexter was updated on October 28, 2026 and Need This? on October 10, 2026.

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