Comparison

Nudge vs Focus Matrix

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

Head to head
About

Nudge

Features
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Nudge - Your Personal Habit Companion Want to build consistent healthy habits? Nudge helps you track daily tasks effortlessly, making habit formation simple and enjoyable! 【Core Features】 Smart Reminder System • Customize reminder times down to the minute • Flexible repeat settings: daily, weekly, monthly, or custom intervals • Pin important reminders for priority display Timezone Lock • Maintain your routine even when traveling abroad • Lock to a specific timezone or follow system automatically • Perfect for frequent travelers and cross-timezone workers Flexible Exclusions • Periodic exclusions: easily set weekends or specific days off • Date exclusions: customize for holidays and special events • Make your habit tracking fit your real life Complete Statistics • Track your streak days for continuous motivation • View completion rates for today, this week, and this month • Monitor on-time completion rates for efficiency insights • Visual progress bars for satisfying achievements Widget Support • Check today's tasks directly on your home screen • One-tap completion for quick check-ins • Supports small, medium, and large sizes • Auto-categorizes important, overdue, and regular reminders Backup & Restore • Export all data to JSON with one tap • Easy import for worry-free device switching • Share backups via iCloud Drive or AirDrop • Automatic duplicate detection for safe imports Bilingual Support • Full support for Traditional Chinese and English • Widget automatically follows app language settings • Smooth interface with seamless switching Privacy First • All data stored locally on your device • No personal information uploaded to servers • No tracking, no collection, complete privacy protection • Your data, your control 【Who Is It For】 • Anyone building healthy lifestyle habits • Those needing medication or supplement reminders • People wanting daily reading, exercise, or water reminders • Frequent travelers managing routines across timezones • Privacy-conscious users who avoid data collection • Anyone seeking a simple, practical habit tracker 【Why Choose Nudge】 • Simple & Intuitive - Create reminders in 3 seconds • Feature Complete - Timezones, exclusions, stats all included • Beautiful & Practical - Thoughtfully designed interface • Privacy Protected - All data stays local, never uploaded • Completely Free - All features free, no in-app purchases Build better habits, one check at a time! Download now and start your habit journey.

About

Focus Matrix

Features
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Congratulations. You have downloaded a productivity app. This is either a great decision, or you're procrastinating right now by downloading a productivity app instead of doing the thing you're supposed to do. Either way, welcome. THE MATRIX Not the movie. No red pill, no blue pill. Just four boxes that force you to answer one deeply uncomfortable question: Is this actually important, or do I just FEEL like it's urgent? - Do Now: Yes, this. Right now. Stop reading. - Schedule: Important but not today. Future You will handle it. (Future You is not happy about this.) - Delegate: Someone else's problem. Excellent. - Eliminate: You were never going to do this anyway. Be honest. ACCOUNTABILITY FRIENDS Add your friends. Watch their progress bar in real time. When they're killing it, send a cheer. When they haven't moved in three days, send a nudge. When they nudge you back, feel a complicated mix of gratitude and shame. Get things done. CHECKLIST For people who need to write "shower" on a list before they'll do it. No judgement. We have a Pomodoro timer too. CALENDAR Your deadlines, visualised. In colour. So you can see exactly how bad things are. The month view shows dots in your tag colours on each day. If you see a lot of red dots, that's on you. DEADLINE TRACKER A countdown to your impending doom, but make it aesthetic. TAG COLORS Blue = Work. Red = Urgent. Green = Personal. Yellow = I'll figure out what this is later. The app remembers your labels. It's more organised than you are. WIDGETS Put your next deadline on your home screen. So every time you open your phone to scroll social media, you see it. Staring at you. Waiting. Focus Matrix. Because adulting is hard, but at least it can be colour-coded.

Screenshots

Nudge4 screens
Focus Matrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focus Matrix at 16.0 against Nudge's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
Nudge versus Focus Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNudgeFocus Matrix
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer摩爾資通yuchin Chiang

In-app purchases

None

Nudge

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Matrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nudge free?
Nudge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Matrix free?
Focus Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nudge or Focus Matrix have ads?
Neither Nudge nor Focus Matrix shows ads.

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