Readbase vs Nudgy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readbase
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Readbase is a calm, focused home for newsletters, without inbox noise. Read newsletters from Substack and other platforms in one place, built for reading, not email. Subscribe once using your Readbase inbox and keep newsletters completely separate from your personal and professional email. Everything arrives neatly in the app, ready to read. Start your day with clarity • Daily Recap: every morning, Readbase creates a personalised AI summary of your unread newsletters - now surfaced directly inside your inbox, alongside your newsletters. • Per-newsletter summaries: get the key takeaways from any individual newsletter without reading the full issue. Read anywhere • Offline Mode: keep newsletters available on flights, trains, or anywhere without signal. Stay in control • 1-Click Unsubscribe: instantly stop newsletters you don’t read anymore. • Bookmarks: save issues you want to come back to. • Reading Stats: see what you actually read and build better habits. Built for newsletters • Works with newsletters from Substack, Beehiiv, Medium, ConvertKit, and any provider that sends emails. Privacy-first • Your newsletters are yours. Readbase doesn’t sell your data, and content is only used to power features like summaries and offline reading. If your inbox feels noisy, Readbase is the clean alternative: just newsletters, in a space designed for reading. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nudgy
This app helps you complete important tasks by providing escalating reminder levels, from simple notifications to system alarms that require task completion. It features a unique 'Deep' mode for critical items and tracks your progress by growing a virtual planet.
- Tiered reminder levels (Light, Steady, Deep)
- Deep mode with system alarm
- Completion confirmation challenge
- Persistent reminders with quiet moment return
- Progress tracking with virtual planet growth
- iCloud sync
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The problem with most reminder apps isn't accuracy—it's how easy they are to swipe away. You tap dismiss, get busy, and completely forget. Nudgy's logic is simple: pressing Stop isn't done. You're only done when it's actually finished. Pick the right level for each task: • Light: a simple notification. Great for quick replies or picking up groceries. • Steady: notification + a persistent countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Perfect for upcoming meetings or heading out the door. • Deep: rings like a system alarm and cuts through Silent mode. Built for medication, deadlines, and the things you can't afford to put off. Pressed Stop? It's coming back. When a Deep reminder rings, Stop only silences it for now. You have to open the app and complete a quick confirmation (hold for 3 seconds, or solve a simple sum). If you haven't actually finished, it rings again after a quiet moment—until you do. Your history shows how many times it had to chase you. Say it once, it's captured. • Smart Capture: say "hand in the proposal tomorrow at 3pm, every Friday" and Nudgy parses the time, duration, and repeat rule, with a preview before saving. • To-do list: anything without a time becomes a to-do. Drag to reorder, tick when done. • Place reminders: get notified when you arrive at or leave a place—Deep works here too. • Widgets & Lock Screen: see your next reminder and to-dos on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. • Import from Apple Reminders in one tap. Create with Siri Shortcuts. Finish a task, grow your planet. Every confirmed finish adds mass to the little planet in Stats—from dust and clumps to planetesimals and full planets. Misses never subtract mass. No broken streaks, no guilt—just steady proof of getting things done. At the end of the day, print a receipt of everything you finished and save or share it. Free and Nudgy PRO • Free, forever: to-dos, Light, Steady, and up to 2 active Deep reminders. • Nudgy PRO unlocks: unlimited Deep reminders, unlimited Smart Capture, place reminders, and every alarm tone. • Monthly, Yearly (7-day free trial), or Lifetime. Prices shown in the App Store. • No ads, no third-party tracking • Reminders and history sync via private iCloud by default • Privacy Policy: https://www.nudgy.one/privacy • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Until it's done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nudgy at none against Readbase's 2. Nudgy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Readbase's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Readbase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nudgy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Readbase ships an update fortnightly, Nudgy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readbase | Nudgy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Llingas LTD | 梓豪 成 |
In-app purchases
Readbase
- Readbase Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Readbase Premium - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Nudgy
No in-app purchases









