Nudge vs 20/20 Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nudge
This app helps you use your phone more intentionally by detecting distractions and gently guiding you back to your goals. It offers modes for setting time limits or using AI to understand your usage context, promoting better habits without outright blocking apps.
- AI-powered distraction detection
- Intention Mode for mindful usage
- Timer Mode for time limits
- Context-aware AI understanding
- Promotes better phone habits
- Gentle nudges to stay on track
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Nudge is a focus app that reclaims your wasted phone time. Instead of blocking distracting apps entirely, Nudge lets you use them exactly how you want to. Need Instagram, TikTok or YouTube for work? Post, reply to messages and check comments in the real apps. If you drift into Reels or Shorts, Nudge nudges you back. How it works: 1. Choose which apps you want Nudge to help you with 2. Tell Nudge how you want to use your apps (e.g., "No political content" or "Let me reply to Sarah's message" etc.) 3. Nudge detects if you get distracted and gently pulls you away from distraction 4. Use your phone exactly how you want and waste no time TWO MODES FOR DIFFERENT NEEDS Task Mode (Pro) AI detects when you're distracted from your stated goal. Get a gentle nudge to get back on track. No willpower required. Timer Mode (Free) Set time limits for each time you use an app. Simple, effective, no AI. WHY NUDGE IS DIFFERENT Other blockers limit screen time, which works for a few weeks until it’s too annoying and people give up. Nudge restricts phone use with nuance. • Not just a blocker (but also a blocker): you can still use your apps, just more mindfully • Intelligent waiting room designs: the more you use distracting apps, the bigger the friction to access • AI understands context: scrolling Instagram for a friend's post? That's allowed. Falling down a Reels rabbit hole? You'll get nudged. • Builds better habits: over time, you'll naturally become more intentional PERFECT FOR: • Never checking "just one thing" that turns into an hour • Stopping to use media that steals your focus • Those fed up with other basic app blocking solutions • Creators and anyone who uses social media for work • Anyone who wants to use their phone, not be used by it Timer Mode is completely free. --- Subscription Details: - Nudge Pro Weekly: $12.99/week - Nudge Pro Monthly: $19.99/month - Nudge Pro Annual: $99.99/year (7-day free trial for eligible users) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Nudge-Privacy-Policy-2ce4f09a055780899d14eb89f5486b50 Take back your attention. One nudge at a time.
20/20 Focus
This app prompts you every 20 minutes to log your current activity, building an honest picture of how you spend your time. It provides daily and weekly reports with visual insights into your time allocation, helping you make better decisions about your future. Features include streaks, top activities, and custom tag analytics.
- Activity logging every 20 minutes
- Daily and weekly time reports
- Visual insights (pie charts, bar charts)
- Voice input for logging
- 11 fixed activity categories
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Streaks and top activity tracking
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20/20 asks what you've been doing every 20 minutes — a 5-second log that builds an honest picture of your days At the end of the day and the week, you have real data on how you actually spent your time. No complexity. Just truth. The core habit is simple: when the reminder arrives, log what you were doing. That's it. Over days and weeks, patterns emerge. You see where your time went. You make better decisions about where it goes next. TODAY TAB Your daily view at a glance. A completion ring shows what percentage of your check-in windows are logged. Navigate to past days to fill in anything you missed. LOGGING Describe your activity in a few words, pick a category, and save. Use voice input, just speak and the app transcribes it. Tap a recent activity to repeat it instantly. Log a single slot or bulk-fill an entire afternoon. 11 CATEGORIES Focused Work · Work Admin / Meetings · Personal Admin · Personal Development · Social / Relationships · Health & Fitness · Sleep / Recovery · Leisure · Spiritual / Mindfulness · Distractions · Other Fixed categories mean your data is consistent and your charts are always meaningful. INSIGHTS See your time as a pie chart or bar chart, broken down by category. Navigate by day, week, or month. See what changed compared to last period. Spot the trends that are easy to miss in the middle of a busy week. WEEKLY REPORTS Every Sunday, 20/20 generates a report of your week. How you spent your time, what your best category was, what shifted and personalized commitments to carry into next week. ICLOUD SYNC Your data stays in your own iCloud account. It syncs automatically across your Apple devices. We have no servers. We never see your data. 20/20 Focus Includes → Streaks: Day, week, and month streaks with your all-time bests → Top Activities: See your most-logged activities ranked by time → Tag Analytics: Track patterns within categories using custom tags → Tag Heatmap: A calendar view of any tag over time → Focus Score: A 0–100 metric reflecting the quality of your time allocation → Advanced Analytics: Category timeline, hourly patterns, personalized insight opportunities → Project, Goals & Habits: Set outcomes, build habits, track weekly progress → Full Weekly Reports: All 8 sections, full history, personalized commitments Annual: $3.99/year - includes a 7-day free trial Lifetime: $9.99 once - yours forever, all future updates included 20/20 is designed for people who care about their time and want to take control of it without turning self-improvement into a second job. No ads. No social features. No gamification. Just your time, clearly organized. Terms of Use: https://get2020.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://get2020.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Nudge at 52 against 20/20 Focus's 2. Nudge also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Nudge sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days and 20/20 Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
20/20 Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nudge has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Nudge's written reviews are positive against 100% of 20/20 Focus's.
Nudge ships an update every 5 days, 20/20 Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nudge | 20/20 Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BERG LLC | Chester Carlson |
Customer experience
Nudge
20/20 Focus
In-app purchases
Nudge
- Nudge Pro$12.997 Days
- Nudge Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Nudge Pro - Welcome Offer7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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- Nudge Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Top Up 4 Hours$7.99
- Top Up 8 Hours$14.99
- Top Up 16 Hours$28.99
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- 30 Hours$52.99
20/20 Focus
- 20/20 Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- 20/20 Pro Lifetime$9.99









