Comparison

Nudger vs Disciplines

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

Head to head
About

Nudger

This app adapts to your energy levels and available time to create personalized focus sessions. It offers gentle check-ins to maintain presence and allows you to log your work for progress tracking. The goal is sustainable, flexible focus.

Highlights
  • Adaptive focus session design
  • Energy level integration
  • Gentle in-session check-ins
  • Work logging with NudgLog
  • Progress tracking
  • Flexible session structuring
Features
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The problem was never willpower. It's that focusing alone is hard. Nudger is the focus app that actually keeps you company. Start a session and it checks in like a friend would — warm, judgment-free nudges that keep you moving instead of guilt-tripping you. Whether you're studying, working, or just trying to begin, Nudger's got your back. WHAT YOU GET Focus sessions that fit you Set your own time, hit start, stay locked in. Your timer keeps perfect time even when your screen sleeps. Gentle check-ins Drifting off? Nudger pings you with a friendly "still with it?" and helps you reset — no shame spiral. Study & focus rooms Join a private room with a code and focus alongside others working toward their goals. Different goals, same focus. "I need a nudge" mode Can't get started? Nudger eases you in with just 5 minutes. Small steps beat blank screens. Daily focus cards Every session reveals patterns in how you work best — discover your focus archetype and watch your streak grow. Your focus journey Look back on everything you've done, saved day by day. Real progress you can actually see. WHO IT'S FOR Students, procrastinators, deep workers — anyone who's tried every timer app and still couldn't make focus stick. Because the missing piece was never another timer. It was someone in your corner. You're here. That's all that matters. Let's get the first 5 minutes done — together.

About

Disciplines

This app integrates tasks, habits, goals, and focus sessions to help users achieve their objectives. It offers app blocking during focus sessions and provides analytics to measure productivity.

Highlights
  • Integrated task, habit, and goal tracking
  • App blocking during focus sessions
  • Task timers with app blocking
  • Habit tracking with streaks and progress
  • Goal breakdown into tasks with deadlines
  • Productivity score based on time, accuracy, efficiency, consistency
  • Detailed analytics and charts
Features
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Disciplines is the productivity system for people who are serious about getting things done. Most apps track one thing. Disciplines connects your tasks, habits, goals, focus sessions and analytics so nothing falls through the cracks. FOCUS SESSIONS & APP BLOCKER Start a focus session and Disciplines blocks distracting apps the moment it begins. Use it for deep work, a sleep routine or a wind down session. Difficulty modes (Normal, Timeout, Deep Focus) control how strictly you can quit early. TASK & HABIT TIMER Time any task or habit while blocking distractions at the same time. Track exactly where your hours go on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch. APP LIMITS Set a daily time budget or open hours for the apps that steal your attention. Choose Easy limits you can adjust anytime, or Strict limits that stay locked until the window opens or the budget resets. HABIT TRACKER Track daily habits with streaks, completion rates and weekly progress. Every check in compounds. Every streak builds momentum. GOAL PLANNER Break big goals into tasks, assign deadlines and watch your progress with built in charts. Goals aren't just saved, they're worked on every day. PRODUCTIVITY SCORE & ANALYTICS Your daily score is built from four factors: time management, accuracy, efficiency and consistency. No vanity metrics, just an honest read on how locked in you actually were. Disciplines is for the person who doesn't need motivation. They need a system. Privacy Policy: https://www.ken.engineer/disciplines/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.ken.engineer/disciplines/terms

Screenshots

Nudger4 screens
Disciplines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nudger at none against Disciplines's 2. Disciplines's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Disciplines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Nudger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nudger against 5.0 for Disciplines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nudger ships an update every 2 months, Disciplines every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nudger versus Disciplines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNudgerDisciplines
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUCHETA ATUL DAMBALKARNERSISYAN LLC

Customer experience

Nudger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Disciplines

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nudger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Disciplines

Subscriptions2
  • Disciplines Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Disciplines Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Nudger free?
Nudger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Disciplines free?
Disciplines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nudger or Disciplines?
Nudger and Disciplines are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Nudger or Disciplines have ads?
Neither Nudger nor Disciplines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nudger or Disciplines?
Nudger ships an update every 2 months, and Disciplines every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nudger was updated on October 3, 2026 and Disciplines on October 9, 2026.

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