Comparison

Nagi vs Heida

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

Head to head
About

Nagi

Features
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Most focus timers try really hard to keep you engaged. Streaks, badges, leaderboards, trees you have to keep alive. At some point the app itself becomes the distraction. Nagi is different. It's just a timer. Instead of numbers ticking down, you see time as a 30x30 dot-matrix pattern that fills in gradually โ€” abstract, calm, and completely free from the anxiety of watching seconds disappear. When your session ends, you get a gentle notification. That's it. No guilt if you skip a day. No rewards for showing up. Just honest, quiet focus. WHAT YOU GET - A unique dot-matrix time display that shows progress without pressure - Pomodoro sessions with three built-in presets (25/50/90 min focus) - Automatic work-to-break transitions so you don't have to think about it - Tag your sessions (Work, Study, Creative, Exercise, Personal) to see where your time goes - Today's session timeline at a glance - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your daily and weekly focus - Live Activities and Dynamic Island show your session without opening the app - Light and dark themes using Catppuccin palettes โ€” warm colors that are easy on the eyes - Notification sounds you can customize or turn off entirely - Works offline. Always. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND - No streaks or daily goals - No points, badges, or achievements - No leaderboards or social features - No account sign-up - No cloud tracking - No ads, ever NAGI PRO Nagi is free to use. An optional Nagi Pro subscription unlocks: - Custom focus and break durations (any length you want) - Custom tags for your sessions - Full session history and weekly insights Available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store account settings. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything is stored locally on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no servers collecting your focus habits. Your sessions are nobody's business but your own. WHY "NAGI"? ๅ‡ช (nagi) is Japanese for a calm, windless sea. That's the feeling we're going for โ€” focus that feels like stillness, not a race. Built by one person who got tired of focus apps that felt like productivity homework. If you just want a timer that works and stays out of your way, this is it. --- Pomodoro Techniqueยฎ is a registered trademark of Francesco Cirillo. Nagi is not affiliated with, associated with, or endorsed by the Pomodoro Techniqueยฎ or Francesco Cirillo. Privacy Policy: https://nagitimer.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://nagitimer.app/terms/

About

Heida

Features
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A life-OS task manager, built for iPhone in pure SwiftUI. Most task apps tell you what's left. Heida tells you what got done โ€” and where in your life it landed. โ—Ž TAG TASKS BY LIFE AREA Six categories ship preset โ€” Fitness, Work, Personal, Health, Finance, Learning โ€” each in its own color. Rename them, recolor them, add your own. Every task carries its area through the list, calendar, and dashboard. โ—Ž MONTHLY GOALS YOU CAN SEE Set how many tasks you want to complete in each life area each month. A ring on the dashboard fills toward that target. Flag specific tasks as monthly goals and they pin to the top. โ—Ž A DASHBOARD THAT CONFESSES Per-category completion rings. Where your effort actually went. Month-over-month delta. A 30-day sparkline per area. Plan next month before it arrives. โ—Ž RECURRING TASKS, WITHOUT THE SPAM Daily, weekly, monthly. Complete one and the next instance schedules itself โ€” same category, same priority, same goal flag. โ—Ž DATE-BASED REMINDERS + SMART NUDGES Every dated task fires a 9 AM notification on that day. Plus a randomized "nudge" rhythm you control, mixed across tasks, habits, and anchors. โ—Ž THREE LAYERS, ONE APP TODAY โ€” tasks you want to ship before the day ends. DAILY โ€” habits with streaks that compound. ANCHORS โ€” principles, mantras, lessons you want to keep in mind. โ—Ž ONE PRICE, FOREVER $7.99 once. 7-day free trial. No subscription. No ads. No data harvesting. Your tasks live in a local SwiftData database on your phone โ€” nothing leaves the device. WHY HEIDA? "Heida" is Old Norse for bright, clear. The state of mind we built this for. Heida is made by FlowStack LLC, an independent studio. One person, one app, no investors. We answer at hello@heida.app.

Screenshots

Nagi4 screens
Heida4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nagi and Heida are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Nagi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Heida sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nagi versus Heida: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNagiHeida
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size70 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgata RaapFlowStack

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nagi

Subscriptions2
  • nagi+ Monthly$2.491 Month
  • nagi+ Annual7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • nagi+ Lifetime$45.99
1 purchases

Heida

One-time1
  • Heida Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Nagi free?
Nagi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heida free?
Heida is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nagi or Heida have ads?
Neither Nagi nor Heida shows ads.

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