Comparison

Nooze vs Stridle

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

Head to head
About

Nooze

This alarm clock app requires users to complete a task before the alarm can be turned off, helping to combat snoozing. It offers various mission types, including physical exercises, math problems, and object hunts, to ensure users get out of bed.

Highlights
  • Mission-based alarms
  • Physical exercise challenges
  • Math problem challenges
  • Object hunt missions
  • Camera-powered wake-up
  • Streaks and badges
Features
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Nooze is the mission alarm clock that makes you complete a task before your alarm turns off. Stop snoozing and get out of bed by finishing a wake-up mission. Nooze is built for heavy sleepers, chronic snoozers, and anyone who wants a stronger morning routine. Choose your wake-up mission: • Push-ups • Math problems • Make your bed • Spoken affirmations • Object hunt Built to get you up: • Mission-based alarms that force action • Camera-powered wake-up challenges • Sound library and custom sounds • Mission previews before you commit • Streaks and badges for consistency • Fast setup for school, work, and early mornings Whether you struggle to wake up on time or just want mornings to feel more intentional, Nooze helps you build a routine that is harder to ignore. Download Nooze and stop snoozing for real. Support: support@nuralabs.io *SMART ALARMS REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stridle

Earn screen time by being active. This app connects to Apple Health to track your steps, climbs, workouts, and swims, converting your movement into minutes for app usage. Once your earned minutes are depleted, selected apps become unavailable until you move again.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through steps, flights climbed, exercise, and swims
  • Integrates with Apple Health for automatic tracking
  • Select apps to limit usage
  • Earned screen time unlocks apps
  • Daily step goals and emergency reserves
  • Streak tracking and streak freezes
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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200 steps = 1 minute on the apps that eat your evening. When those minutes run out, the apps go quiet until you move again. That's the whole app. Stridle reads the steps, stairs, workouts and swims you already do, straight from Apple Health. No camera, no reps to film, nothing to log. The algorithm on the other end is a professional. You needed a teammate. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that deserve a speed bump. 2. Walk, climb, work out, swim. Apple Health does the counting. 3. Spend what you earned. At zero, those apps are shielded until you move. A 10-minute walk ≈ 5 more minutes. The fastest refill is right outside. FOUR WAYS TO EARN — ALL AUTOMATIC • Steps — 200 steps = 1 minute (adjustable: 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 500) • Flights climbed — 1 flight = 25 steps, read by the iPhone barometer • Exercise minutes — 1 minute = 1 minute (requires Apple Watch) • Swim distance — 25 m = 1 minute (requires Apple Watch) Steps and stairs need only your iPhone. All four sources are included. EARNED MEANS EARNED • Hand-typed Health entries are rejected. Sensors only. • Steps are capped at 210 per minute — shaking the phone gets you nowhere. • Steps and exercise minutes are de-duplicated hourly: one run, one payout. • Multiple Health sources are merged by Apple, never counted twice. ALSO INSIDE • Daily step goal, 4,000–15,000 (default 8,000). Hit it and bank a +15 min Emergency Reserve — one at a time, spendable from the shield screen when you're stuck. • Your first 7 days include 15 free minutes a day while you find your rhythm. • Streaks for any day you earn 10+ minutes, plus streak freezes for when life wins. • 4 themes — one to start, three unlocked by streaks — reskin ring and widgets. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: balance, today's steps, streak. • Turning the shield off takes a breathing screen and a 30-second press-and-hold. Never one tap. • Health off → Preview Mode. Screen Time off → Bank Mode. Never a dead end. • Local notifications only, including a warning 5 minutes before you run out. PRIVACY, PRECISELY No account. No sign-up. No email. Your movement, Health data and app choices never leave your iPhone. No analytics SDK, no crash reporter, no ad SDK, no tracking, no data brokers. Apple's Screen Time framework hands apps nothing but opaque tokens, so Stridle cannot see which apps you picked, what you do in them, or your usage history. It shows a number: "6 apps." That is the entire picture we get. One honest exception: subscriptions are validated through Apple's StoreKit and RevenueCat (anonymous mode), which sees purchase and entitlement data only — never movement, Health or app choices. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Stridle Pro — $4.99/month or $24.99/year, with a 3-day free trial on the annual plan for first-time subscribers. The subscription is what runs the shield, so blocking apps needs an active plan. It includes everything: • All four earning sources — steps, stairs, workouts, swims • Unlimited blocked apps, at a rate you set • Every widget, every theme, the Emergency Reserve, streaks and share cards • Live Activity + Dynamic Island, and the Apple Watch app Cancel any time in Settings. You can walk the whole app and see your own numbers before you decide. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Stridle Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $4.99 per month, or $24.99 per year. The annual plan includes a 3-day free trial for Apple Accounts that have not used the offer before. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. It renews at the same price and duration unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; renewal is charged within 24 hours before that point. Manage or cancel in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Prices in USD; may vary by region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://turnstep.apphive.tech/privacy

Screenshots

Nooze4 screens
Stridle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stridle at 100% against Nooze's 48%. Stridle also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Nooze's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nooze sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Stridle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nooze ships an update every 3 days, Stridle monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nooze versus Stridle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoozeStridle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (727 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings727 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNura Labs Inc.Anandkumar Patil

Customer experience

Nooze

All ratings727 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative39.1%

Stridle

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nooze

Subscriptions3
  • Nooze Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Nooze Pro - One Time Deal$19.991 Year
  • Nooze Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Stridle

Subscriptions2
  • Turnstep Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Turnstep Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Nooze free?
Nooze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stridle free?
Stridle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nooze or Stridle have ads?
Neither Nooze nor Stridle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nooze or Stridle?
Nooze ships an update every 3 days, and Stridle monthly. Most recently, Nooze was updated on November 10, 2026 and Stridle on October 31, 2026.

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