Comparison

FocusKit vs Nudge

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

Head to head
About

FocusKit

Features
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FocusKit is a Pomodoro study timer that keeps you honest. Step away from your desk and the session pauses. Start a session and every app except the ones you allow stays locked until it ends. STEP AWAY? THE TIMER PAUSES The front camera checks that you're still there. If it can't see you for 10 seconds (you choose 5–30), the session pauses and waits for you. Faces are detected on your device — nothing is recorded or uploaded, and you can turn it off anytime. STRICT MODE: BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS While a session runs, every app except the ones you allow stays behind a Screen Time shield. FocusKit never sees which apps you use. POMODORO, YOUR WAY Classic 25-minute Pomodoros or long deep-work blocks: set focus from 5 to 60 minutes and give each task its own length. With Pro, tune short breaks, long breaks and cycles too. A FOCUS TIMER FOR EVERY TASK Give each task a color, an icon, a focus length and a weekly goal, then pick it before you start. See exactly where your hours go. STATS THAT KEEP YOU GOING Day and week views with time by task. Pro adds month and year views, insights, a year heatmap and your full session history. Share your stats in one tap. DAILY GOAL & FOCUS STREAK Set a daily goal from 15 minutes to 8 hours and keep your streak alive. Every focused minute earns coins — spend them on streak shields for the days life gets in the way. FOCUS SOUNDS Thunder and white noise, plus rain, fire and coffee shop with Pro — seamless loops that start with every session. Pro lets you layer them. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A Live Activity shows the countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause and stop. Home Screen widgets and StandBy keep today's progress in view. BUILT FOR • Students preparing for exams and finals • ADHD brains that drift • Deep work, writing and coding • Anyone trying to put the phone down FOCUSKIT PRO Unlimited tasks (the free plan includes 3), month and year stats with insights, custom breaks and cycles, every widget, every sound and mixing, and iCloud backup & restore. Weekly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. No account needed. Daily reminders are optional. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/focuskit-terms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/focuskitprivacypolicy/home

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Nudge

Features
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You asked Claude for a workout plan. ChatGPT wrote you a 12-week study guide. Gemini drafted your meal prep. Then they vanished into chat history. Nudge is where those plans live. Paste the markdown once, tell it when and where you need it, and it finds you at the right moment — not a notification you swipe away, but the whole plan, ready to use. Monday 6am, on your way to the gym. Saturday morning at the grocery store. Friday afternoon when you connect to the office Wi-Fi. Three days without opening your study plan. Nudge notices, and brings it back. Five trigger types, stackable: - Schedule — days of week + time window - Location — geofencing with adjustable radius - One-time date — a specific day and time - Inactivity — resurface if you haven't checked in - Wi-Fi — trigger when you connect to a network Your workout plan can fire at 6am on weekdays and when you arrive at the gym. Your budget review can appear every Friday at noon and if you haven't looked at it in a week. Plans render the way the model wrote them. Full markdown — tables, headers, code blocks, blockquotes. Interactive checkboxes and inputs you can fill in as you go. A table of contents for long plans. Scroll position memory so you pick up exactly where you left off. Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud. No tracking. Your plans — and whatever you generated them with — never leave your phone. Dark mode. Haptic feedback. Native iOS feel — large titles, peek preview, context menus. Categories with custom emojis. Archive, search, share, bulk organize. Free to start. Nudge Pro unlocks all five trigger types, location geofencing, and unlimited triggers for a single payment — no subscription, no recurring charges. Once. Forever. Privacy Policy: https://jaeyoungcho.com/apps/nudge/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://jaeyoungcho.com/apps/nudge/legal/terms

Screenshots

FocusKit4 screens
Nudge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FocusKit at none against Nudge's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FocusKit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Nudge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusKit ships an update fortnightly, Nudge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
FocusKit versus Nudge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusKitNudge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbbosjon MamadaliyevJAEYOUNG CHO

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FocusKit

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Annual Plan$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • FocusKit - Lifetime$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$24.99
4 purchases

Nudge

Subscriptions2
  • Nudge Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Nudge Pro$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Nudge Pro (Remove Ads)$2.99
  • Nudge Pro (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is FocusKit free?
FocusKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nudge free?
Nudge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusKit or Nudge have ads?
Nudge shows ads; FocusKit does not.
Which is updated more often, FocusKit or Nudge?
FocusKit ships an update fortnightly, and Nudge every 3 weeks. Most recently, FocusKit was updated on October 28, 2026 and Nudge on October 25, 2026.

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