Comparison

Basic Fidgit vs Fidgetly

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

Head to head
About

Basic Fidgit

This app offers a collection of digital fidget toys designed to provide tactile stimulation and help users focus, calm anxiety, or simply occupy their hands. It features realistic physics, haptics, and audio for a satisfying experience without gamification or distractions.

Highlights
  • Collection of digital fidget toys
  • Realistic physics and haptics
  • Satisfying audio feedback
  • Focus and anxiety relief
  • No scores, streaks, or push notifications
  • Designed for tactile engagement
Features
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Basic Fidgit is a digital fidget toy collection: fifty-six tactile fidgets, one tap away. Built for the moments your hands need something to do and your brain needs a beat. Whether you're in ADHD hyperfocus, anxious at your desk, or just need something tactile to hold your attention, Basic Fidgit delivers the satisfying feel of a real fidget toy, right in your pocket. 56 UNIQUE FIDGET EXPERIENCES Spin, pop, rip, rake, shake, and strike your way through fifty-six distinct toys, from a magnetic orb cluster to a snow globe, a singing bowl, a rain stick, and a paper pinwheel. Start with two fidgets free. Unlock all 56 with a single one-time purchase, no subscription, ever. Every interaction was designed to feel as close to a real fidget toy as possible: realistic physics, hand-tuned haptics, satisfying audio, and smooth Midnight Kinetic visuals that are easy on the eyes. NO SCORES. NO STREAKS. NO PUSH. Basic Fidgit doesn't gamify your attention. There's no score to chase, no streak to protect, no push notification asking you to come back. Open it. Decompress. Close it. That's the whole loop. WHEN TO USE IT • In meetings when your mind needs a quiet outlet • Studying or working when focus starts to slip • Anxious moments that need a physical anchor • Any time you'd reach for a pen to click or a coin to spin WHO IT'S FOR People with ADHD, anxiety, or sensory needs. Fidgeters who've broken three spinners this year. Anyone who thinks better with their hands occupied. No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Just fidget. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://basicapps.tech/privacy

About

Fidgetly

Features
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Fidgetly is a pocket garden of oddly satisfying toys. Pure touch, no scores, no timers, no streaks, nothing to finish. Pop bubble wrap that never runs out. Rake a zen garden. Slice a bar of soap one curling shave at a time. Press real piano keys, black ones too, and watch the notes rise as light. Feed koi. Tap fireworks into the exact spot of sky you choose. Peel wax, throw a pot, pop every bead of a pop-it and flip it fresh. Fifty-two hand-tuned toys, each with its own synthesized sound and its own feel under your finger. • Works completely offline — nothing to sign into, nothing tracked, no ads, ever • Every toy hand-tuned for touch, sound, and smooth motion • Home-screen widgets: a playable Pop-It and a Toy of the Day that opens straight into play • Warm light and dark themes that follow your phone Made for quiet moments.

Screenshots

Basic Fidgit4 screens
Fidgetly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fidgetly at none against Basic Fidgit's 1. Fidgetly also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Basic Fidgit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fidgetly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Fidgit ships an update weekly, Fidgetly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Basic Fidgit versus Fidgetly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic FidgitFidgetly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean TrapaniEduardo Salvador

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Basic Fidgit

One-time1
  • Unlock All Fidgets$4.99
None

Fidgetly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Fidgit free?
Basic Fidgit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fidgetly free?
Fidgetly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basic Fidgit or Fidgetly have ads?
Neither Basic Fidgit nor Fidgetly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Fidgit or Fidgetly?
Basic Fidgit ships an update weekly, and Fidgetly every 2 weeks. Most recently, Basic Fidgit was updated on October 1, 2026 and Fidgetly on September 29, 2026.

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