Comparison

Walktide vs Nodge

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

Head to head
About

Walktide

This app helps you increase your daily steps with a simple, calming interface. It visualizes your progress with a rising tide and offers gentle ocean sounds. Track your steps, set goals, and build streaks without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Visual tide progress indicator
  • Daily step goal setting
  • Daily Goal Streak tracking
  • Calendar history view
  • Home/lock screen widget
  • Calm Mode for focus
  • Gentle ocean sounds
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Walking is the most powerful thing you can do for your health. Walktide helps you do more of it, without the complexity you don't need. No cluttered dashboards. No confusing menus. Just your steps, your goal, and a calming wave that rises as you walk. WHAT WALKTIDE DOES • Watch the tide rise as your steps build throughout the day • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Build a Daily Goal Streak and see how many days in a row you've hit your goal • Review your history day by day on a full calendar view • Add a home or lock screen widget to check your steps without opening the app • Turn on Calm Mode to dim everything and focus on just the wave • Gentle ocean sounds play as you walk, with the option to turn them on or off anytime • Connects automatically to Apple Health • Works with iPhone, Apple Watch, and most fitness trackers including Fitbit CALM MODE • Tap anywhere outside the circle and everything fades away, leaving just you and the wave. A quiet moment in your day, whenever you need it. OCEAN SOUNDS • Soft, calming ocean waves play while you track your steps. Pairs beautifully with the rising tide on screen. Turn off anytime in Settings. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WALK MORE • Large, clear numbers. Simple navigation. No fitness jargon. Nothing you don't need. YOUR PHONE IS ALREADY COUNTING YOUR STEPS • Most people don't realize their iPhone has been quietly tracking their steps for years. Walktide connects to Apple Health to show you that data simply and clearly, with no new device required. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your step data stays on your iPhone. It is never shared and never leaves your device. Terms of Service: https://walktide.app/#terms Privacy Policy: https://walktide.app/#privacy

About

Nodge

Features
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Nodge is a Health companion built around soft, living orbs. Each one tracks a metric you turn on. Close the gap on today’s goal and the orb fills with light. Ease off and it settles. Quick to read, not another dense dashboard. FEATURES • Orbs for steps, sleep, active calories, stand hours, and exercise • Swipe the home screen to move between enabled metrics • Daily targets you can tune per metric • Optional nudges when steps are on but you have not moved much in a while • Apple Health (read only for what you enable) • Light and dark UI, Home and Settings in a standard tab layout • Nodge Pro: full orb colour set plus Home and Lock Screen widgets with live numbers from Health WHY NODGE Most trackers look the same. Nodge keeps one clear focal orb per pillar so checking in feels fast and personal, whether you care about steps or the rest of your rings. PRIVACY Only the Health types you enable are read to power the app and widgets. No account. No Nodge servers for your Health numbers. Nothing sold. Your data stays with you and Apple. SUBSCRIPTIONS (NODGE PRO) Pro is optional. It unlocks every premium orb colour and Home and Lock Screen widgets. Core tracking, goals, and notifications stay free. Billed monthly or yearly through your Apple ID. Renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. The app does not include a free trial; any intro pricing would come only from App Store Connect for that product. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nodge.app/privacy

Screenshots

Walktide4 screens
Nodge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Walktide at every 5 days against Nodge's fortnightly. Walktide also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. Walktide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Nodge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walktide ships an update every 5 days, Nodge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Walktide versus Nodge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalktideNodge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrisk Longevity, LLCKeshav Bagaade

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Walktide

Subscriptions1
  • Walktide Annually7 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Nodge

Subscriptions2
  • Nodge Pro$2.991 Month
  • Nodge Pro Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Walktide free?
Walktide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nodge free?
Nodge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Walktide or Nodge have ads?
Neither Walktide nor Nodge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walktide or Nodge?
Walktide ships an update every 5 days, and Nodge fortnightly. Most recently, Walktide was updated on October 7, 2026 and Nodge on October 2, 2026.

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