Comparison

Nudge vs Audiary

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

Head to head
About

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

About

Audiary

Transform text into natural-sounding audio using on-device AI. Listen to articles, documents, or typed content with customizable voices and playback options. Enjoy offline listening without subscriptions or ads.

Highlights
  • On-device AI neural voices
  • Customizable voice tiers
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Markdown-aware chapters
  • Word-by-word highlighting
  • Custom pronunciations
  • Offline playback
Features
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Audiary turns your text into something you can listen to. Paste an article, share a document, or type your own content — then press play and listen with high quality voices powered entirely by on-device AI. No subscriptions. No ads. No cloud processing. Just clear, natural speech that runs locally on your iPhone. ON DEVICE NEURAL VOICES Choose from 20 AI-powered voices with remarkably natural pacing and intonation. Male and female options, each with a unique character. Preview any voice before selecting it. Neural voices run entirely on your device — your text never leaves your phone. THREE VOICE TIERS - Neural: Natural AI voices (20 options, one-time 90 MB download) - Enhanced: Apple's high-quality system voices - Default: Basic system voices, always available Pick the tier that fits your device and preference. Switch anytime in Settings. BUILT FOR LISTENING - Markdown-aware chapters — headers become skippable tracks - Adjustable speed with pitch preservation (0.75x to 1.5x) - Full lock screen and background playback controls - Word-by-word highlighting in the full-screen player - Resume exactly where you left off GET CONTENT IN EASILY - Paste from clipboard - Share from any app (text, markdown, PDFs, Notes exports) - Type or edit directly in the built-in editor CUSTOM PRONUNCIATIONS Teach Audiary how to say names, acronyms, or technical terms. Add phonetic spellings in Settings and neural voices will use them every time. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Audiary comes with 15 minutes of free listening — no account required, no feature restrictions. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited playback forever. No subscriptions, no catches.

Screenshots

Nudge4 screens
Audiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Audiary at none against Nudge's shown. Audiary also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nudge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Audiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nudge ships an update every 3 weeks, Audiary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nudge versus Audiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNudgeAudiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAEYOUNG CHOWorking Model LLC

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Audiary

One-time1
  • Audiary Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Nudge free?
Nudge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audiary free?
Audiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nudge or Audiary have ads?
Nudge shows ads; Audiary does not.
Which is updated more often, Nudge or Audiary?
Nudge ships an update every 3 weeks, and Audiary weekly. Most recently, Nudge was updated on October 25, 2026 and Audiary on October 31, 2026.

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