Truly Simple Nudges vs Root
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Truly Simple Nudges
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Truly Simple Nudges solves the problem of remembering to do the little things throughout your day. Standard alarms are too rigid, and to-do lists don't tap you on the shoulder. This tool sends ambient, customizable push notifications to help you stay mindful, hydrate, check your posture, or take screen breaks. It runs quietly in the background on your Mac, iPhone, and iPadβkeeping everything in sync natively without bloated progress trackers. Features: β’ Set nudges to fire at evenly spaced intervals, precise times, or entirely at random. β’ Customize active hours and specific days of the week for each nudge (so you aren't getting posture checks on Sunday). β’ Mute notifications on a per-device basis (keep a nudge active on your Mac while muting it on your iPhone). β’ Quick-access menu bar dropdown on MacOS for easy toggling and pausing. β’ Nudge library automatically syncs across all your devices via iCloud. β’ Global "Pause All" button for meetings, movies, or deep focus. β’ All features available for free, and a one-time, lifetime paid "Pro" version unlocks the ability to have more than three nudges active at a time.
Root
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Root is a personal space where ideas and everyday life take root. KEEP WHAT INSPIRES YOU Collect photos, text, and stickers on boards. Capture a moment or turn your own photos into stickers to make each board yours. GIVE YOUR IDEAS ROOM TO GROW Organize boards in folders and build a hierarchy for your projects. Keep everyday memories, creative inspiration, and work plans together without mixing them up. TURN A BOARD INTO A GOAL Manage a board as a goal, organize subgoals, set priorities and dates, and use reminders to stay connected to what matters. Keep ongoing, completed, and archived goals separate. MAKE SPACE FOR TODAY Quickly capture tasks, add times and reminders when needed, and view your day in the calendar. Connect a task to a board or goal to keep the bigger picture close. YOUR OWN PERSONAL SPACE Start without creating a Root account. Export and restore your workspace using backup files. ROOT PRO Root is free to download, with an optional auto-renewable Root Pro subscription for additional features. Available plans and local prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://root-website-tawny.vercel.app/terms/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Root at every 3 days against Truly Simple Nudges's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Truly Simple Nudges sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Root sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Truly Simple Nudges ships an update every 9 days, Root every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Truly Simple Nudges | Root |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Wright | Jin Hyundeok |
In-app purchases
Truly Simple Nudges
- Pro$4.99
Root
- Root Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Root Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









