Comparison

Uncle Rudy vs Radical Timer

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

Head to head
About

Uncle Rudy

This app helps you focus on completing your daily tasks by limiting you to five items per day. It uses reminders, widgets, and even playful 'roasting' to keep you accountable. Voice and camera input are supported for task creation.

Highlights
  • Daily task limit of five
  • Accountability reminders and 'roasting'
  • Home screen widgets and Live Activities
  • Siri integration for task management
  • Voice and camera input for task creation
  • On-device AI for privacy
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“Five tasks a day. Uncle Rudy will hold you accountable for finishing them” I'm Uncle Rudy, your daily tasks and accountability app. You pick five things to get done. I keep them in sight, remind you when it matters, and roast you when you start making excuses. "I'll do it later" has had a good run. We're done with that. PICK FIVE. NOT FIFTY. Choose five tasks for today. Everything else goes in your Inbox or Waitlist until it's time. You don't need a longer list. You need to finish something on it. NOW TRY IGNORING ME Close the app. I'm still on your Home Screen with widgets, notifications that keep your five tasks visible. Even extra-large ones. Apparently, you needed a bigger hint. Live Activities and Dynamic Island keep your current task in view. Control Center and the Action Button put me one action away. I meet you where you already are, so remembering to open your task app isn't another task. I'LL ROAST YOU INTO GETTING THINGS DONE Set reminders and I'll follow up with notifications, personal nudges, and roast widgets that call out the tasks you're avoiding. My on-device AI makes those reminders relevant to your list. Check things off, build your streak, and give me less to complain about. That's accountability. With an uncle attached. HANDS FULL? I EVEN BROUGHT SIRI Ask Siri AI to add a task, find one, change it, or mark it done. You can also delete tasks or ask for a summary, without opening the app. You don't even have to lift a finger to manage your list. Running low on excuses yet? TOO LAZY TO TYPE? TALK OR POINT. Yap your thoughts to me and I'll turn them into tasks using Core AI. To-dos on paper or a whiteboard? Point your camera. Snap uses the Foundation Vision Model to bring them into your list. However your to-dos show up, I'll help you capture them. Finishing them is still your job. YOUR TASKS. YOUR BUSINESS. A complete iOS 27 experience, built around helping you get things done. My task AI runs on your iPhone, with a model made for Rudy working alongside Apple Foundation Models. No account. No sign-up. No cloud. I'll judge your list. I'll also keep it private. RUDY PRO Uncle Rudy is free to use. Rudy Pro is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited AI features and the full widget collection. No subscription. No auto-renewal. Unlock once and keep Pro. Five tasks. What's your excuse now? If anything's unclear, or something isn't working, get in touch: support@unclerudy.app Terms of Use: https://unclerudy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://unclerudy.app/privacy

About

Radical Timer

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Radical Timer is a focus timer that actually holds you to it. Set a session from 5 minutes to 8 hours. You get a short grace period to lock your phone and put it down. After that the rule is simple: pick up the unlocked phone or leave the app, and the timer fails. No honour system. No "are you sure?" dialog. The phone has to stay put. HOW IT WORKS • Set your session — 5 minutes to 8 hours • Use the grace period to lock your phone and set it aside • Motion detection watches for the phone being picked up • Quit the app while a timer runs and the session fails • Finish it and your phone tells you KARMA Every session you abandon costs a karma point. Lose all ten and your timer options are limited until you earn one back by completing a full hour. It is a small price that turns quitting into an actual decision instead of a reflex. LOCK SCREEN A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen, so you can see the time left without unlocking anything. FOR PARENTS Turn on Parental Control and each session shows a random emoji pair. Ask your child which emojis appeared — if they changed, the timer was restarted. CALLS STILL WORK This is not a lockdown app. Your phone stays a phone. Nothing is blocked, nothing is taken away. You simply have a reason not to reach for it. PRIVACY No account. No tracking. No analytics. Nothing leaves your device. Settings and karma sync through your own iCloud, and that is all. PRICING Seven days free, then a one-time purchase. No subscription, ever.

Screenshots

Uncle Rudy4 screens
Radical Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Radical Timer at 18.6 against Uncle Rudy's 27.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Uncle Rudy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Radical Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uncle Rudy ships an update every 6 days, Radical Timer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Uncle Rudy versus Radical Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUncle RudyRadical Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS27.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperConscious EnginesAndrii Lytovchenko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Uncle Rudy

One-time1
  • Rudy Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Radical Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock forever$2.99

Questions

Is Uncle Rudy free?
Uncle Rudy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Radical Timer free?
Radical Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Uncle Rudy or Radical Timer have ads?
Neither Uncle Rudy nor Radical Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uncle Rudy or Radical Timer?
Uncle Rudy ships an update every 6 days, and Radical Timer every 5 days. Most recently, Uncle Rudy was updated on October 27, 2026 and Radical Timer on October 26, 2026.

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