Comparison

NowHere vs Forge by Radost IT

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

Head to head
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NowHere

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NOWHERE, read differently, becomes NOW HERE. NowHere is two maps for people without religion. NowHere is a project to build the infrastructure for living without religion. โ–  The map of belonging: where you are Open the app and you see the Earth at night. Every small light on it is a real person. You can light your own. The number you see is how many people have actually lit a light here. You can also see the count for each country. โ–  Anyone there? Tap "Anyone there?" and, for five minutes, everyone in the world sees an "I'm here" button. Each answer sends a light straight up from the map. No chat. Just the light. โ–  Pass the light on Share a picture of your light together with your invite link. When someone lights theirs through your invite, they count as a light that followed from yours. โ–  The map of life: how to go on A guide for people who want a funeral with little or no religion in it. It covers the decisions you face when someone close to you dies, the legal limits, and what things cost, with sources for everything. Japan, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom (England & Wales). It ships inside the app, so you can read it without a connection. There is also a list of things you can decide while you are still alive. โ–  Privacy - No account. No email, no phone number - No GPS. Only the country or region you choose is stored - Your light sits at a random spot inside that country - Don't want to name a country? Choose "Somewhere on Earth" - You can put your light out at any time. It leaves the count too At night, when you can't sleep. When you feel alone. Somewhere on Earth, someone opened this app just like you did. You can see their light. You are now here.

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Forge by Radost IT

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Forge by Radost IT is a habit challenge app where you duel a friend - and a referee rules every day. No honor system, no self-reported streaks: somebody else calls it. HOW A FORGE WORKS Pick a challenge from a large curated library of positive habits across Movement, Nutrition, Discipline, Home and Learning & Focus. Invite an Opponent by email - even if they're not on Forge yet, we email them the invite. Pick your referee: a third friend as Judge, or the free AI Judge. Run it for 3, 7, 14 or 30 days. Each day both competitors submit quick proof - one photo, a video hard-capped at 60 seconds, or a start+end timestamp pair. The Judge rules the day: a winner, a tie, or (after the day ends) a no-show. One tap plus an optional note. Rulings are final. Judges get a deadline: miss noon the next day and the AI Judge rules that day instead, so a busy friend can never leave your forge stuck. A live scoreboard, streak and score track who's ahead. WHY A JUDGE No honor system, no cheating: every day is ruled by an impartial referee. Retention is built in: someone is watching every day, and waiting on your proof to do their job. Kinder than a solo tracker: you compete with a friend, not against an app. NO SPARE FRIEND TO REFEREE? USE THE AI JUDGE Choose an AI referee at forge creation instead of a third friend - the forge starts as soon as your Opponent accepts. Once you both submit the day's proof, it rules the winner automatically. Too close to call? It rules a fair tie and flags the day, so you always know when it wasn't sure. Free on every plan, it never ghosts, and it backs up a friend Judge who does. LEVEL UP AS YOU WIN Earn points for every day you win and every forge you take - points scale with challenge length, so long forges are worth far more. Climb 10 levels, up to Forge Royalty. Unlock badges: first day won, first forge, 100 lifetime points, a perfect 3-forge run, a 6-month scoring streak, and more. Track points month by month with day-wins and forge-wins broken out. Make the monthly Top 100 leaderboard - and earn a fair-referee reputation on the Top Judges board, scored on rulings delivered and forges refereed on time. NEVER MISS A DAY Push notifications carry the loop: you've been challenged, your Opponent submitted, proof due today, a day needs your ruling, the Judge ruled, your forge is complete. An evening proof reminder nudges you while the day is still open. Compete anywhere: proof capture works with no signal. Shoot in a basement gym or on a trail and it uploads itself the moment you reconnect. FOR TEAMS - Companies can run Forge for their people: create a team, share a 6-character join code, and each seat makes that member Premium. - Every seat is Premium, so each teammate can run up to 5 forges at once. - A team board ranks everyone in the org for the month. FAIR AND SAFE BY DESIGN Only curated positive habits. Money and outcomes never touch: forges are free to enter and nothing is staked; winning earns non-cash score only. There is no wallet, no payout, nothing to cash out. Winners-only leaderboard - there is no public "losing." Losing a day stays gentle and private to the three participants. Your proof stays private: photos and videos are never public. Only the people in your forge can open them, through links that expire within the hour. Profile pictures are automatically screened before they appear. PRICING Free to download, and free to play. Starting a forge costs nothing at any length - 3, 7, 14 or 30 days. On the free tier you run one forge at a time. Forges you're invited to don't count, so a friend can challenge you any time. Forge Premium - run up to 5 forges at once, plus Premium profile cosmetics (profile color, avatar frame, name flair). Lifetime - one payment, Premium forever. 7-day Premium trial included. BUILT BY RADOST IT Terms of Use: https://radostit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://radostit.com/privacy

Screenshots

NowHere4 screens
Forge by Radost IT4 screens

Verdict

The call

NowHere and Forge by Radost IT are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. NowHere sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Forge by Radost IT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NowHere versus Forge by Radost IT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNowHereForge by Radost IT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKoji HaraRADOST IT j.d.o.o.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NowHere

One-time3
  • Small Support$1.99
  • Support$4.99
  • Generous Support$400.00
3 purchases

Forge by Radost IT

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$99.99

Questions

Is NowHere free?
NowHere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge by Radost IT free?
Forge by Radost IT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NowHere or Forge by Radost IT have ads?
Neither NowHere nor Forge by Radost IT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NowHere or Forge by Radost IT?
NowHere ships an update weekly, and Forge by Radost IT weekly. Most recently, NowHere was updated on October 9, 2026 and Forge by Radost IT on October 6, 2026.

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