Focus Express vs Nudgy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Express
This app transforms study or work sessions into a virtual subway journey. Track your focus time by traveling along real subway lines, earning a personalized ticket upon completion. It's designed for those seeking a more engaging and rewarding way to build focus habits.
- Real subway line focus timer
- Customizable route selection
- Immersive subway experience
- Personalized focus tickets
- Transit history tracking
- Arrival notifications
- Save and share tickets
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Focus Express – Travel on a real subway line as long as you stay focused. When you study, work, or simply want to lock in without distractions, Focus Express turns your focus time into a journey along real subway lines. Set your tasks and target focus time, and your Focus Express train will depart. As you stop at each station on the way to your destination, every minute you spend focusing becomes your travel time. ■ How to Use 1. Enter your task and estimated time for today. 2. Choose your preferred country, subway line, starting station, and arrival station. 3. Once the Focus Express departs, your focus time ticks away as you pass through each station one by one. 4. When you reach the final station, your personalized Focus Ticket is issued. ■ Key Features - Real Subway Line-Based Focus Timer: Travel along real subway networks including Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, New York, London, and more. - Custom Route Selection: Pick your country, line, and stations manually, or use quick select to set your desired focus time in seconds. - Immersive Subway Experience: Real train vibes with departure announcements, station stops, and arrival alerts. - Personalized Focus Ticket: Get a unique travel record card upon completing each session. - Transit History: View all your completed focus sessions with total trips and cumulative focus time at a glance. - Arrival Notifications: Never miss the moment your focus session ends. - Save & Share: Download ticket images to your device and share them with friends. ■ Recommended For - Anyone who wants to track time needed for study, work, reading, or deep focus. - Anyone who finds standard Pomodoro timers boring. - Anyone who wants to build a focus habit in a fun, travel-like way. - Anyone who wants to build momentum and feel a sense of achievement by accumulating focus records. Turn today's focus into an unforgettable journey with Focus Express.
Nudgy
This app helps you complete important tasks by providing escalating reminder levels, from simple notifications to system alarms that require task completion. It features a unique 'Deep' mode for critical items and tracks your progress by growing a virtual planet.
- Tiered reminder levels (Light, Steady, Deep)
- Deep mode with system alarm
- Completion confirmation challenge
- Persistent reminders with quiet moment return
- Progress tracking with virtual planet growth
- iCloud sync
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The problem with most reminder apps isn't accuracy—it's how easy they are to swipe away. You tap dismiss, get busy, and completely forget. Nudgy's logic is simple: pressing Stop isn't done. You're only done when it's actually finished. Pick the right level for each task: • Light: a simple notification. Great for quick replies or picking up groceries. • Steady: notification + a persistent countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Perfect for upcoming meetings or heading out the door. • Deep: rings like a system alarm and cuts through Silent mode. Built for medication, deadlines, and the things you can't afford to put off. Pressed Stop? It's coming back. When a Deep reminder rings, Stop only silences it for now. You have to open the app and complete a quick confirmation (hold for 3 seconds, or solve a simple sum). If you haven't actually finished, it rings again after a quiet moment—until you do. Your history shows how many times it had to chase you. Say it once, it's captured. • Smart Capture: say "hand in the proposal tomorrow at 3pm, every Friday" and Nudgy parses the time, duration, and repeat rule, with a preview before saving. • To-do list: anything without a time becomes a to-do. Drag to reorder, tick when done. • Place reminders: get notified when you arrive at or leave a place—Deep works here too. • Widgets & Lock Screen: see your next reminder and to-dos on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. • Import from Apple Reminders in one tap. Create with Siri Shortcuts. Finish a task, grow your planet. Every confirmed finish adds mass to the little planet in Stats—from dust and clumps to planetesimals and full planets. Misses never subtract mass. No broken streaks, no guilt—just steady proof of getting things done. At the end of the day, print a receipt of everything you finished and save or share it. Free and Nudgy PRO • Free, forever: to-dos, Light, Steady, and up to 2 active Deep reminders. • Nudgy PRO unlocks: unlimited Deep reminders, unlimited Smart Capture, place reminders, and every alarm tone. • Monthly, Yearly (7-day free trial), or Lifetime. Prices shown in the App Store. • No ads, no third-party tracking • Reminders and history sync via private iCloud by default • Privacy Policy: https://www.nudgy.one/privacy • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Until it's done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nudgy at none against Focus Express's shown. Nudgy also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Focus Express's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Focus Express | Nudgy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAEMIN LEE | 梓豪 成 |
Customer experience
Focus Express
Nudgy
In-app purchases
Focus Express
No in-app purchases
Nudgy
No in-app purchases









