Comparison

NailPause vs Monyx

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

Head to head
About

NailPause

Features
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Catch the urge before the bite. NailPause gives you a private 60-second reset when nail biting or cuticle picking starts to feel automatic. Notice the urge, choose a practical response, and make gradual recovery visible—without shame or all-or-nothing pressure. RESPOND IN THE MOMENT • Start a 60-second reset from the app, Home Screen, or Lock Screen • Choose a practical hands-on response • Note the trigger and urge intensity • Keep core resets unlimited on the free plan FOLLOW A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU Tell NailPause what matters to you, when urges are most likely, and which response feels realistic. Your first 7-day plan turns those answers into small daily actions. Pro continues the complete 28-day guided Journey and adapts your next week using your real check-ins. UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS See when urges are most likely, which triggers keep returning, and which responses help most. NailPause creates simple insights only from the information you choose to record. MAKE NAIL RECOVERY VISIBLE Take consistent nail and cuticle photos, compare progress side by side, and create a private on-device timelapse with Pro. Your recovery photos are not uploaded. FREE INCLUDES • Unlimited instant resets • Daily reflection and reminders • Care plant and Care Points • The first 7 Journey days • Up to 2 recovery photos • A 7-day reflection summary • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets NAILPAUSE PRO ADDS • The complete 28-day Journey • 30 days of reflection history • Highest-risk-window and recurring-trigger insights • Trigger-aware reset recommendations • All five reset techniques • Weekly adaptive guidance • More recovery photos • Side-by-side comparison and an on-device timelapse PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Your plan, check-ins, notes, and recovery photos stay on your device. NailPause has no advertising or cross-app tracking. NailPause is a self-help and educational tool. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace care from a qualified health professional. Take the first pause today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Monyx

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You don't bite your nails because you lack willpower. You bite them because your hand moves on its own. 92% of nail biters say they never see the gesture coming. That's the whole problem, and it's why deciding to stop has never been enough. Monyx works on the gesture itself: noticing it, logging it, replacing it. THE DAILY PACT Every morning, sign your pact by holding your finger down for three seconds. Every evening, answer “Pact kept” right from the notification, and your day is confirmed. Your calendar fills up, kept days link into a streak, and 19 badges mark your milestones. THE METHOD 21 days of Habit Reversal Training, the behavioral method with the most evidence behind it. One lesson a day, one minute each, one exercise to try before evening. Each day unlocks once you've done the one before. Week 1, see the gesture. Week 2, replace it. Week 3, lock it in. TWO TAPS ON THE BACK OF YOUR IPHONE The urge rises. Two taps on the back of your phone and it's logged, without opening the app, without taking your eyes off what you were doing. That's the whole point: a log that costs nothing is a log you actually keep. After a few days, the Progress tab shows what you couldn't see. Your urges cluster around two or three situations, not everywhere. You stop fighting all day and start defending a few precise moments. YOUR NAILS, IN PHOTOS One photo a week, always framed the same way, with an alignment overlay so the comparison holds. A nail grows about 0.1 mm a day. It won't show tomorrow. In two months the difference jumps out at you. WHEN THE URGE HITS Make a fist and follow a guided breath: 4-7-8, in for 4 seconds, hold for 7, out for 8, or 5 minutes of coherent breathing. Almost every urge passes in under two minutes, whether you bite or not. Every wave you ride out teaches your brain that it ends without going through your mouth. AND IF YOU SLIP One bad evening costs a few days on one finger. The spiral that follows costs months on ten. Monyx logs the slip as a data point, not a verdict, and asks what set it off. The people who make it aren't the ones who never slip. They're the ones who start again within 24 hours. Monyx is also for people who pick or peel the skin around their nails instead of biting. The app asks at the start and adapts your tracking. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE No account, no email, no password. Everything you log stays on your device and syncs only to your own iCloud, if you've turned it on. No analytics, no advertising, no third parties. You can erase everything from the app, for good, in two taps. Monyx is not a medical device and does not replace a healthcare professional. FREE The daily pact, your calendar and badges, the card of the day, your streak, unlimited logging, your millimeters of growth, and one photo a week. WITH PREMIUM The full 21-day program, your trigger analysis, one photo a day and the emergency Breathe button. Try the yearly plan free for 3 days, or go monthly. Cancel anytime in your iPhone settings. A question, an idea, a bug: hello@getmonyx.app, we always reply. Terms of Use: https://getmonyx.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getmonyx.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

NailPause4 screens
Monyx4 screens

Verdict

The call

NailPause and Monyx are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. NailPause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Monyx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NailPause versus Monyx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNailPauseMonyx
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNIYAZI ONERLUC BRUNNARIUS

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NailPause

Subscriptions2
  • NailPause Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • NailPause Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • NailPause Pro Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Monyx

Subscriptions2
  • Monyx Premium Mensuel$4.991 Month
  • Monyx Premium Annuel$34.991 Year

Questions

Is NailPause free?
NailPause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monyx free?
Monyx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NailPause or Monyx have ads?
Neither NailPause nor Monyx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NailPause or Monyx?
NailPause ships an update weekly, and Monyx weekly. Most recently, NailPause was updated on October 29, 2026 and Monyx on October 29, 2026.

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