Comparison

Nudgy vs Linger

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 1 active Deep reminder. • 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.

About

Linger

This app places reminders directly on your lock screen, ensuring they remain visible until completed. It uses natural language processing to understand scheduling and allows for quick completion with a simple swipe. Track your progress with visual streaks and archive past reminders.

Highlights
  • Persistent lock screen reminder cards
  • Natural language reminder scheduling
  • One-gesture completion
  • Habit streak tracking
  • Reminder archiving
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable colors and dark mode
Features
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Reminders that don't go away. Every reminder gets its own card on your Lock Screen, and it stays there until you deal with it. No badge to miss, no list you have to remember to open. Swipe the card away and it's done. If you have ever closed a reminders app and forgotten the reminder existed, Linger is built for exactly that. WRITE IT THE WAY YOU'D SAY IT Type "water the plants every Tuesday at 8am" and Linger reads the schedule out of the sentence. It shows you what it understood, so nothing gets silently misread. Every repeat you'd actually want is there — daily, weekdays, every Tuesday and Thursday, the 1st of the month — without a form to fill in. FINISHING IS ONE GESTURE Swipe the card off your Lock Screen and the reminder is complete. A repeat rolls forward to its next date on its own. You never have to open the app at all. SEE WHAT IT ADDS UP TO Every reminder keeps a grid of each day you ticked it off — months of it, readable at a glance. Streaks count themselves. It's the difference between thinking you've kept something up and knowing you have. PUT SOMETHING DOWN WITHOUT LOSING IT Archive takes a reminder off your Lock Screen and out of the list, and keeps its whole history. Bring it back whenever you like and the grid comes back with it. Something archived in March and restored in August returns on its next real date, not five months overdue. YOUR REMINDERS NEVER LEAVE YOUR PHONE No account. No sign-up. No ads, no analytics, no tracking of any kind. What you write is a file on your device and nowhere else — there is no copy of it on any server, ours included. ALSO • A Home Screen widget, so it's there before you unlock • Fourteen colours, so a glance tells you which is which • Dark mode, lit properly rather than dimmed • A backstop notification, so a reminder can never quietly vanish FREE, AND WHAT PLUS ADDS Linger is free to use, with one reminder on your Lock Screen at a time. Linger Plus lifts that limit — keep as many as you like, each on its own card — and is a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-off lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with seven days free: the whole app, nothing held back. We'll remind you the day before the trial ends, so it can't turn into a charge you didn't expect. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Linger Plus is available as a monthly subscription and a yearly subscription, both auto-renewing, and as a one-time lifetime purchase that never renews. The price in your local currency is shown on the purchase screen before anything is charged. A subscription renews at the end of each period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before that period ends. You can turn it off at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://spicelabs.app/linger/privacy/

Screenshots

Nudgy4 screens
Linger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Nudgy at free against Linger's freemium. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Nudgy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Linger sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nudgy against 5.0 for Linger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nudgy versus Linger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNudgyLinger
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer梓豪 成Neel Chary

Customer experience

Nudgy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Linger

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nudgy

Subscriptions2
  • Nudgy PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Nudgy PRO Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nudgy PRO Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Linger

Subscriptions2
  • Linger Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Linger Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Linger Plus Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Nudgy free?
Nudgy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linger free?
Linger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nudgy or Linger?
Nudgy and Linger are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Nudgy or Linger have ads?
Neither Nudgy nor Linger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nudgy or Linger?
Nudgy ships an update every 2 days, and Linger every 2 days. Most recently, Nudgy was updated on October 31, 2026 and Linger on October 31, 2026.

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