The Nudge vs Solus Library App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Nudge
Receive weekly personalized text messages with curated lifestyle suggestions. These "Nudges" include secret hike plans and date ideas designed to encourage a more adventurous, romantic, and social life.
- Weekly lifestyle nudges via text
- Curated hike plans
- Life-changing date ideas
- Encourages adventurous, romantic, social self
- Effortless planning
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What if you had a planner friend in your pocket, working full time to nudge you to go on more hikes, sip more wine with friends and generally be your best self? Meet The Nudge: Every week, we craft and text you 3 lifestyle “Nudges,” from secret hike plans to life-changing date ideas. We design each Nudge to make it effortless to be your most adventurous, romantic and social self that week. We hope you’ll join the #nudging fam. -John Peterson Cofounder and CEO john@nudgetext.com Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://www.nudgetext.com/homepage/terms/index.html Privacy policy: https://www.nudgetext.com/homepage/privacy/index.html
Solus Library App
Access your local library's catalog and manage your account on your Apple device. Search for books, renew existing loans, and place new reservations with ease. Contact your library to get started.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Reserve books
- Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
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Use the Library App from Solus to access your local library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books. If you can't see your local library, contact a staff member in your local library branch. If you are a library service and want to be included in the Library App from Solus, contact support@sol.us and we can get you setup in no time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Nudge at 89% against Solus Library App's 22%. The Nudge also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (5.7K vs 13). Solus Library App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Nudge sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Solus Library App asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Nudge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Nudge has 5.7K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of The Nudge's written reviews are positive against 22% of Solus Library App's.
The Nudge ships an update fortnightly, Solus Library App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Nudge | Solus Library App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.7K ratings) — better | 2.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Livday | SOLUS UK |
Customer experience
The Nudge
Solus Library App
Bugs and requests
The Nudge
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/signup issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Inability to access saved plans
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to save/access plans from texts
- More non-alcohol focused activities
- Easier city/location switching
- Improved search and filtering options
- Better notification/reminder system
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- More content for non-urban areas
Solus Library App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Nudge
- Nudge Plus Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Nudge Plus1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Nudge Plus Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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- Nudge Plus Annual$35.991 Year
- Nudge Plus$47.991 Year
- Nudge Plus7 Days trial$47.991 Year
- Nudge Plus14 Days trial$47.991 Year
- Nudge Plus7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Nudge Plus$49.991 Year
- Nudge Plus Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- Nudge Plus$59.991 Year
- Nudge Plus7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Nudge Plus14 Days trial$69.991 Year
Solus Library App
No in-app purchases
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