Nudge vs Recurrence

Nudge

• Chores and routines that repeat by weekday and never reach a calendar
• Medication, pet care and school pickup times
• People who want an alarm-style reminder set up in a few taps

Recurrence

• Chores, bills and renewals that come around on a schedule
• Keeping a record of when something was last done
• Couples or families sharing recurring tasks on Apple devices

Nudge

• Apple devices only: the App Store lists iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, with no Android, Windows or web version.
• The free version shows ads, and syncing nudges between devices through iCloud needs the Pro subscription.
• Nudges are set by time and day of the week; the vendor says the app is not meant to replace a calendar for meetings and appointments.
• The release notes say iOS holds at most 64 pending reminders for the app; it now warns when a schedule outgrows that limit.

Recurrence

• The free version stops at five tasks; more needs Premium or the $19.99 Lifetime Unlock.
• Apple devices only: the App Store listing covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, with no Android, Windows or web version.
• Sync and sharing run through iCloud; the support page says devices must use the same Apple ID and have free iCloud storage.
• The App Store listing gives English as the app's only language.

Nudge

Reminders that repeat by weekday

Each nudge has a time of day and repeats on any day or mix of days of the week, such as every day, weekdays only or weekends.

Sounds and a 5-minute warning

A nudge plays a sound picked from a built-in library, from short and subtle to loud, and an optional warning bell can ring 5 minutes ahead of it.

Names, colors and icons

Every nudge is given a name, a color and an icon so it can be recognized at a glance. Pro unlocks more icons and sounds.

Mute one nudge or all of them

A single nudge, or the whole schedule, can be muted for a day off without deleting any of the alarms.

Widgets and Siri

A Home Screen widget shows the day's schedule, Lock Screen widgets are also listed, and Siri can create a nudge without opening the app.

iCloud sync on Pro

Pro keeps nudges in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac through iCloud. The free version runs on each device separately.

Recurrence

Custom repeat schedules

Tasks repeat on a schedule or from their last completion, and a lock can stop a task from being checked off before it is due. One-time tasks and pausing a task are also supported.

Completion history and notes

Every item lists its past completions, and notes can be attached to the item or to a single completion for later reference.

Sharing through iCloud

Items can be shared with a spouse, friend or family member so that either person can complete them.

Widgets and notifications

Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show upcoming items, and notifications can be set to arrive before and after a due date.

Categories, filters and search

Items are sorted into custom categories with their own colors, an item can belong to several categories, and the list can be filtered and searched.

Siri Shortcuts

Shortcuts mark a task as completed by voice, and a shortcut added in version 10 returns the list of due and overdue items.

Nudge

• Free$0

  Repeating reminders with a choice of sounds, colors and icons, shown with ads and without iCloud sync.

• Nudge Pro (Monthly)$1.99

  per month

  Removes all ads, syncs nudges across iPhone, iPad and Mac through iCloud, and unlocks more icons and sounds.

• Nudge Pro (Yearly)$19.99

  per year

  The same Pro features billed once a year. The vendor's site says Pro can be shared with a family through their Apple IDs.

Recurrence

• Free$0

  The app with a limit of five tasks. Version 9.0 removed ads for free users.

• Recurrence Premium (monthly)$0.99

  per month, inferred; the App Store shows the amount unlabelled

  Unlimited tasks. The App Store lists this amount without a period next to the $7.99 yearly subscription.

• Recurrence Premium (yearly)$7.99

  per year

  Unlimited tasks, billed yearly after a 1-week free trial. It renews automatically until canceled.

• Lifetime Unlock$19.99

  one-time purchase

  Unlimited tasks with a single payment and no subscription.

Nudge

• Annual discount

  About 16% less with the yearly plan

  The US App Store lists Nudge Pro at $1.99 monthly or $19.99 yearly. Twelve monthly payments come to $23.88, so the yearly plan costs about 16% less.

Recurrence

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Unlock for $19.99

  The App Store listing offers a one-time Lifetime Unlock at $19.99 as an alternative to the monthly or yearly Premium subscription.