Frequently asked questions

A mission app for the moment when you'd like to change a little but don't know where to start. Every day, week and month, small actions you wouldn't normally pick arrive. Check off the ones you managed. Complete missions and the crystal at the center of your island grows, and a town spreads around it.

Building habits isn't the goal. The point is to stack up "one thing unlike you" and let your world get a little wider.

No. You can start right away without an email address or password. An anonymous account is created automatically on first launch, and your mission progress and island are stored under it.

On first launch, right after the opening story, you choose a username (1–12 characters). You can change it anytime in Settings, and it doesn't have to be unique. Names can't contain spaces or inappropriate words. If you use Friends, this is the name other players see.

English and Japanese. The app follows your device language (anything other than Japanese shows English), and you can pin a language in Settings → Display language. Missions and titles switch language too.

1. Read the short opening story (you can skip it)
2. Choose the land for your island, the sky, the base for your crystal, and the crystal itself (if you've unlocked map slots, you can also pick the grid size)
3. If there's anything you can't or don't want to do, set it aside here (you can change this later)
4. Tap "Missions" at the bottom and look at today's missions

In-app guidance (the tutorial) walks you through the controls. To see it again, use Settings → Reset tutorial.

Nothing. There are no penalties, and nobody scolds you for a broken streak. The missions that arrive are there to do or not do, as you like. When the next cycle comes, new ones arrive.

No. Everything is self-reported. We never ask for photos or records, and there's no leaderboard comparing you with other users. Since it's self-reported, a competition wouldn't mean anything anyway.

Five each for daily, weekly and monthly: 15 at a time.

• Daily: every day (by your device's date)
• Weekly: every Monday
• Monthly: on the 1st of each month

When the current cycle ends is shown at the top of the mission list. There are 715 missions in all, drawn at random.

Two options.

• Exclude it: tap the card to open its detail view and choose "Exclude," and that mission (or that kind of mission) stops arriving. No reason required. You can bring it back any time from Settings → Excluded missions
• Redraw: the "⟳" on the list redraws that cycle's missions. You get 3 redraws per cycle (a day for Daily, a week for Weekly, a month for Monthly), and the count resets when the cycle changes. Missions you're challenging or have already completed stay put, and only the remaining slots are redrawn (once all five are taken, "⟳" is disabled)

Anything you exclude is replaced on the spot with another mission.

Yes. Missions with an amount, like "Run 5 km," come in three levels: Easy / Normal / Hard. From the card's detail view you can switch for that mission alone, for that cycle alone. "3 km today" and "5 km isn't enough" are both accepted. No limits, no cooldowns.

A switch lasts for that cycle only. Next time the same mission comes around, it arrives at your default amount again — except for missions you have made a habit, which keep the amount you chose, so you don't have to pick it again every cycle. Remove it from your habits and it returns to the default from the next cycle.

The default for all missions is in Settings → Mission difficulty. Missions with no amount to change, like "Tidy your desk," don't show the switch. You can't pick a level you have already passed (Easy = 3 km after you have run 3 km), and you can't change it once the mission is complete.

Yes. Tap the card to open its detail view, choose "Make it a habit," and it stays in the "Habits" tab regardless of the draw. Up to 5 habits per cycle. "Remove from habits" undoes it any time.

Habits are tracked separately from your regular missions. If you make a mission you were dealt into a habit, it appears as its own card in the "Habits" tab as well, and the two are checked off independently — completing one leaves the other standing.

Completing one as a habit earns no points — no crystal energy, no unknown points, no levels. Unlike the missions you're dealt, habits can be swapped as often as you like, so awarding points would mean the numbers grow just by registering and checking off. Completing it from the regular mission list still earns points as before, even if it is also a habit. Either way, the completion counts toward your mission record and badges.

If the mission has an amount, the Easy / Normal / Hard you picked in its detail view carries over to the following cycles.

Because when you can see the category, you end up picking only what you're good at or already like. Nadge exists to nudge you toward things you don't usually do, so it deliberately hides the category and shows only the concrete action. Categories are handled internally and shape how your island grows.

Missions that step into something for the first time, like "Try a dish you've never had." Completing one earns unknown points on top of the usual points; you can spend those in the shop to choose and build the building you want.

Yes. Set conditions like "strenuous exercise is difficult" or "long reading sessions are difficult" and matching missions stop arriving. You can do this when you make your island, or later in Settings → Excluded missions. If a mission arrives and feels too hard, you can drop it on the spot.

These settings are kept in a private area only you can read and are never shown to friends.

Completing missions earns points, and the level of the crystal at the center of your island rises. When it levels up, a building is raised using the points you've saved. If nothing is affordable, nothing is built that time.

Which building appears depends on the kinds of things you've been doing. What you have been doing becomes the shape of your town, so looking at it for a while, you start to see your own leanings.

Each building has a cost, and if nothing is affordable at that moment, nothing is built. From the crystal list (📋 on the crystal bar), open "ℹ️ Details" to see your current points and the candidates that are "N pt away." Keep going a little and something usually appears at the next level.

Yes. Spend the unknown points you earn from "Unknown" missions in the shop (🛒 on the crystal bar) to pick a building. Once built, you can move buildings and swap their positions in rearrange mode.

The collection records every building that has appeared on your islands (more than 160). Titles are earned by meeting conditions such as days in a row or missions completed; there are 163. Combine the titles you've collected, one as the first half and one as the second, into an epithet of your own. Both open from My Page.

The free version has one (on a 5×5 grid). With the one-time in-app purchase "Unlock Map Slots," you can create up to 10 maps and grow a separate island for each crystal (say, one for work and one for home), choosing a grid size from 3×3 to 13×13 for each. Each island can have its own exclusion settings.

Yes. From the crystal list you can reset an island (level, buildings and unknown points go back to zero; the crystal, base, land and name stay) or delete it. Neither can be undone, so read the confirmation carefully.

Your friend code (9 letters and digits) is issued with the username you chose on first launch; you can find it under "Friends" on My Page. From "Find friends" you can send a request straight from the list of recently active players, or search by the first part of a name or by friend code. You're friends once the other person approves. Up to 50 friends, and up to 30 requests a day.

By default you don't accept friend requests and don't appear in "Recently active players" or in name search (you can still send requests yourself). The first time you open the Friends screen you're asked "Accept friend requests?"; choose "Accept" and people you give your friend code to can send you a request. Turn on "Let others find me by name or in the list" as well and you appear in the list and in name search. You can change both any time in Friend settings.

Your name, level, epithet, avatar, the number of titles you've earned, and the island you chose under "Crystal shown to friends." Titles earned, level-ups, crystal level-ups, and buildings you discover appear on the timeline (in Friend settings you can turn off each type, or make the timeline private). Friends see only the events from after you became friends, plus the 5 most recent from before.

Friends can't see which missions you did. Exclusion settings, island names and notes, the missions currently offered to you, and your block list are never shown either.

Send a Like on a friend's timeline and both of you earn friend points. Friend points can be spent on avatar outfits on My Page. It isn't a place to compete, so there are no rankings or comparisons of completion counts.

There are no notifications nagging you about missions. Two optional notifications are available. The reminder tells you once, on the days of the week and at the time you choose, that today's missions are waiting. Progress nudges send a single notice in the evening or before a deadline, only on days when you have an unfinished challenge (they count only the missions you were dealt, not habits). Both are off by default, and the app asks for notification permission only when you turn one on. Friend requests, friends' news and Likes you receive appear as notices at the top of the screen while the app is open (not push notifications; you can choose how they appear in Friend settings).

Use "Report to support" in the three-dot menu on a friend card, a request, or a card in Find friends. Pick a reason (inappropriate name, inappropriate public map, harassment, spam, or something else), add details if you like, and send it; we review every report and, where needed, replace the name or public map or pause that user's Friends features. The person is not told that you reported them. You can send up to 7 reports a day.

You can block the person at the same time (on by default). A blocked person disappears from your friends list, search and "Recently active players", and their requests no longer reach you (and they can no longer find you either). You can unblock anytime from "Blocked" in the Requests tab. Users reported by several people may also be hidden from "Recently active players" and name search until we have reviewed the reports.

If, after reviewing reports or otherwise, we find conduct that breaks the Terms of Service, we may pause the Friends features on that account. While paused, you can't send or receive friend requests, post to the timeline or give Likes, update your public map, or change your name. Missions and your island work as usual, and your existing friendships remain.

If you believe this is a mistake, contact us from Settings → Contact us in the app. We'll review it and lift the pause where appropriate.

The download and the core features (missions, island, titles, collection, Friends) are free. No ads are shown.

A one-time in-app purchase, "Unlock Map Slots," lets you create up to 10 maps, one island for each purpose, and pick a grid size (3×3 to 13×13) for each. There are no subscriptions. See the price in the app.

Try Settings → Restore purchases. Purchases made under the same Apple or Google account are restored from the store. The same works after changing devices. While it says "Verifying your purchase…", please wait a moment (the first check can take up to about 40 seconds). If it says the purchase couldn't be verified in time, check your connection and try again.

Purchases are tied to your Apple or Google account. A device signed in with a different account can't restore it, so switch to the account you bought it with and try again. A transfer code does not move purchases (see What do I do when I change phones?).

If it still isn't unlocked, email nadge@appforet.com with the purchase date and time and your OS.

In-app purchases are processed by the App Store / Google Play, so refunds follow each store's policy; we can't process them ourselves. On the App Store use Apple's "Report a Problem"; on Google Play use your order history.

Exclusion settings (the things you can't do) are kept in a private area only you can read, and are never shown to friends or on your public profile. If you use Friends, only limited information is visible: your name, level, epithet, the number of titles, and the island you chose to show.

We don't access your location, contacts or photos, and we don't collect advertising identifiers. See the Privacy Policy for details.

You can transfer without an account.

⚠️ A transfer code can only be issued on the old device. Issue it before you trade in, reset or sell that device — without the old device, a transfer is not possible.

1. On the old device: Settings → Transfer (new device) → Issue a transfer code
2. On the new device, install Nadge and tap "Have a transfer code?" on the title screen to enter it (on a device you're already using, Settings → Transfer (new device) → Enter a transfer code works the same way)

Your map progress (islands, level, mission records, titles, collection, exclusion settings) and Friends data (name, friend code, friendships) move to the new device. Issuing a new code invalidates the previous one. Note that the new device's own maps, name and friends are discarded and replaced by the transferred ones.

Once the transfer completes, the old device is signed out automatically and starts over with a new account (the same data cannot be used on two devices). Codes expire after 7 days and become invalid once used. You can invalidate a code you issued under Settings → Transfer (new device) → Invalidate the issued code.

Your purchase (Unlock Map Slots) does not move with the transfer code; it is tied to your App Store / Google Play account. If the new device runs the same OS and is signed in with the same Apple or Google account, you keep it (it is restored from the store automatically; if not, use Settings → Restore purchases). On a different account or a different OS (iPhone ↔ Android), a new purchase is required. Islands you have already created stay, and remain playable, in every case; a purchase is only needed to create more.

Yes. "Unlock Map Slots" is a one-time purchase tied to your App Store / Google Play account. The other OS's store has no record of it, so creating more islands on that device requires a new purchase (store rules don't allow us to move a purchase between stores).

Your island progress and friends move with the transfer code, and islands you have already created stay and remain playable. You don't need to buy again to keep using the islands you made before switching.

You can delete everything yourself, any time, from Settings → Delete → Delete account in the app. The data on our servers (account, profile, progress, friendships, timeline) and the settings and records stored on this device are erased right then, and the app returns to the title screen. You can still play afterwards with a new account.

⚠️ Once deleted, not even a transfer code can bring your data back. If you are changing devices and want to keep your data, use Transfer instead. Your purchase ("Unlock Map Slots") stays with your store account, so you can restore it from Settings → Restore purchases under the same Apple or Google account.

If you cannot do it in the app — you lost the device, or already uninstalled it — email us. The procedure, what gets deleted, and what remains afterwards (store purchase records, Like counts, report records) are on the Data Deletion page.

Viewing the mission list and checking off missions work without a connection (the mission data ships with the app). Friends, purchases and transfer need a connection. Progress syncs automatically once you're back online.

Yes. Under Settings → Sound you can switch music, sound effects and haptics on or off individually, set the volume, and pick the track for the main screen. Nothing plays while your device is muted.

iPhone and iPad (iOS 15 or later), and Android phones and tablets (Android 7.0 or later). Designed for portrait, with layouts that adapt to landscape and tablet screens.

Nadge is intended for users aged 13 and over. If you are 13 to 17, please use it with a parent's or guardian's consent.

No. Missions are prompts for action, not medical, health, legal, financial or other professional advice. If you have a health condition, an injury, are pregnant or have other circumstances, don't push yourself, and consult a doctor or other professional where appropriate. For outdoor activities, watch the weather and your surroundings.

The surest way is Settings → “About this app” → “Contact us” in the app. Pick what it is about (bug, purchases, transfer, feedback, something else) and a draft opens with the details we need to look into it (a support code, the app version, and your OS). You can also email nadge@appforet.com directly — for bugs, it helps to include your OS, the app version, when it happened, and the steps you took. Replies can take a few days.