Subscription Only
Quite clearly states on App Store that you can get a premium upgrade for £1.99, however when I opened the app, it won’t let me do anything unless I sign up to a subscription, albeit with a 7 day free trial. Very misleading.
Brilliant!
£1.99 isn’t a lot to ask for upgrading. It’s certainly handy to have and I have this on my iPhone/iPad so well worth having and 5 stars. Thank you
I came back
I have been using this app for a year and love it more and more with each use. I recently decided to explore some other apps and came back to Looking FWD because none offered all of the features that I have come to love.
1. Offers repeating events
2. Uses emoji as event icons
3. Syncs with iCloud
Repeating events are a requirement if you want to be reminded about birthdays and anniversaries. What I like about Looking FWD — and could not find in any other app — is that it also calculates the number of the birthday or anniversary and shows it in the event list. Hence, you can not only see how many days to someone’s upcoming birthday, but you can also see how old they will be. I LOVE this.
Using emoji for event icons turns out to be incredibly flexible. I looked at other apps that only offered a built-in icon set and found them limiting compared to the world of detail and options available through the emoji character set.
Finally, It was not clear from inside the app that it syncs with iCloud (which is what sent me in search of other apps). When I discovered that the sync is automatic, I am back to stay.
1. Offers repeating events
2. Uses emoji as event icons
3. Syncs with iCloud
Repeating events are a requirement if you want to be reminded about birthdays and anniversaries. What I like about Looking FWD — and could not find in any other app — is that it also calculates the number of the birthday or anniversary and shows it in the event list. Hence, you can not only see how many days to someone’s upcoming birthday, but you can also see how old they will be. I LOVE this.
Using emoji for event icons turns out to be incredibly flexible. I looked at other apps that only offered a built-in icon set and found them limiting compared to the world of detail and options available through the emoji character set.
Finally, It was not clear from inside the app that it syncs with iCloud (which is what sent me in search of other apps). When I discovered that the sync is automatic, I am back to stay.
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Update
You have to update this app ! It is not a good app !!!!!
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can't have more then one event ? you have to pay
Easy to use 👍
Easy to set up and use, does exactly what you would expect...
Nice countdown app
Provides a useful visual reminder of upcoming events. Good support and updates to solve a day-count problem. Needs sync for multiple devices (which the developer says is coming) for the fifth star.
Fun but needs sports categories
Great little app and nice integration with the Today widget. Would really like to see sports categories and corresponding icons!
Update: there is a + button in the upper right corner for adding your own categories!
Update: there is a + button in the upper right corner for adding your own categories!
Response from developer
Thanks for trying Looking FWD! You can create a sports category by opening the app and tapping the + on the My Events screen, and then tap the + on the Select Event Type screen. When creating your new category, simply tap on the emoji to select your own. This will be the default emoji for that event type but you can change the emoji when creating each individual event. Hope that helps! Kind regards, John
