Looking FWD User Reviews

Name: Looking FWD: Event Countdown
Rating: 4 (32 reviews)

John Mackay

Is Looking FWD Safe?

Looking FWD: Event Countdown appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Looking FWD is 76/100.

This assessment is based on 32 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4/5.

Safety Analysis

75.0% of ratings point to a safe experience

3.1% of ratings suggest some concerns

21.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 32 App Store ratings for Looking FWD.

Is Looking FWD Legit?

Looking FWD: Event Countdown appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Looking FWD is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

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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.

Furrygothmother

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Thanks for your interest in Looking FWD! When the app launched in 2017 it included an in-app purchase of £1.99 to unlock all of the features. At the end of 2021, I redesigned the app and it moved to subscription only. This is explained in the App Store description where it states the app requires a subscription. I’m sorry if you didn’t find that clear and it saddens me that you’ve felt misled. If I understand correctly, you saw a reference to the original upgrade in the list of products that you can expand in the detailed product information section on the App Store. I don’t directly control that but I’ll try to have it removed from there. If you do decide to trial the app, I hope you enjoy it and find it useful. Kind regards, John

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

Cappuccino66

7 years ago

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.

hhollick

8 years ago

Update

You have to update this app ! It is not a good app !!!!!

Jake stoll

9 years ago

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can't have more then one event ? you have to pay

Dogz crazy!!

9 years ago

Easy to use 👍

Easy to set up and use, does exactly what you would expect...

Reepers Maker

9 years ago

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.

doc_ofthebay

9 years ago

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!

Splons

9 years ago

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