Comparison

Clicker vs How Long Left

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clicker

Easily track any item or event across your Apple devices. Get haptic feedback with each tap and view progress with Apple Watch complications. Set goals and customize your counters.

Highlights
  • Count anything
  • Apple Watch complication
  • Haptic feedback
  • Set goal counts
  • Customize counter color
  • Reset counts
Features
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Count anything on your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad. Join hundreds of thousands of people that are keeping track of something important in their lives. How can you use Clicker? From our app reviews, here is what folks are counting: • Laps while running on a track • Rests in orchestra rehearsal • Ounces of water each day • Number of times you smoke to cut back • Consecutive days of exercising • Number of books read • Tips from customers • Rows while knitting • Number of summer swims • Pizza folds! You can count anything! Tapping the big plus button to update your counter and get haptic feedback. You don't have to stare at your device while counting! Includes an Apple Watch complication that lets you easily see and access the counter. Use the gear icon to change settings like the color, a goal count, and to reset the count. Records up to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 taps. Knock yourself out!

About

How Long Left

This app helps you visualize the time remaining for your calendar events. It offers a Today Widget, Siri integration, and an Apple Watch app for convenient access. Receive notifications for upcoming events and customize your watch face with countdown complications.

Highlights
  • Countdown calendar events
  • Today Widget integration
  • Siri integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Time remaining notifications
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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How Long Left is a simple app that helps you manage your time by displaying the time remaining of current calendar events. It also includes a Today Widget, Siri integration, and an Apple Watch app, time remaining notifications, and more. There is also an Apple Watch complication that, with an in-app purchase, can display a countdown for current and upcoming events.

Screenshots

Clicker4 screens
How Long Left4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clicker at none against How Long Left's 4. How Long Left's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. How Long Left sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Clicker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Clicker against 3.8 for How Long Left. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Clicker's written reviews are positive against 59% of How Long Left's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clicker ships an update every 7 months, How Long Left every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clicker versus How Long Left: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClickerHow Long Left
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (84 ratings) — better3.8 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews — better58.5% of reviews
Number of ratings84 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe IconfactoryRyan Kontos

Customer experience

Clicker

All ratings83 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral13.4%
Negative20.7%

How Long Left

All ratings39 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral17.1%
Negative24.4%

In-app purchases

None

Clicker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

How Long Left

One-time4
  • How Long Left Widget$1.99
  • Premium Watch Complication$4.99
  • Legacy Pro Lifetime$39.99
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  • How Long Left Pro (Lifetime)$49.99

Questions

Is Clicker free?
Clicker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is How Long Left free?
How Long Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clicker or How Long Left?
Clicker is rated higher. Clicker averages 3.9 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while How Long Left averages 3.8 from 39 ratings.
Do Clicker or How Long Left have ads?
Neither Clicker nor How Long Left shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clicker or How Long Left?
Clicker ships an update every 7 months, and How Long Left every 4 months. Most recently, Clicker was updated on October 20, 2026 and How Long Left on October 14, 2026.

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