Comparison

Soon vs Simple Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

Soon

Easily track the days until your most anticipated events with a visually appealing interface. This app helps you stay organized and excited for holidays, birthdays, vacations, and more with clear countdown displays and helpful notifications.

Highlights
  • Large display of days remaining
  • Stylish circular countdown clock
  • Swipe navigation between countdowns
  • Easy countdown creation
  • Automatic sorting of countdowns
  • Home screen icon badge
  • Periodic notifications
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Soon is a beautifully simple countdown. Each countdown fills the screen in its own color, with the number of days remaining inside a ring that shrinks as the day approaches. • Full-screen, color-coded countdowns — swipe between them • A ring that shows how much of the year (or week, or month) is left • An animated ring on the day itself • Countdowns that repeat every week, month or year, so anniversaries roll around on their own • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complications • App icon badge counting down your next event • Milestone notifications one year, one month, one week and one day before • iCloud Sync between your devices Soon is free with up to 5 countdowns. A single Upgrade removes ads and unlocks unlimited countdowns, repeats, manual ordering, iCloud Sync, notifications, and the page-turn animation.

About

Simple Countdowns

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Simple Countdowns is the easiest way to know the time remaining until a certain date and time, with a colorful and simple interface. - Easy To Use : Simply open the app and tap the Add countdown button to get started. - Get Notified : When adding or editing a countdown, check the box to get a notification when a countdown is over, one hour before or one day before. - Widgets : See a specific countdown or a list of your next countdowns in your Home Screen and your Lock Screen. - iCloud Sync : Your countdowns are automatically synchronized between your devices via iCloud. - Available on iPhone and iPad : Simple Countdowns is available on every iPhone or iPad running iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 or newer. - Privacy : No ads. No data collection. Simple as that. No personal information is accessible by the app. There is no collect, no sale and no distribution of personal data. Also, there are no ads displayed in the app. Just a simple list of countdowns with no distractions.

Screenshots

Soon4 screens
Simple Countdowns3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Countdowns at none against Soon's 1. Simple Countdowns also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 64 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Soon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Countdowns asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soon ships an update every 64 months, Simple Countdowns every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Soon versus Simple Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoonSimple Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar FawkesGabriel Verret

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Soon

One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99
None

Simple Countdowns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soon free?
Soon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Countdowns free?
Simple Countdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soon or Simple Countdowns have ads?
Soon shows ads; Simple Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Soon or Simple Countdowns?
Soon ships an update every 64 months, and Simple Countdowns every 3 months. Most recently, Soon was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Countdowns on November 3, 2026.

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