Comparison

Soon vs Christmas Countdown VIP

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

Christmas Countdown VIP

Features
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With this application you can see the time until Christmas in days, hours, minutes and seconds.

Screenshots

Soon4 screens
Christmas Countdown VIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Christmas Countdown VIP at none against Soon's 1. Christmas Countdown VIP also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily 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. Christmas Countdown VIP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soon ships an update every 64 months, Christmas Countdown VIP daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Soon versus Christmas Countdown VIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoonChristmas Countdown VIP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar FawkesEdwin Mejia

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Soon

One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99
None

Christmas Countdown VIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soon free?
Soon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Christmas Countdown VIP free?
Christmas Countdown VIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soon or Christmas Countdown VIP have ads?
Soon shows ads; Christmas Countdown VIP does not.
Which is updated more often, Soon or Christmas Countdown VIP?
Soon ships an update every 64 months, and Christmas Countdown VIP daily. Most recently, Soon was updated on November 13, 2026 and Christmas Countdown VIP on November 8, 2026.

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