Comparison

i vs Upcoming

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

Head to head
About

i

Never forget a friend's birthday again. This app helps you track ages and ensures you remember to send well wishes on special days. A restricted free version is also available.

Highlights
  • Birthday tracking
  • Age calculation
  • Reminder notifications
  • Free light version available
Features
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You will always know how old are your friends and never forget to say them happy birthday. Also free light-version of the app with some restrictions is available.

About

Upcoming

Track important dates with a customizable countdown widget. Visualize your progress towards goals, events, or holidays with daily updates. Stay motivated and focused by seeing how much time remains until your next milestone.

Highlights
  • Daily countdown tracking
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Event card styling
  • Motivation for goal completion
  • Sense of urgency for tasks
Features
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Upcoming is a simple, beautiful countdown app for the days that matter: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, exams, launches, or anything you're looking forward to. MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOUR OWN • Pick a color and an icon for each event, or draw your own icon • Organize events into groups • See your whole year at a glance in the calendar view • Get reminders before important dates • Keep countdowns on your Home Screen with widgets • Check your next events on Apple Watch • Sync across your devices with iCloud, and back up your events to a file WHY COUNT DOWN? Knowing exactly how much time is left keeps you motivated and focused on what's ahead. Watching the days go by, one at a time, gives you a sense of urgency, so you spend less time scrolling and more time on what matters. FREE AND UPCOMING PLUS Upcoming is free to use with up to 8 events, 3 groups, 8 pre-made icons, 1 custom drawn icon and 2 color themes. Reminders, widgets, the year calendar, Apple Watch, iCloud sync and backups are free for everyone. Upcoming Plus unlocks: • Unlimited events and groups • Unlimited custom drawn icons • All 182 pre-made icons • All color themes Upcoming Plus is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The yearly plan may include a free trial. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNCHjdEaUqFAD1AAu1UufTuoq4-qbyzt3BvMIHGcQn8/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have a suggestion? Email us at kokk97799@gmail.com.

Screenshots

i2 screens
Upcoming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Upcoming at Free against i's $0.99. Upcoming also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 1). i's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

Upcoming is free to download; i costs $0.99 up front. Upcoming sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. i asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

i holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upcoming has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of i's written reviews are positive against 57% of Upcoming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i ships an update every 4 months, Upcoming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
i versus Upcoming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriUpcoming
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better56.5% of reviews
Number of ratings140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB22 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperGrigory KonovalovKok Keong

Customer experience

i

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Upcoming

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral30.4%
Negative13.0%

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Upcoming

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$11.491 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime - Early Bird Discount$5.99
  • Lifetime$20.99

Questions

Is i free?
i costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Upcoming free?
Upcoming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, i or Upcoming?
i is rated higher. i averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Upcoming averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do i or Upcoming have ads?
Upcoming shows ads; i does not.
Which is updated more often, i or Upcoming?
i ships an update every 4 months, and Upcoming every 2 months. Most recently, i was updated on October 10, 2026 and Upcoming on October 13, 2026.

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