Upcoming vs Liqua
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upcoming
Easily track and share important dates with customizable countdowns. Set reminders, import events from your calendar, and share visually appealing countdowns with anyone via universal links.
- Universal link sharing
- Customizable countdown display
- Smart calendar integration
- Powerful sharing options
- Recurring events management
- Smart reminders and notifications
- Birthday import from contacts
Read full descriptionHide full description
Upcoming turns the things you are looking forward to into a number you can see. Pick a date — a birthday, a trip, a due date, the last day of term — and Upcoming counts the sleeps until it lands. Put the number on your Home Screen, drop it into someone else's chat, or wait for it together. On iPhone and iPad. WHAT IT DOES - Count down to anything, in whole days, with a name, a colour and a photo - Home Screen widgets in three sizes, and Lock Screen widgets - Stickers for Messages — drop the number straight into a chat - Nudges: a reminder a week out, the night before, the morning of - Three voices for those reminders — Chill, Playful, or Unhinged - Pull in birthdays from Contacts and events from your calendar - Keepsakes: when a countdown lands, keep it on the shelf with the photo, the date, and the number of sleeps you waited WAIT TOGETHER Invite someone into a countdown and you both watch the same number. Photos and reactions go in one thread as the day gets closer. Starting a shared countdown and joining one are both free. FREE FOR EVERYONE All features are included, with no subscription. - Unlimited countdowns for every birthday, trip, and day worth waiting for - Invite anyone to share a countdown, with photos, messages, and reactions in one thread - iCloud sync across your devices - Every widget, Messages sticker, and keepsake Terms of Use: https://claycircuitstudios.com/upcoming/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://claycircuitstudios.com/upcoming/privacy
Liqua
Visually track important dates and events with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Create unlimited countdowns, personalize their appearance, and receive timely reminders for moments that matter.
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Unlimited countdowns
- Customizable colors and icons
- Event reminders
- Import from Apple Calendar
- Count down and count up
- Cloud Sync (Premium)
Read full descriptionHide full description
Make every day count with Liqua. Liqua brings a smooth, liquid-glass countdown experience to your Home Screen and Lock Screen-helping you track birthdays, trips, launches, milestones, and memories with clarity and style. Create unlimited countdowns, customize colors and icons, and watch time flow toward (or away from) the moments that matter most. Whether it’s a big event or a small joy, Liqua keeps it beautifull Free Features - Lock Screen & Single-Event widgets - Unlimited countdowns - add as many events as you like - No ads, clean, distraction-free experience - Sort your way-upcoming, past, or alphabetical - Reminders on the day (9 a.m. for all-day events) - Import from Apple Calendar - Liquid-glass design for iOS 26-adjust opacity with a smooth slider to match your style - Custom colors & text contrast-pick any accent, switch between black / white text - All-day or timed events-perfect for birthdays or precise moments - Add personal notes to every event - Custom icons-choose emojis that fit the mood - Wallpapers-2 free designs to personalize your app - Count down and count up-see how long until or since any event - Request a Feature-built-in WishKit lets you share what you’d like next Premium Features (One-Time Purchase) - Extra widgets, 3 and 6 event list views - Remind me 24 hours before the event - Automatically repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly events without setting them up again - Tags-organize events with built-in or custom tags - Cloud Sync-access your countdowns on all your devices Lifetime access-one simple payment, no subscriptions, Designed for iOS 26-smooth glass effects Liqua-Countdown made beautiful. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Upcoming at 3.8 against Liqua's 3.3. Upcoming also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Liqua's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Liqua sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Upcoming asks for nothing beyond the download.
Upcoming holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.
Upcoming ships an update every 2 weeks, Liqua every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upcoming | Liqua |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Pust | Szymon Tadrzak |
Customer experience
Upcoming
Liqua
In-app purchases
Upcoming
No in-app purchases
Liqua
- Lifetime Access$2.99
- Lifetime Access$4.99
- Lifetime Access$9.99









