Upcoming vs TaskLlama
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
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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
TaskLlama
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Task Llama is a lightweight planner/bullet journal that brings your tasks and schedule together—so you can stop juggling apps and feel safe checking one place without missing things. Currently 100% free with no features locked behind any sort of paywall. Apple integrations built in: • Sync with Apple Calendar for events and scheduling • Pull in Apple Reminders so your to-dos are always in view Plan today in minutes: • Capture tasks fast • Organize by focus areas (projects, goals, or life buckets) • See your day and week at a glance • Stay motivated with progress and streak-style momentum Make time for what matters: • Turn to-dos into a realistic daily plan • Keep your list clean and actionable Built to feel good: Task Llama is designed to be simple, fast, and quietly delightful—no clutter, no guilt, just clarity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Upcoming at 18.0 against TaskLlama's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Upcoming ships an update every 2 weeks, TaskLlama monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upcoming | TaskLlama |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Pust | Gazing Llama |
In-app purchases
Upcoming
No in-app purchases
TaskLlama
No in-app purchases









