Upcoming vs PaperNest
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
PaperNest
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PaperNest ist eine einfache und zuverlässige App zum Digitalisieren und Organisieren von Dokumenten. Scanne Briefe, Belege, Rechnungen oder Unterlagen direkt mit deinem iPhone. PaperNest erkennt den Text automatisch per OCR und macht deine Dokumente durchsuchbar. Mit Tags, Notizen und klaren Metadaten behältst du jederzeit den Überblick. Funktionen Dokumente scannen mit automatischer Texterkennung (OCR) Durchsuchbare Inhalte und intelligente Tag-Vorschläge Manuelle Tags und Notizen für bessere Organisation Seiten verwalten, ergänzen und neu anordnen PDF-Vorschau und Export Lokale Datenspeicherung auf dem Gerät Keine Registrierung, kein verpflichtender Cloud-Zwang Geeignet für Private Unterlagen Studium und Schule Beruf, Selbstständige und Verwaltung Belege, Rechnungen und Schriftverkehr PaperNest konzentriert sich auf das Wesentliche: Dokumente erfassen, strukturieren und schnell wiederfinden – datensparsam, übersichtlich und zuverlässig.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PaperNest at daily against Upcoming's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, PaperNest daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upcoming | PaperNest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Pust | Siegfried Gaier |
In-app purchases
Upcoming
No in-app purchases
PaperNest
No in-app purchases









