Upcoming vs Welljot
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
Welljot
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Tasks should be easy to capture and easy to finish. Welljot is a calm, minimalist task manager designed for Apple devices. Capture a task in one line, see your day at a glance, and get it done from your widget, Watch, or any Apple device. Made for focus: • Fast Inbox and Today lists • Projects and areas when you need structure • Recurring tasks, checklists, dates, and reminders • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and desktop widgets • Siri, Shortcuts, and Apple Watch • No ads and no clutter Jot it. See it. Get it done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Upcoming at Free against Welljot's $1.99. Welljot's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Upcoming is free to download; Welljot costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Upcoming ships an update every 2 weeks, Welljot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upcoming | Welljot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Benjamin Pust | 鑫 宋 |
In-app purchases
Upcoming
No in-app purchases
Welljot
No in-app purchases
