Comparison

Upcoming vs CalenCanvs

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

Head to head
About

Upcoming

This app helps you visualize and track upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Add widgets to your home screen, share progress with friends, and receive timely reminders. It's designed to make waiting for special moments more engaging.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Messages stickers
  • Shared countdowns with reactions
  • Birthday and calendar event import
  • Keepsakes for past events
Features
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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

About

CalenCanvs

Features
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Free on this device only Group sharing and device sync require a subscription CalenCanvs brings selected calendar events from your iPhone or iPad into a monthly board. Write directly on the calendar with a compatible stylus or your finger, and add stamps to make plans easy to recognize. • Free personal board — no sign-in required Calendar display, handwriting, stamps, and the normal personal-board experience work without a subscription. • Read your selected device calendars Choose which calendars to display. CalenCanvs does not add, change, or delete source events. • Handwriting and stamps Write directly on dates and plans with a compatible stylus or your finger. • Optional Group Sharing Group sharing and device sync require a subscription. One owner subscription covers one shared board for up to six people, and invited members pay nothing extra. Your App Store shows the local price. If the subscription ends, shared viewing, editing, and sync pause. Personal boards remain free, and retained shared data becomes available again after renewal. Display selected calendar events and write directly over them. Group Sharing syncs plans and handwriting in real time across iPhone and iPad. A Mac app is also available. When Group Sharing is enabled, shared event details and handwriting are stored in the cloud and sync in real time to approved members on iPhone and iPad. Personal boards remain available on your device. A Mac app is also available. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 14-day free trial for eligible first-time Group Sharing subscribers. After the trial, the selected monthly or yearly plan renews automatically at the App Store's displayed local price. Cancel during the trial to avoid charges. Personal boards remain free.

Screenshots

Upcoming4 screens
CalenCanvs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Upcoming at none against CalenCanvs's 2. CalenCanvs's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CalenCanvs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Upcoming asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upcoming ships an update weekly, CalenCanvs every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Upcoming versus CalenCanvs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpcomingCalenCanvs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin PustNaoki Miura

In-app purchases

None

Upcoming

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CalenCanvs

Subscriptions2
  • Group Sharing Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Group Sharing Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Upcoming free?
Upcoming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CalenCanvs free?
CalenCanvs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Upcoming or CalenCanvs have ads?
Neither Upcoming nor CalenCanvs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Upcoming or CalenCanvs?
Upcoming ships an update weekly, and CalenCanvs every 3 days. Most recently, Upcoming was updated on November 6, 2026 and CalenCanvs on November 6, 2026.

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