Ready Time vs almost ready
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ready Time
This app helps you avoid being late by working backward from your deadline to schedule each task. It provides alerts for every step, allowing you to adjust your plan on the fly. Features include live activity tracking, Siri integration, and shared plans for group coordination.
- Backward scheduling from deadlines
- Step-by-step alerts
- Live Activities on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
- Siri integration for voice commands
- Shared plans for group coordination
- Calendar integration
- Step suggestions and buffers
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Always running late? Ready Time works backward from your Deadline to schedule every Step and alerts you when it's time to start each one. Add your Steps (pack, shower, drive, whatever). Set your Deadline. Ready Time calculates start times and sends a notification for each one. ・Morning routines: know when to start each thing so you're not rushing ・Catching a flight: pick your airport and flight time, and get every Step from the final pack to boarding ・Getting kids out the door: the version where nobody yells ・Dinner prep: work backward from "guests arrive at 7" Features: ・Alerts for each Step in your Plan ・Running early or late: tap Done to move the rest of your Plan up, give a Step 5 more minutes, or skip it ・Live Activities: follow a running Plan on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and in StandBy ・Ask Siri when to leave or what's next, or tell it to move a one-time Plan's Deadline and Ready Time updates your start times ・Wide-screen layout for iPad and iPhone Duo ・Add a destination to any Step to see travel time by driving, cycling, or walking ・Shared Plans: share with friends and family; they get the same reminders, so you're all ready together ・Calendar integration: tap a flight or event to start a new Plan with the details filled in, or drop one on your Plan list on iPad and iPhone Duo ・Step suggestions from your history ・Time Lock: pin a Step to a fixed time and schedule everything else around it ・Buffers between Steps ・Repeating Plans: daily, weekdays, or weekly ・Sync, duplicate, and archive ・Find your Plans in Spotlight search and open them from the Shortcuts app ・Start a new Plan from a Routine, including plans for 57 airports in the US and Canada Free to use. A one-time Premium unlock adds Live Activities, Time Lock, repeating Plans, and more. No subscription. No ads. No login. You already know what you need to do. Ready Time just tells you when. --- Terms & Conditions: https://getreadytime.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://getreadytime.com/privacy/ Ivan ivan@getreadytime.com
almost ready
This app creates backward schedules from your deadlines, offering real-time pace tracking that adapts to changes. It features lock screen countdowns, smart timing that learns task durations, and a focus mode to keep you on track. It also includes insights into your pacing and a habit tracker for accountability.
- Backward schedule building from deadlines
- Real-time, adaptive pace tracking
- Live Activity countdowns and Dynamic Island integration
- Smart timing that learns task durations
- Focus mode for task concentration
- Habit tracking for accountability
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Tell it when you need to be ready. almost ready builds your schedule backward and keeps you on pace, in real time. WHAT YOU GET • A schedule built backward from your deadline • Real-time pace tracking that adjusts as plans change • Live Activity countdown on your lock screen + Dynamic Island • Smart timing that learns how long your tasks really take • A live ETA link to send instead of "omw" • Saved templates so a repeat day is one tap away • Focus mode that keeps you on the task in front of you • Insights into how you actually pace yourself • A habit tracker to keep yourself accountable MADE FOR mornings, nights out, flights, hosting, deadlines, bedtimes... every "I'm almost ready" you've ever said and meant. Fall behind, it tells you what to cut. Get ahead, it shows you the breathing room you earned. almost ready, always on time. almost ready requires an auto-renewing subscription to access all features after the free trial. Choose a plan: • Monthly — $4.99/month after a 7-day free trial • Annual — $39.99/year after a 7-day free trial Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Privacy Policy: https://almost-ready.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://almost-ready.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Ready Time at free with in-app purchases against almost ready's subscription. Ready Time also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). almost ready's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Ready Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and almost ready sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ready Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 24 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Ready Time ships an update every 3 weeks, almost ready daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ready Time | almost ready |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nerd Tower | Claudia Ondecker |
Customer experience
Ready Time
almost ready
In-app purchases
Ready Time
- Countdown: Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Repeating Plans, Themes & More$9.99
almost ready
- Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year









