Comparison

Countdown ∙ vs Upcoming

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

Head to head
About

Countdown ∙

This app helps you remember and track important life events. It allows for unlimited event creation, custom themes, and detailed countdowns. Receive timely notifications to stay organized and focused on what matters.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Customizable themes
  • Detailed countdowns (years to seconds)
  • Event tracking (past and future)
  • Scheduled notifications
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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The Best Countdown App! Countdown ∙ app is used to remind the important events that means a lot in your life. Countdown ∙ app can remember all your events, notify you when you want to be reminded and track your time in a very intuitive manner. So, you can focus on what’s important to you and plan accordingly. # Key Features ◆ Create an infinite number of events. ◆ Customise with unlimited themes. ◆ Countdown the years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds until your events. ◆ Keep track of the years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds since your events. ◆ Schedule notifications to alert you hours, days, weeks, months or years before or after your events.

About

Upcoming

Track important dates with a customizable countdown widget. Visualize your progress towards goals, events, or holidays with daily updates. Stay motivated and focused by seeing how much time remains until your next milestone.

Highlights
  • Daily countdown tracking
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Event card styling
  • Motivation for goal completion
  • Sense of urgency for tasks
Features
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Upcoming is a simple, beautiful countdown app for the days that matter: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, exams, launches, or anything you're looking forward to. MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOUR OWN • Pick a color and an icon for each event, or draw your own icon • Organize events into groups • See your whole year at a glance in the calendar view • Get reminders before important dates • Keep countdowns on your Home Screen with widgets • Check your next events on Apple Watch • Sync across your devices with iCloud, and back up your events to a file WHY COUNT DOWN? Knowing exactly how much time is left keeps you motivated and focused on what's ahead. Watching the days go by, one at a time, gives you a sense of urgency, so you spend less time scrolling and more time on what matters. FREE AND UPCOMING PLUS Upcoming is free to use with up to 8 events, 3 groups, 8 pre-made icons, 1 custom drawn icon and 2 color themes. Reminders, widgets, the year calendar, Apple Watch, iCloud sync and backups are free for everyone. Upcoming Plus unlocks: • Unlimited events and groups • Unlimited custom drawn icons • All 182 pre-made icons • All color themes Upcoming Plus is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The yearly plan may include a free trial. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNCHjdEaUqFAD1AAu1UufTuoq4-qbyzt3BvMIHGcQn8/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have a suggestion? Email us at kokk97799@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Countdown ∙3 screens
Upcoming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Countdown ∙ at free with in-app purchases against Upcoming's subscription. Countdown ∙ also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Upcoming's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Countdown ∙ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Upcoming sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdown ∙ against 4.7 for Upcoming. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 40 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Countdown ∙'s written reviews are positive against 57% of Upcoming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ∙ ships an update every 29 months, Upcoming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown ∙ versus Upcoming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown ∙Upcoming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (85 ratings) — better4.7 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews56.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNilu TechnologiesKok Keong

Customer experience

Countdown ∙

All ratings85 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Upcoming

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral30.4%
Negative13.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown ∙

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
4 purchases

Upcoming

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$11.491 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime - Early Bird Discount$5.99
  • Lifetime$20.99

Questions

Is Countdown ∙ free?
Countdown ∙ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upcoming free?
Upcoming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown ∙ or Upcoming?
Countdown ∙ is rated higher. Countdown ∙ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Upcoming averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do Countdown ∙ or Upcoming have ads?
Both Countdown ∙ and Upcoming show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown ∙ or Upcoming?
Countdown ∙ ships an update every 29 months, and Upcoming every 2 months. Most recently, Countdown ∙ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Upcoming on October 22, 2026.

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