Special Dates vs Time Left
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Special Dates
Easily save and track important dates with a minimalist countdown widget. This app helps you remember upcoming events like birthdays or bills, syncing them across your devices.
- Save important dates
- Track days remaining
- Periodic event saving
- Birthday reminders
- Bill tracking
- iOS 14 widget support
- Cross-device syncing
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Save your important dates and track the days that have left. Simplest app to save dates and see a countdown of each one. Allows to save periodically events like birthday or bills. Supports all the widget sizes that have iOS 26 and the dates will be synced between your devices
Time Left
Easily track important upcoming events with a stylish FlipClock countdown timer. Get quick access to your countdowns with home screen widgets and set reminders to ensure you never miss a significant moment.
- FlipClock-style countdown timer
- Home screen widgets
- Event reminders
- Track important events
- Elegant design
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Time Left - Countdown is a simple yet convenient way to track your most important events. Whether it’s a birthday, a holiday, or a special milestone, our elegant FlipClock countdown helps you make the most of every moment. Stay organized and inspired with: - Beautiful FlipClock-style countdown timer - Home screen widgets for quick tracking - Reminders to keep you on top of what matters Make every second count — download Time Left - Countdown today and start tracking the moments that truly matter.
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Verdict
Special Dates and Time Left both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Time Left's written reviews are positive against 61% of Special Dates's. Time Left also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Special Dates's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Special Dates sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Time Left asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Special Dates against 4.0 for Time Left. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Special Dates has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Special Dates's written reviews are positive against 100% of Time Left's.
Special Dates ships an update every 3 months, Time Left every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Special Dates | Time Left |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ernesto Fernández Calles | George Stupakov |
Customer experience
Special Dates
Time Left
In-app purchases
Special Dates
- Coffee$0.99
- Cake$2.99
- Party$4.99
Time Left
No in-app purchases
