Comparison

TooSoon vs Deadliner

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

Head to head
About

TooSoon

Easily track important upcoming dates with a clear countdown view. Spot urgency with color-coded ranges and keep your next event visible on your home screen, lock screen, and Apple Watch. Sync deadlines across devices for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Clear countdown view for deadlines
  • Color-coded urgency indicators
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Repeating deadline support
  • Fast, uncluttered interface
Features
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TooSoon helps you stay ahead of deadlines with a clear countdown view for the dates that matter most. See upcoming due dates at a glance, spot urgency with color-coded ranges, and keep your next event visible on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Apple Watch, and widgets. TooSoon is also available as a native Mac app with an optional menu bar companion, so your dates stay visible at your desk too. Perfect for: - Exams and study deadlines - Work deliverables and project milestones - Bills, renewals, and appointments - Birthdays, trips, and personal events Why people use TooSoon: - Count down in weeks and days - Set repeating deadlines for routines, renewals, and recurring events - Highlight urgent dates with a customizable color scale - Switch between upcoming deadlines and past events - Sync deadlines across devices with iCloud - Check upcoming dates from iPhone, iPad, Mac, widgets, and Apple Watch - Stay focused with a fast, uncluttered interface

About

Deadliner

This app offers a visual approach to task and deadline management, helping users increase productivity and reduce procrastination. It features countdowns, Gantt-style charts, and robust organization tools with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Visual countdowns for deadlines
  • Gantt-style iterative schedules
  • Task organization with tags and subtasks
  • Seamless cloud sharing across devices
  • Extensive customization options
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • iCloud sync for Apple devices
Features
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Deadliner is a visual task tracker designed to increase your productivity and eliminate procrastination. Immerse yourself in a brand-new visual approach to tracking and managing deadlines, projects, events, and meetings. Set goals and visualize your progress by instantly seeing the remaining time compared to when you started a given task. Enhance your productivity further by adding subtasks to create a Gantt-style iterative schedule that seamlessly tracks across all your devices. Deadliner offers a range of practical applications for personal planning, teamwork, and education. Personalize your planning by tracking event time and progress, collaborate with team members by sharing deadlines, and create deadlines for students (or your own schedule as a student) and instantly share them. Key features include: - Visual Countdown: A novel approach to organization that provides a clear perspective. - Gantt-style Charts: Facilitate task iteration and enhance productivity and organization. - Organization with Tags, Projects, and Subtasks: Streamline your task management. Create subtasks of subtasks and complex task tress, or keep it simple. - Seamless Cloud Sharing: Instant cloud sharing across all your devices, built-in. - Over 1,200 Customization Options: Personalize your experience with icons, tags, and color schemes. - Home Screen Widgets: Access all your deadlines with a single swipe on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. - iCloud Sync: Seamless synchronization between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. - Reminders Sync: Import reminders as deadlines and keep changes aligned when enabled. - Support for Advanced Automation: Leverage built-in Shortcuts to streamline your workflows. Deadliner is available as apps for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Your subscription is shared across all your devices, ensuring uninterrupted access to all features. EULA: https://zetegy.com/eula/deadliner Terms of Use: https://zetegy.com/terms/deadliner

Screenshots

TooSoon4 screens
Deadliner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TooSoon at 4.0 against Deadliner's 3.0. TooSoon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Deadliner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Deadliner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TooSoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TooSoon holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TooSoon ships an update every 3 months, Deadliner every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TooSoon versus Deadliner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTooSoonDeadliner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul BernhardZetegy LLC

Customer experience

TooSoon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Deadliner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral11.9%
Negative59.5%

In-app purchases

None

TooSoon

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Deadliner

Subscriptions2
  • Deadliner Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Deadliner Annually7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is TooSoon free?
TooSoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deadliner free?
Deadliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TooSoon or Deadliner?
TooSoon is rated higher. TooSoon averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Deadliner averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TooSoon or Deadliner have ads?
Neither TooSoon nor Deadliner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TooSoon or Deadliner?
TooSoon ships an update every 3 months, and Deadliner every 2 weeks. Most recently, TooSoon was updated on November 3, 2026 and Deadliner on November 3, 2026.

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