Comparison

TooSoon vs Deadline App

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

Deadline App

Easily create and manage all your important deadlines. Receive timely notifications to ensure you never miss a due date. Visually track the remaining time for each task.

Highlights
  • Create deadlines
  • Set notifications
  • Track time left
  • Deadline management
  • Task reminders
Features
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Create deadlines Set notifications for them Track the time left

Screenshots

TooSoon4 screens
Deadline App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Deadline App at 4.5 against TooSoon's 4.0. Deadline App also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 2). TooSoon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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. Deadline App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TooSoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deadline App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deadline App has 63 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TooSoon ships an update every 3 months, Deadline App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TooSoon versus Deadline App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTooSoonDeadline App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings263 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul BernhardElena Maltceva

Customer experience

TooSoon

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

Deadline App

All ratings63 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral15.6%
Negative22.1%

Bugs and requests

TooSoon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Deadline App

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Widget not displaying deadlines on Mac
  • App freezing when creating multiple tasks
  • Synchronization failures between iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
  • Purchase restoration not working on all devices
  • Incorrect deadline display (showing wrong remaining time)
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  • Live activities not updating progress bar over time
  • Widget showing blank on Intel Mac
  • Notifications triggering incorrectly (wrong timing)
  • App crashes and data loss
  • Calendar write access permission issues
  • Widget not syncing with app data
  • Lagging when scrolling through many deadlines
  • Live activities disappearing randomly
  • Completed deadlines auto-deleting after 30 days without user control

Requested features

20 requests
  • Display deadlines in days format instead of percentage
  • 12-hour time format option
  • Task categories/organization by type
  • Recurring/repeating deadlines
  • Progress bar fill visualization
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  • Overdue task indicators
  • Share and copy to clipboard functionality
  • Countdown mode without completion requirement
  • Multiple widget selection options
  • Automatic calendar integration
  • Line break support in notes/descriptions
  • Image attachment capability
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • Working days calculation (excluding weekends)
  • Task deletion functionality
  • Bidirectional time counting
  • Family/shared task support
  • Today button for quick start date setting
  • Notification customization and frequency control
  • Light mode theme option

In-app purchases

None

TooSoon

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Deadline App

Subscriptions2
  • Deadline Pro$1.991 Month
  • Deadline Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is TooSoon free?
TooSoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deadline App free?
Deadline App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TooSoon or Deadline App?
Deadline App is rated higher. TooSoon averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Deadline App averages 4.5 from 63 ratings.
Do TooSoon or Deadline App have ads?
Neither TooSoon nor Deadline App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TooSoon or Deadline App?
TooSoon ships an update every 3 months, and Deadline App every 3 weeks. Most recently, TooSoon was updated on October 7, 2026 and Deadline App on October 12, 2026.

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