# Deadline vs Mood Board

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mood Board at 18.0 against Deadline's 26.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Deadline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mood Board sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Deadline against 4.5 for Mood Board. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 101 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Deadline's written reviews are positive against 56% of Mood Board's.

Deadline ships an update every 2 weeks, Mood Board fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Deadline | Mood Board |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (63 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deadline-countdown-and-widget/id1557048705/reviews) | **[4.5 (101 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mood-board-creativit/id1661256251/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 63 | **101** |
| Positive reviews | **62.3% of reviews** | 55.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 12 MB | 81 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **18.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Elena Maltceva](https://appshunter.io/developer/1548185104) | [DesignTech SIA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1540325368) |

## What reviewers say

### Deadline

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deadline-countdown-and-widget/id1557048705)

Track upcoming events and deadlines with visual progress bars. Utilize interactive widgets, Live Activities, and notifications to stay on top of what matters. Organize deadlines by category, pin important ones, and add notes for comprehensive management.

**Highlights:** Visual progress bars for deadlines, Interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration, Timely notifications, List and Columns view, Deadline categorization and pinning, iCloud synchronization

**Features:** Apple Watch app, iMessage stickers, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Deadline Pro | $1.99 | per month |
| Deadline Pro | $9.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Clean, minimalist design
- 👁️ Clear visual deadline representation
- ⚡ Simple and intuitive interface
- 📱 Widget functionality for quick access
- 🎯 Effective deadline tracking

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Aggressive monetization strategy
- 🔐 Synchronization issues across devices
- ⚠️ Limited free version functionality
- 🐛 Widget display problems
- 📵 Lack of notifications

**Reported bugs**

- 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)

**Requested features**

- 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


### Mood Board

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mood-board-creativit/id1661256251)

Organize and store all your creative project ideas and inspiration in one place.  This app allows you to add various content types, sort, filter, and sync across your Apple devices.  Upgrade for unlimited workspaces, folders, and tags.

**Highlights:** Unlimited items and workspaces, Organize with folders and tags, Multiple content types (text, image, file, etc.), iCloud sync across Apple devices, Sort, filter, and duplicate items, Dark mode and native design, Widgets and app shortcuts

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Premium Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Well-designed and functional
- 👍 Great for organizing notes, links, images
- 👍 Integrates well with iOS, iPadOS, MacOS
- 👍 Simple and aesthetically pleasing interface
- 👍 Useful for teachers' lesson plans

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🐛 No undo/recover button, accidental deletion risk
- 🐛 App freezes when loading files
- 🐛 Images compressed, not original size
- 🐛 Videos not supported

**Reported bugs**

- Share to Creativit finicky, locks up
- Accidentally deleted entire workspace, no recovery
- App freezes when loading any file from Mac
- Sync doesn't work, bug preventing file sync
- Link previews not showing after iOS 18 update

**Requested features**

- Support multi-picture and video addition
- Add adaptive or waterfall display for folders
- More control over item presentation (image adjustment, scaling)
- Undo or recover button
- Warning before deleting items/workspaces


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Deadline free?

Deadline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Mood Board free?

Mood Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Deadline or Mood Board?

Mood Board is rated higher. Deadline averages 4.5 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Mood Board averages 4.5 from 101 ratings.

### Do Deadline or Mood Board have ads?

Neither Deadline nor Mood Board shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Deadline or Mood Board?

Deadline ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mood Board fortnightly. Most recently, Deadline was updated on November 10, 2026 and Mood Board on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*