Comparison

Deadline App vs ClockThis

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

Head to head
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

About

ClockThis

Track upcoming movies, TV shows, and sports events with customizable reminders and notifications. Add your favorite events to your home screen for quick access. Never miss an important moment again.

Highlights
  • Discover global events
  • Create custom events
  • Set event reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Personalized notifications
  • Unlimited event creation
Features
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Never miss out on your exciting moments ever again! It's similar to a calendar, except it's dedicated to the purpose of showing you only the events you look forward to! We've built this app around the idea of fun & excitement: Experience the anticipation of your upcoming events every time you launch the app! Features: 1) Discover Events (-) Discover exciting events taking place world-wide of varying categories: Upcoming Movies & TV Shows, Sport Events & Much More! (-) Assign priority: Don't want to miss the premiere of your favorite TV Show? Assign a high priority to it and our app will send you notifications so you don't miss out! 2) Create Events (-) Basic details: Title, description, date (-) Customize: Give your event some life with custom color, emoji tag, or even upload your own photo as a background image (-) Extra Reminders: Set additional reminders (1 day, 1 week prior) to receive notifications to your device so you never miss out! (-) Unlimited: Create as many events as you want 3) Widget (-) Add your favorite events to your home screen so you can keep track of important events without having to launch the app 4) Notifications (-) Our app's main purpose is to send you notifications for your most important events. Choose which events will prompt notifications, and to what extent. (-) You're in control: The only notifications you receive are the ones you chose to be shown.

Screenshots

Deadline App4 screens
ClockThis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ClockThis at 5.0 against Deadline App's 4.5. ClockThis also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Deadline App's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and ClockThis sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ClockThis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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

Deadline App ships an update every 3 weeks, ClockThis every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Deadline App versus ClockThis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadline AppClockThis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (63 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElena MaltcevaMeshi Levy

Customer experience

Deadline App

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

ClockThis

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

ClockThis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deadline App

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

ClockThis

One-time5
  • ClockThis Pro$1.99
  • Clockies (Small)$1.99
  • Clockies (Medium)$4.99
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  • Unlimited Slots (1 Month)$4.99
  • Clockies (Big)$9.99

Questions

Is Deadline App free?
Deadline App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClockThis free?
ClockThis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deadline App or ClockThis?
ClockThis is rated higher. Deadline App averages 4.5 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while ClockThis averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Deadline App or ClockThis have ads?
Neither Deadline App nor ClockThis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deadline App or ClockThis?
Deadline App ships an update every 3 weeks, and ClockThis every 11 days. Most recently, Deadline App was updated on September 20, 2026 and ClockThis on June 3, 2026.

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