Deadline vs Deadline Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deadline
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.
- 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
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Deadline shows how much time is left before what matters: every deadline gets a progress bar that fills up day by day. Follow your deadlines in interactive widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, in Live Activities and Dynamic Island, and get notifications right on time. View deadlines in List or Columns mode, sort them into categories, pin the important ones and add notes. Deadline works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch and syncs through iCloud.
Deadline Dash
This productivity app helps you manage deadlines and combat procrastination using an AI assistant. It offers visual progress tracking, customizable reminders, and home screen widgets for easy access. Stay organized with real-time iCloud syncing and timely notifications for all your tasks.
- Smart AI deadline addition
- Progress bar visualization
- Integrated task reminders
- Customizable themes and emojis
- Home screen widget support
- iCloud syncing
- Notification system
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Introducing DeadlineDash: Your Ultimate Deadline Management App! Tired of missing deadlines and battling procrastination? DeadlineTracker is here to revolutionize your productivity. Developed out of personal necessity, this app is a game-changer for anyone seeking to enhance their efficiency and punctuality. --Key Features-- Smart AI Assistant: simply describing your deadline or taking a screenshot, and deadline will be automaticlly added Progress Bar Visualization: Stay motivated with our progress bar system, showing you exactly how close you are to each deadline, making time management both visual and intuitive. Integrated Reminders: Keep all your tasks in check with reminders that ensure you never miss a beat. Comprehensive Customization: Tailor your experience with customizable colors, symbols and EMOJIS!, making your deadline management as unique as you are. Widget Compatibility: Access your deadlines directly from your home screen with our handy widget support. iCloud Syncing: Seamlessly keep all your devices updated with real-time syncing via iCloud. Notification System: Stay informed with alerts for upcoming, urgent, and overdue tasks, helping you prioritize effectively. Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/b26924fc-77a5-42dc-94ef-b78e69530c4d Term of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deadline Dash at 88% against Deadline's 62%. Deadline Dash also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Deadline's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (63 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Deadline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Deadline Dash sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Deadline Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Deadline's written reviews are positive against 88% of Deadline Dash's.
Deadline ships an update every 2 weeks, Deadline Dash every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadline | Deadline Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (63 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elena Maltceva | 勇 王 |
Customer experience
Deadline
Deadline Dash
Bugs and requests
Deadline
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
Deadline Dash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deadline
- Deadline Pro$1.991 Month
- Deadline Pro$9.991 Year
Deadline Dash
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$7.991 Year
- Lifetime$12.99
