Comparison

Deadline vs D.off

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

Head to head
About

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.

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
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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.

About

D.off

Features
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Spending more time on your phone than you'd like? D.off is a digital detox app built around self-control. It's more than a simple blocker — when you go past the limits you set for yourself, D.off locks the apps, and to unlock you type out meaningful quotes, letter by letter. Friction by design. Built with intent — designed to actually work. Self-imposed limits, enforced automatically - You set the limits, D.off keeps them - Daily limits, by category or per app - 24-hour asymmetric cooldown to soften impulsive changes Unlock by transcribing - On the shield screen, transcribe quotes to unlock - Not instant. Brief, deliberate typing, letter by letter - The feeling shifts from helplessness to ownership Masterpieces on the shield screen - The shield screen shows a framed public-domain masterpiece - Each time, a work is picked at random, skipping ones you've seen in the last 24 hours where possible Sleep protection (Premium) - Auto-lock during the sleep hours you set - Set a start and end time, then pick the days it applies to - A gentle digital break Emergency 30 minutes (included with Free) - For genuine urgency: one release per calendar week, 30 minutes - Once used, it's available again from next Monday Why D.off? - Transcription friction is something a simple timer can't offer Premium subscription (optional, auto-renewable) - For the first 7 days after you create your account, Premium features are available without a subscription; after that the app switches to Free with no automatic charge - First-time subscribers get a 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $29.99/year (about 37% less than monthly) - The paid subscription starts automatically when the subscription's free trial ends - It renews at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions - Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription - One account per device is recommended Privacy - Raw screen time data never leaves your device - Family Controls applies only to the apps you select - No advertising identifiers, no location tracking Languages 한국어, English, 日本語, 简体中文, Español, Français, ภาษาไทย This is a self-control wellness app. It is not a parental control app for monitoring others. ---- Support: chrislee.krh@gmail.com Terms: https://doff-elpis.web.app/terms.html Privacy: https://doff-elpis.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Deadline4 screens
D.off4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: D.off at 5.0 against Deadline's 4.5. D.off also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Deadline's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 1) and device support (4 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and D.off sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

D.off holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deadline has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deadline ships an update every 2 weeks, D.off every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deadline versus D.off: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadlineD.off
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (63 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElena MaltcevaJangchun Lee

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

D.off

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deadline

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

D.off

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Deadline free?
Deadline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is D.off free?
D.off is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deadline or D.off?
D.off is rated higher. Deadline averages 4.5 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while D.off averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Deadline or D.off have ads?
Neither Deadline nor D.off shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deadline or D.off?
Deadline ships an update every 2 weeks, and D.off every 8 days. Most recently, Deadline was updated on November 11, 2026 and D.off on November 10, 2026.

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