Deadline vs Sivalka
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.
Sivalka
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ivalka keeps the recurring stuff in your life on track — bills, subscriptions, rent, chores, meds — the things that quietly come back every few days, weeks, or months. It's not another to-do list. Every task is a battery that fills from green to red as its deadline gets closer, so you see what's urgent at a glance — no reading dates. Swipe to check it off and the deadline rolls forward on its own. • Glanceable urgency — colour shows how close each deadline is • Built for recurring things — every N days, weeks (by weekday), months (by date) or yearly; a working-days-only option • Reminders your way — at the deadline or a custom lead time, plus an optional morning summary and evening & overdue nudges • Optional amounts — see what a bill costs, right on the card • Statistics — streaks, on-time rate, a 16-week heatmap, your weekly rhythm • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets • Add a task by voice • 6 calm themes, works fully on your device — no account needed Free includes up to 4 tasks with everything above. Sivalka Pro unlocks unlimited tasks. Subscription auto-renews. Cancel anytime in Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sivalka at every 3 days against Deadline's every 2 weeks. Deadline's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Deadline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sivalka sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Deadline ships an update every 2 weeks, Sivalka every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadline | Sivalka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (63 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elena Maltceva | Igor Hnes |
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
Sivalka
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deadline
- Deadline Pro$1.991 Month
- Deadline Pro$9.991 Year
Sivalka
- Sivalka Pro$0.991 Month









