Comparison

Almost Time vs 5Goals

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

Head to head
About

Almost Time

Track time remaining until important events with a visually appealing countdown app. Personalize your countdowns with colors and emojis, and share them easily. Access live updates on your Lock Screen and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Personalized backgrounds and emojis
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island live activities
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Event sharing as images
  • Pro version for folders and notes
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Looking for a sleek and practical countdown app? Look no further than Almost Time! Count down to any event with ease, whether it's a birthday, anniversary, or the release of your favourite movie. See exactly how many years, days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until your event. With Almost Time, you can personalize your countdowns by adding background colours and emojis. Plus, share them with friends and family as images. Access live countdowns right from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and track all your events with a variety of Home and Lock Screen widgets. Upgrade to Almost Time Pro and unlock even more features, like the ability to organize your countdowns into folders, add notes, and customize the app's accent colours and icon. Download Almost Time now and start counting down to your next big event! (Please note that Live Activities and Lock Screen Widgets are not available on iPad.)

About

5Goals

This app helps you establish and track five daily goals to build accountability and foster lasting change. Visualize your progress with an interactive calendar and metrics, and maintain motivation through streak tracking. Your data remains private and offline.

Highlights
  • Track up to 5 daily goals
  • Interactive progress calendar
  • Visualize goal tracking habits
  • Streak tracking for motivation
  • Adjustable and editable goals
  • Offline and private data storage
Features
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5Goals is the tracker for your 5 daily goals. Having 5 daily goals is the first step towards holding yourself accountable and making progress over time. View your progress over time using the interactive progress calendar and visualize your goal tracking habits using the built-in metrics.* Small daily goals for a lasting change. - Keep an eye out on which goals you're falling behind on. - See your streaks for a positive feedback loop so you can stay on top of your goals. - Adjust and edit your daily goals by replacing low priority ones with higher priority goals. Completely offline and private so you can track your goals with peace of mind. Your goals and habits stay on your device. * PROGRESS CALENDAR AND METRICS REQUIRE AN ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Almost Time4 screens
5Goals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 5Goals at 4.7 against Almost Time's 3.8. 5Goals also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Almost Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 5Goals sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

5Goals holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Almost Time ships an update monthly, 5Goals every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Almost Time versus 5Goals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmost Time5Goals
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings66
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRx Software LimitedAMAN Labs LLC

Customer experience

Almost Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

5Goals

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Almost Time

One-time1
  • Almost Time Pro$3.99
1 purchases

5Goals

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Almost Time free?
Almost Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5Goals free?
5Goals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Almost Time or 5Goals?
5Goals is rated higher. Almost Time averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while 5Goals averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Almost Time or 5Goals have ads?
Neither Almost Time nor 5Goals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Almost Time or 5Goals?
Almost Time ships an update monthly, and 5Goals every 3 days. Most recently, Almost Time was updated on November 3, 2026 and 5Goals on November 4, 2026.

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