Comparison

Almost Time vs Soon!

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

Soon!

Features
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Create countdowns in seconds—just add a title, pick a date, and choose a fun emoji. Set custom reminders so you're never caught off guard, whether it's 7 days before or on the day itself. With a clean design and easy-to-use interface, Soon! keeps you excited about what's coming next. Download now and start counting down to what matters most.

Screenshots

Almost Time4 screens
Soon!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soon! at none against Almost Time's 1. Almost Time's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Soon! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Almost Time ships an update monthly, Soon! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Almost Time versus Soon!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmost TimeSoon!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRx Software LimitedFun Lau

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Almost Time

One-time1
  • Almost Time Pro$3.99
None

Soon!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Almost Time free?
Almost Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soon! free?
Soon! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Almost Time or Soon! have ads?
Neither Almost Time nor Soon! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Almost Time or Soon!?
Almost Time ships an update monthly, and Soon! every 5 months. Most recently, Almost Time was updated on November 3, 2026 and Soon! on October 30, 2026.

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