Comparison

iEventTimer vs Todates

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

Head to head
About

iEventTimer

This utility app helps you track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and notifications. It syncs across Apple devices and offers widgets for at-a-glance updates. Enjoy an ad-free experience with automatic event date loading from the web.

Highlights
  • Countdown timers for events
  • Customizable notifications
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities support
  • Automatic web event date loading
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Never miss an event with iEventTimer. iEventTimer is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, so you can always check the countdown to the next event, wherever you are. Notifications: Receive daily and hourly notifications (optional, configurable) leading up to an event on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and more. Mute events that you don't want to receive notifications for. Widgets: Check the timer at a glance from your Home and Lock Screens and stay up-to-date with the latest event announcements. Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island are also supported. Automatic updates: iEventTimer loads event dates from the web, so you never have to remember to add an event. If you want, you can also add custom events to count down to, and sync them to all of your devices via iCloud. Customization: From the amount of notifications to the colors of app and widgets, you can customize iEventTimer to fit your preferences, adding your personal touch. Ad free experience. iEventTimer is not and never will be showing you ads in the app.

About

Todates

Easily calculate the time between any two dates, including days, weeks, years, hours, and minutes. Set up countdowns with notifications and display them using customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Date difference calculation
  • Countdown timers
  • Completion notifications
  • Customizable widgets
  • Easy setup
Features
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Find out how many days, weeks, years, hours and minutes are between the calendar’s dates with this awesome app. Create countdowns that display notifications when completed and widgets! Pretty easy to use, just setup the date in the calendar and see the result.

Screenshots

iEventTimer4 screens
Todates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Todates at Free against iEventTimer's $0.99. Todates also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). iEventTimer's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). On review sentiment, 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

Todates is free to download; iEventTimer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Todates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iEventTimer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iEventTimer ships an update every 5 weeks, Todates every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iEventTimer versus Todates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriEventTimerTodates
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnian SchleyerSergio Alejandro Torres Martinez

Customer experience

iEventTimer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Todates

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iEventTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Todates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iEventTimer free?
iEventTimer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Todates free?
Todates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iEventTimer or Todates?
Todates is rated higher. iEventTimer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Todates averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iEventTimer or Todates have ads?
Neither iEventTimer nor Todates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iEventTimer or Todates?
iEventTimer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Todates every 4 weeks. Most recently, iEventTimer was updated on September 21, 2026 and Todates on July 24, 2026.

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