Future Past vs BigTimer.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Future Past
Easily track important past and future dates with a unified timeline. Star favorite events, search instantly, and view upcoming dates on your home screen. Unlock extended timelines through ads or a subscription.
- Unified timeline of past and future events
- Favorite important dates
- Fast event search
- Home screen widgets
- Native calendar editing
- Extended timeline access
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Your important dates. Made simple. Add any event to see the days remaining or the days past. Future Past pulls the events you choose from your calendars into one clean, focused timeline — no more digging through calendar hell to find what matters. Features: Unified timeline — past and future events from your chosen calendars in one continuously scrolling view Favorites - star your most important dates to pin them to the top Fast search - find any event instantly, typos and all Home Screen widgets - see your next event or pin a specific one, right on your Home Screen Native calendar editing - add and edit events with the calendar picker you already know Future Past is free to use, with your timeline showing 1 week ahead and behind. Unlock Pro - a timeline that stretches up to 100 years - in either of two ways: watch a short ad for 24 hours of Pro access, no purchase required, or subscribe to Future Past Pro. Future Past Pro subscription: monthly, auto-renewing. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://talkingchickenfriend.com/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BigTimer.
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BigTimer turns your phone or tablet into a giant, easy-to-read stopwatch and countdown timer. The digits fill the whole screen, so you can see the time from across the room. STOPWATCH • Huge MM:SS digits that scale to fill the screen; hours appear automatically after 59:59 • Lap times with split totals, the fastest and slowest lap marked COUNTDOWN • One-tap presets from 1 minute to 1 hour, or set any time up to 23:59:59 • Loud alarm, vibration and flashing digits when time is up • Both timers run side by side: switch views and the other keeps counting INTERVAL ALERTS • Beep and vibrate every 1, 2, 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes; ideal for workouts, practice sessions and talks MADE FOR READING AT A DISTANCE • Five color themes: Navy, Black, Night (red, easy on dark-adapted eyes), Green and Light (for bright rooms) • Works in portrait and landscape • Full-screen, distraction-free display; the screen stays awake while timing • Keeps time while the phone is locked and remembers your timers, laps and settings when you reopen it • No ads, no accounts, no data collected Great for workouts and HIIT, talks and presentations, classrooms and exams, meetings, cooking, board games, and anywhere you need to see the time at a glance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BigTimer. at none against Future Past's 2. BigTimer. also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Future Past sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. BigTimer. asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Future Past | BigTimer. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talking Chicken Friend | arroWebs Inc |
In-app purchases
Future Past
- Future Past Pro$1.001 Month
- Future Past Pro$14.99
BigTimer.
No in-app purchases





