Future Past vs Await
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Future Past
Track important dates with a simple timeline. See days remaining or days past for any event. Syncs with your iOS Calendar and offers widgets for quick access.
- Off-calendar event timeline
- iOS Calendar sync
- Calendar view for event browsing
- iOS widgets
- Unlimited events (Pro)
- Unlimited calendar integration (Pro)
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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. Watch a short ad any time to unlock Pro - a timeline that stretches up to 100 years - for free, no purchase required.
Await
Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdowns. See your events on your home and lock screens with interactive widgets. Unlock unlimited event tracking with a one-time purchase.
- Customizable event countdowns
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Title, date, color, and icon customization
- Unlimited event tracking with Pro version
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Count days until events with Await. Await is an app built to help you keep track of upcoming events. Add a countdown and customise it by setting: * Title * Date * Accent Color * Icon HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your countdowns on your Home Screen by adding the Await widget to it. Different sizes available. LOCK SCREEN WIDGET Keep track of what is upcoming directly from your Lock Screen with the Await Lock Screen widget. AWAIT PRO Try out Await by creating a up to 2 event countdowns. To remove this limit, you need to purchase Await PRO. Await PRO is a one time single purchase that removes all restrictions of the app and widgets. Hope you enjoy using Await.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Future Past at fortnightly against Await's every 8 months. On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Future Past sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Await sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Future Past ships an update fortnightly, Await every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Future Past | Await |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talking Chicken Friend OU | Nikola Kirev |
Customer experience
Future Past
Await
In-app purchases
Future Past
- Future Past Pro$0.29
Await
- Await Pro$3.99
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