Future Past vs Countdown
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.
Countdown
This app helps you keep track of important dates and events with a simple countdown timer. Stay organized by visualizing the time remaining until your next significant moment.
- Event countdown timer
- Date tracking
- Stay organized
- Simplistic design
- Functional timer
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Countdown: Moments Tracker is a simplistic yet functional countdown timer that helps you stay organized by keeping track of important events and dates in your life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown at 13 against Future Past's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Countdown sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Future Past against 5.0 for Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 13 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.
Future Past ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Future Past | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talking Chicken Friend | Vladislav Gershun |
Customer experience
Future Past
Countdown
In-app purchases
Future Past
- Future Past Pro$14.99
Countdown
- Premium$1.99
- Pro$4.99
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