Future Past vs The Start Button
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.
The Start Button
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The Start Button is a minimalist goal-setting app that embraces the power of singular focus. Instead of overwhelming yourself with multiple tasks, we encourage you to identify and commit to your single most important goal for life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Start Button at none against Future Past's 1. The Start Button also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Start Button asks for nothing beyond the download.
Future Past ships an update fortnightly, The Start Button weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Future Past | The Start Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talking Chicken Friend OU | Hoi Mau Hung |
In-app purchases
Future Past
- Future Past Pro$0.29
The Start Button
No in-app purchases
Questions
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