Outside vs Makerspace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outside
Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.
- Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
- Trip planning with group coordination
- Yearly memory archive and profile
- Live widgets for home and lock screens
- Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
- Offline functionality
- Photo sharing for Lock Screen
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support
Makerspace
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Makerspace is a simple journal for the things you make; private by default, shared only when you choose. Whether you’re building furniture, beading jewellery, restoring bikes, sewing, or tinkering in the garage, Makerspace gives every project its own home. Log entries as you go, attach photos and videos, and look back on how far a build has come. Document as you build: create a project, then add entries whenever you make progress. Each entry can hold your notes, photos, videos, and links, so the whole story lives in one place. A timeline for every project: your entries flow into a clean, chronological timeline. Scroll back through a build from first idea to finished piece. Tag the moments that matter: ,ark entries as Progress, Inspiration, Milestone, Challenge, or Reflection to capture not just what you did, but how it went. Share it with other makers, if you like: follow the makers you know, and approve who follows you. Each project is private until you say otherwise: keep it to yourself, open it to your followers, or share it with everyone. You can hide individual entries even on a shared project. Private by default, always yours: every project starts private, and nothing is shared without your say-so. Makerspace runs no ads, no analytics, and no third-party tracking. You can delete your account and all its data at any time. For everyone’s safety, Makerspace is for makers aged 16 and over. Hope you enjoy your maker journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Makerspace at none against Outside's 17. Makerspace also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Outside's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support 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. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Makerspace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Outside ships an update every 6 days, Makerspace fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outside | Makerspace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Outside HQ LTD | Weoi En Sng |
Bugs and requests
Outside
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not working after iOS updates
- Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
- Paid subscription not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options for widgets
- Ability to delete or edit events
- Improved Android support
- Memories/map feature to track past events
Makerspace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outside
- Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
- Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
- Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
- Ad supported tier$4.99
- All Time Deal$5.49
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- All Time Deal$7.49
- All Time Pro$9.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
- Lifetime access$44.49
Makerspace
No in-app purchases









