Comparison

Deadline Tracker vs NowLoading

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Deadline Tracker

Stay on top of your tasks with a visual countdown timer and customizable widgets. Organize deadlines with tags, set repeating tasks, and receive timely reminders. Syncs across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Deadline auto-repeat
  • iCloud Sync
  • Notification reminders
  • Tagging system
  • Sort and pin deadlines
Features
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- Customizable Themes: personalize the deadlines and choose your favorite style of design to make deadline tracking more intuitive and interesting. - Home and lock screen widgets: quickly view upcoming deadlines on your home and lock screens. Stay up to date on your progress without opening the app. - Deadline auto-repeat: Easily set up repeating deadlines for tasks that need to be completed on a regular basis. - iCloud Sync: Keep your deadlines synchronized across all your devices with iCloud. Easily access your deadlines wherever you are, switching seamlessly from iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro and Mac. - Notification reminders: Never forget an important deadline again. - Tagging System: Easily organize your deadlines with our powerful tagging system. Use tags to categorize and label tasks, and easily find and manage specific deadlines. - Sort and Pin System: Easily sort and prioritize tasks based on a variety of criteria such as date created, date edited, percent complete and time remaining. Pin important deadlines for quick access and viewing. Terms of Use (End User License Agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NowLoading

Manage your to-dos with essential features in this ultra-simple progress tracker. Customize theme colors and lock your tasks with a passcode. It's designed for ease of use and a comfortable feel.

Highlights
  • Project management
  • Task registration
  • Task management within work items
  • Theme color customization
  • Passcode lock
Features
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The developer created this ultra-simple progress management app because they wanted to use it themselves! Who knew daily task management could be this easy? With this app, you can manage your to-dos with only the essential features. Additionally, you can customize the theme colors to create your own unique task management screen! We paid special attention to usability and the app's overall feel during implementation. We hope this app can be of even a little help in managing your progress. 【Features】 - Project management function - Task registration - Task management within work items - Theme color customization - Passcode lock 【Premium Service】 ■ Features unlocked - Remove in-app ads - Lift the registration limit for all data - Passcode lock function ■ Price and duration The monthly fee is ¥230 (including tax), and the subscription automatically renews one month from the date of application. Your iTunes account will be charged. ■ About automatic renewal billing You can stop automatic renewal if you do so more than 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. The automatic renewal procedure will take place between 24 hours before the end of the subscription period and the end of the subscription period. ■ Confirmation and cancellation App Store app -> User icon at the top right of the Today tab -> Subscriptions Here you can cancel, set up automatic renewal, and check the renewal date. ■ Important notes - You cannot cancel the premium plan's automatic renewal from within the app. - Your iTunes account will be charged. - We do not accept cancellations for the current month. ■ Terms of Service & Privacy Policy We do not provide personally identifiable information to third parties. We take great care in managing personal information and handle it as follows: - During support No personally identifiable information is transmitted via support emails. - Detailed link https://note.com/kojiro79/n/n7c8899db1c9b ■ Disclaimer We provide support for any issues or inconveniences with the app to the best of our ability, but the developer is not responsible for any damages incurred by users through the use of this app. --- Thank you for reading to the end! All reviews are read by the developer and always provide encouragement. We consider the feedback in reviews when thinking about new features, so we would be happy if you could leave a review when you have time! We will continue to update the app to ensure you have a comfortable experience, so please support us!

Screenshots

Deadline Tracker4 screens
NowLoading1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NowLoading at 100% against Deadline Tracker's 0%. NowLoading also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Deadline Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Deadline Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and NowLoading sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NowLoading holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deadline Tracker has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Deadline Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of NowLoading's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deadline Tracker ships an update every 9 days, NowLoading every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deadline Tracker versus NowLoading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadline TrackerNowLoading
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZIJIAN CHENyasuhiro kojima

Customer experience

Deadline Tracker

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

NowLoading

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Deadline Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

NowLoading

Subscriptions1
  • Premium plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Deadline Tracker free?
Deadline Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NowLoading free?
NowLoading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deadline Tracker or NowLoading?
NowLoading is rated higher. Deadline Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while NowLoading averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Deadline Tracker or NowLoading have ads?
NowLoading shows ads; Deadline Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Deadline Tracker or NowLoading?
Deadline Tracker ships an update every 9 days, and NowLoading every 2 weeks. Most recently, Deadline Tracker was updated on September 16, 2026 and NowLoading on June 2, 2026.

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