It's Almost Time vs next.calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
It's Almost Time
Track the time remaining until important events with customizable countdowns. Set notifications and choose display details for each occasion. Share events with friends and access them across devices.
- Customizable countdown display (years to seconds)
- Adjustable colors for portrait and landscape modes
- Event notifications
- Unlimited occasions
- iCloud synchronization
- Event sharing via email and messages
- Multiple widget types
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Ever wonder how long until your next vacation, how many shopping days until Christmas, or how long until your next birthday? Well, now you can have that information at your fingertips. You simply enter the date and time of the event of interest and watch the seconds tick away! • Specify the level of detail to be displayed from Years down to Seconds • Specify the colors used to display the countdown and text • Control over the details and colors used separately for Portrait and Landscape modes • Set a notification when the occasion date and time arrives • Unlimited number of occasions • Occasions are stored securely in your iCloud account, so no one except you has access to them • Ability to share and receive occasions between your friends using email and messages • Several different types of Widgets
next.calc
A beautifully designed calculator app that offers a modern and intuitive user experience. It features personalization options, live activities, and widgets for quick access, along with advanced editing capabilities for complex expressions.
- Free with no ads or tracking
- Customizable themes
- Live Activities and Lock Screen Widgets
- One-handed keyboard
- Infix calculations with syntax highlighting
- Infinite history and favorite expressions
- Cursor gestures and trackpad support
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next.calc is a beautiful and intuitive calculator, reimagined for the modern era, with many useful features: Completely Free - No cost, no ads, no tracking! Themes - Personalize to match your style Live Activities - Quickly jump back into an unfinished expression Lock Screen Widgets - Quickly access from the lock screen One-Handed Keyboard - Effortlessly use on larger phones and tablets A Cursor - Allows for easy typing and editing, just like typing in Messages or Notes Infix Calculations - See the full expression, in context, as you type Multi-Lined Expressions - Making long expressions a pleasure to edit Syntax Highlighting - Makes expressions easier to digest Real-Time Answers - See the answer as you type Infinite History - Easily jump back to a previous expression or answer Favorite Expressions with Notes - Great for storing budgets, calculating tips, formulas, etc. Intuitive Cursor Gestures - Swipe left and right on the keyboard to quickly move the cursor Intuitive Keyboard Gestures - Swipe down (or long press) on keys with secondary values Keyboard and Trackpad Support - Works great with the Magic Keyboard iPad Support & Multitasking - Supports Split View and Slide Over Copy, Cut, and Paste - Double tap on numbers to quickly select and edit them Beautiful Handmade Animations and Icons - Makes the app a delight and a pleasure to use And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: next.calc at Free against It's Almost Time's $1.99. next.calc also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). It's Almost Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
next.calc is free to download; It's Almost Time costs $1.99 up front. next.calc sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. It's Almost Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
next.calc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of It's Almost Time's written reviews are positive against 100% of next.calc's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's Almost Time | next.calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hot-n-GUI, LLC | Josh Angelsberg |
Customer experience
It's Almost Time
next.calc
In-app purchases
It's Almost Time
No in-app purchases
next.calc
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