It's Almost Time vs Cue It
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
Cue It
Create custom lists of timed intervals for various routines, from fitness to productivity. The app automatically transitions between timers, offering audio and text-to-speech cues. Schedule reminders to start your timed sessions.
- Create custom timer lists (Cues)
- Automatic timer transitions
- Sound effects and narration
- Background operation with notifications
- Scheduled reminders
- Supports fitness, productivity, and meditation
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Stay on track with Cue It! Create lists of timers, called “Cues”, to stay on track for each step in a routine of yours. When one timer on your list ends, the next timer starts. For when you need to track time on something split into smaller parts, Cue It makes sure you don't miss a beat. - Stay in shape: Create Cues for your fitness routines, with timers for each exercise and break - Get productive: Create a Cue with a Pomodoro Timer loop (25 minutes of work, followed by a 5 minute break) - Find relaxation: Create a Cue for meditation breathing techniques to relax or help with sleep, such as 4-7-8 Breathing When you start a Cue, two countdown timers will be displayed - one for your current individual timer, and another for how much time is left in total. If you aren't able to keep constant focus on your device, you can also enable features such as Sound Effects, Vibrations, or Text-to-Speech Narration whenever a new timer starts. Cues can be created for all kinds of purposes, including: - Fitness/Workout Routines (Interval Timers) - Productivity (Pomodoro Timers) - Meditation/Breathing Techniques - Basic Food Preparation - Presentation Practice Need to multitask with Cue In the background? While a Cue is active, you can also toggle the Notification Bell to enable/disable notifications for when a new timer starts, if you are away from Cue It. If you want to stick to a schedule, you can also set timed reminders to perform a Cue at a later time - either for a specific time and date, or repeating reminders on specific weekdays at a particular time.
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Verdict
It's Almost Time and Cue It both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cue It's written reviews are positive against 70% of It's Almost Time's. Cue It also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). It's Almost Time's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
It's Almost Time costs $1.99 and Cue It $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for It's Almost Time against 4.6 for Cue It. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of It's Almost Time's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cue It's.
It's Almost Time ships an update every 5 weeks, Cue It monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's Almost Time | Cue It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) | 4.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hot-n-GUI, LLC | Justin Hopkins |
Customer experience
It's Almost Time
Cue It
In-app purchases
It's Almost Time
No in-app purchases
Cue It
No in-app purchases









