It's Almost Time vs MapSwitch
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
MapSwitch
This app automatically redirects Google Maps links to Apple Maps within Safari, ensuring a seamless browsing experience. It also offers an optional Waze redirection feature and a dark mode for improved accessibility. Users can also manually trigger Apple Maps searches with specific prefixes.
- Automatic Google Maps to Apple Maps redirection
- Optional Waze Maps redirection
- Dark mode with high contrast ratio
- Manual Apple Maps search prefixes
- Works across all websites in Safari
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MapSwitch will also automatically redirect Google Map links to Apple Maps when using Safari - built from the ground up with the goal of creating seamless experience in your Safari browsing experience. MapSwitch works on any website, surf freely across the internet and MapSwitch will continue to work its magic and automatically and convert any Google Maps links to Apple Maps. Download and see what everyone is talking about! MapSwitch also has a bonus WAZE Maps feature. Prefer Waze navigation? Set the Waze Maps option to in the extension popup and MapSwitch automatically redirect links to your Waze Navigation App. Not only that MapSwitch has an additional dark mode feature which satisfies the AAA standard of a contrast ratio of 7 for Accessibility and Contrast when Dark Mode is enabled. With MapSwitch you can easily open Apple Maps automatically when searching. Preceding any search with amm or amaps will automatically open the search in Apple Maps. For example: use "amaps martial arts" to search Apple Maps for martial arts studios near you or "amaps sushi" to find sushi restaurants near you in Apple Maps. To start using MapSwitch simply enable the extension by going to your device settings > Safari > Extensions > and set MapSwitch to "On". There is a video walk-thru tutorial in the app as well to help you. Satisfying you our customer is our one priority. Share you feedback, report bug, feature request. Just email us at jcltravels@gmail.com We take your privacy very seriously. Switch does not collect, store, read any of your personal data so you can rest assured when using the app.
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Verdict
It's Almost Time and MapSwitch both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of It's Almost Time's written reviews are positive against 50% of MapSwitch's. MapSwitch's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 MapSwitch $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
It's Almost Time holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of It's Almost Time's written reviews are positive against 50% of MapSwitch's.
It's Almost Time ships an update every 5 weeks, MapSwitch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's Almost Time | MapSwitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better | 4.4 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hot-n-GUI, LLC | Ameen Mody |
Customer experience
It's Almost Time
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In-app purchases
It's Almost Time
No in-app purchases
MapSwitch
No in-app purchases
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