Comparison

Seasons App vs Future Past

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

Head to head
About

Seasons App

Track the exact start times of upcoming seasons with detailed countdowns. Supports both hemispheres and offers astronomical or meteorological season definitions. Integrates with your calendar and allows sharing.

Highlights
  • Countdown to season start
  • Northern & Southern Hemisphere support
  • Astronomical & Meteorological seasons
  • Animated background
  • Add events to calendar
  • Share season events
  • Apple Watch app & glance
Features
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Countdown to the exact start time of the next seasons. More features: - for the northern and southern hemisphere - astronomical (standard) and meteorologic (March 1st, June 1st, ...) seasons - animated background - add season events to calendar - share begin of season events - support for the iPhone 6 and 6+ - support for iPad multitasking mode Runs on the Apple Watch: - countdown to the next seasons - for the northern and southern hemisphere - astronomical (standard) and meteorologic (March 1st, June 1st, ...) seasons - watch app and glance interface for a quick lookup

About

Future Past

Track important dates with a simple timeline. See days remaining or days past for any event. Syncs with your iOS Calendar and offers widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Off-calendar event timeline
  • iOS Calendar sync
  • Calendar view for event browsing
  • iOS widgets
  • Unlimited events (Pro)
  • Unlimited calendar integration (Pro)
Features
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Your important dates. Made simple. Add any event to see the days remaining or the days past. Future Past pulls the events you choose from your calendars into one clean, focused timeline — no more digging through calendar hell to find what matters. Features: Unified timeline — past and future events from your chosen calendars in one continuously scrolling view Favorites - star your most important dates to pin them to the top Fast search - find any event instantly, typos and all Home Screen widgets - see your next event or pin a specific one, right on your Home Screen Native calendar editing - add and edit events with the calendar picker you already know Future Past is free to use, with your timeline showing 1 week ahead and behind. Unlock Pro - a timeline that stretches up to 100 years - in either of two ways: watch a short ad for 24 hours of Pro access, no purchase required, or subscribe to Future Past Pro. Future Past Pro subscription: monthly, auto-renewing. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://talkingchickenfriend.com/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Seasons App4 screens
Future Past3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Future Past at 100% against Seasons App's 44%. Future Past also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Seasons App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Future Past is free to download; Seasons App costs $0.99 up front. Future Past sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Seasons App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Future Past holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Seasons App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Future Past's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seasons App ships an update every 5 months, Future Past every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Seasons App versus Future Past: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeasons AppFuture Past
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasTalking Chicken Friend

Customer experience

Seasons App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Future Past

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Seasons App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Future Past

One-time1
  • Future Past Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Seasons App free?
Seasons App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Future Past free?
Future Past is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Seasons App or Future Past?
Future Past is rated higher. Seasons App averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Future Past averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Seasons App or Future Past have ads?
Neither Seasons App nor Future Past shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seasons App or Future Past?
Seasons App ships an update every 5 months, and Future Past every 2 weeks. Most recently, Seasons App was updated on October 11, 2026 and Future Past on October 24, 2026.

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