Upcoming vs Let's Build Countdowns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upcoming
Track important dates with a customizable countdown widget. Visualize your progress towards goals, events, or holidays with daily updates. Stay motivated and focused by seeing how much time remains until your next milestone.
- Daily countdown tracking
- Customizable icons and colors
- Event card styling
- Motivation for goal completion
- Sense of urgency for tasks
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Upcoming is a simple, beautiful countdown app for the days that matter: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, exams, launches, or anything you're looking forward to. MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOUR OWN • Pick a color and an icon for each event, or draw your own icon • Organize events into groups • See your whole year at a glance in the calendar view • Get reminders before important dates • Keep countdowns on your Home Screen with widgets • Check your next events on Apple Watch • Sync across your devices with iCloud, and back up your events to a file WHY COUNT DOWN? Knowing exactly how much time is left keeps you motivated and focused on what's ahead. Watching the days go by, one at a time, gives you a sense of urgency, so you spend less time scrolling and more time on what matters. FREE AND UPCOMING PLUS Upcoming is free to use with up to 8 events, 3 groups, 8 pre-made icons, 1 custom drawn icon and 2 color themes. Reminders, widgets, the year calendar, Apple Watch, iCloud sync and backups are free for everyone. Upcoming Plus unlocks: • Unlimited events and groups • Unlimited custom drawn icons • All 182 pre-made icons • All color themes Upcoming Plus is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The yearly plan may include a free trial. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNCHjdEaUqFAD1AAu1UufTuoq4-qbyzt3BvMIHGcQn8/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have a suggestion? Email us at kokk97799@gmail.com.
Let's Build Countdowns
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Let’s Build Countdowns helps you look forward to the Moments that matter. Add birthdays, holidays, school trips, family visits, Christmas, weekends away, or anything else you are excited about. Then keep your next Moment close with bright, friendly widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Built around anticipation, Let’s Build Countdowns makes it simple to see what is coming next without turning it into a calendar, planner, or complicated productivity tool. Features: • Add your own Moments in seconds • Start quickly with family-friendly Moment templates • See your Next Up Moment at a glance • Choose icons and colours for each Moment • Show selected Moments in widgets • Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes • Lock Screen widgets • Local-first design with no accounts required Whether it is a birthday, a holiday, a school break, a family visit, or a special day you cannot wait for, Let’s Build Countdowns helps make the waiting part feel fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Let's Build Countdowns at none against Upcoming's shown. Let's Build Countdowns also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Upcoming sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Let's Build Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Upcoming ships an update every 2 months, Let's Build Countdowns every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upcoming | Let's Build Countdowns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kok Keong | Brian Leary |
In-app purchases
Upcoming
- Monthly$1.491 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$11.491 Year
- Lifetime - Early Bird Discount$5.99
- Lifetime$20.99
Let's Build Countdowns
- Countdown Plus$2.99
Questions
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