Comparison

Upcoming vs Let's Build Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily countdown tracking
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Event card styling
  • Motivation for goal completion
  • Sense of urgency for tasks
Features
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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.

About

Let's Build Countdowns

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Upcoming4 screens
Let's Build Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Upcoming versus Let's Build Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpcomingLet's Build Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKok KeongBrian Leary

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Upcoming

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$11.491 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime - Early Bird Discount$5.99
  • Lifetime$20.99
1 purchases

Let's Build Countdowns

One-time1
  • Countdown Plus$2.99

Questions

Is Upcoming free?
Upcoming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Let's Build Countdowns free?
Let's Build Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Upcoming or Let's Build Countdowns have ads?
Upcoming shows ads; Let's Build Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Upcoming or Let's Build Countdowns?
Upcoming ships an update every 2 months, and Let's Build Countdowns every 8 days. Most recently, Upcoming was updated on October 22, 2026 and Let's Build Countdowns on October 24, 2026.

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