Comparison

Upcoming vs Birthday Countdown

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

Birthday Countdown

Features
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Never miss a birthday again. Birthday Countdown helps you track family and friends with clear day countdowns, Home Screen widgets, and timely reminders. Important dates stay visible without opening the app every day. OVERVIEW • See who’s next, with days left and the age they are turning when you add a birth year • Keep everyone organized in one simple list, with free and premium themes • Import birthdays, choose who to add, set a photo, and stay reminded KEY FEATURES • Birthday countdown: see how many days are left, and hours, minutes, and seconds when a birthday is within a week • Turning age and milestones: with a birth year, see ages such as 18, 21, 30, 50, and 60 • Home Screen widgets: Small and Medium widgets, with a photo when you have set one • Import from Contacts and Calendar: see what was found and choose who to add • CSV import: review the rows, then choose who to add • Photos and notes: add a photo, a gift idea, and a note for each person • Groups and search: Family, Friends, Work, or VIP • Share wishes: send a birthday message or a greeting card • Themes: Classic Plum and Champagne Toast are free. Celebration Velvet and Pastel Confetti unlock with Remove Ads, and the Home Screen icon can match • Remove Ads: one payment, not a subscription, for unlimited people, no ads, and the two premium themes. The free plan holds 8 people HOW TO USE 1. Add a person, or import from Contacts or Calendar and choose who to keep 2. Set reminder preferences for each birthday 3. Add a Home Screen widget for an at-a-glance countdown 4. Open the app anytime to see who’s next and share a wish Perfect for busy families, friend groups, and anyone who wants a simple birthday tracker with widgets and reminders. Not just another calendar buried in notifications. Download Birthday Countdown and make every celebration easy to remember.

Screenshots

Upcoming4 screens
Birthday Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

Upcoming and Birthday Countdown are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Birthday Countdown 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, Birthday Countdown every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Upcoming versus Birthday Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpcomingBirthday Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB37 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperKok KeongAjaysinh Jadeja

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

Birthday Countdown

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Upcoming free?
Upcoming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Birthday Countdown free?
Birthday Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Upcoming or Birthday Countdown have ads?
Both Upcoming and Birthday Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Upcoming or Birthday Countdown?
Upcoming ships an update every 2 months, and Birthday Countdown every 5 weeks. Most recently, Upcoming was updated on October 13, 2026 and Birthday Countdown on October 11, 2026.

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