Deadlines vs Spark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deadlines
Easily track important dates, events, and countdowns. Import from your calendar or add manually. Features widgets, reminders, and precise time tracking to help you stay focused and on schedule.
- Countdown tracking
- Event reminders
- Calendar import
- Customizable widgets
- Precise time tracking
- No login required
- 100% private
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Never miss a deadline again. Track important dates, events, and countdowns with ease. Import from your iOS Calendar or add manually. No login required. 100% private. Includes widgets, reminders, and precise time tracking — all designed to keep you focused and on time. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I_9jcylrCWFHIWBt3cOAz3R3pFHEaLvas37BvTe0bSI/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Spark
This app helps you track personal goals and document life's important moments. Create a visual timeline with photos and videos, and automatically generate memory videos of your journey. All your data is stored locally and privately on your device.
- Goal tracking and countdown timer
- Personal journal and diary entries
- Photo and video diary integration
- Automatic memory video creator
- Local and private data storage
- Multimedia timeline creation
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Spark - Goal Tracker & Diary is your Personal Timeline for Life's Most Important Moments. -- Goal Tracker & Countdown Timer -- Set meaningful goals and watch your progress unfold day by day. Whether it's preparing for college, training for a marathon, or counting down to your wedding day, Journey's countdown feature keeps you motivated and focused on what matters most. -- Personal Journal & Diary -- Document every emotion, milestone, and memory along your journey. Our integrated journal lets you capture the ups and downs - from the frustration of difficult practice problems to the joy of achieving milestones. Record encouragement from family, support from friends, and every precious moment that shapes your path. -- Photo Journal & Video Diary -- Go beyond words with our multimedia timeline. Add photos and videos to create a rich visual diary of your journey. Every image and video becomes part of your personal timeline, creating a complete story of your goal achievement. -- Memory Video Creator -- Transform your entire journey into a beautiful memory video with just one tap. Our smart video diary compiler automatically combines all your journal entries, photos, and videos into a shareable masterpiece - perfect for celebrating your achievements or inspiring others. -- Local & Private -- Everything runs entirely on your device — no APIs, no data collection. Your photos and data stay completely private. -- Terms of Use -- https://signerlabs.com/journey/terms -- Provicy Policy -- https://signerlabs.com/journey/privacy Whether you're counting down to a life-changing exam, documenting a fitness transformation, or preserving precious memories, Journey is your perfect companion. Start tracking your goals, building your timeline, and creating lasting memories today. Download Spark now and turn your goals into stories worth sharing, it's not the destination, it's the Journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deadlines at none against Spark's 3. Deadlines also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Spark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Deadlines asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Deadlines against 5.0 for Spark. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Deadlines ships an update every 3 days, Spark every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadlines | Spark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MerchzDeals LLC | Signer Labs |
Customer experience
Deadlines
Spark
In-app purchases
Deadlines
No in-app purchases
Spark
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual$6.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99









