# Dreambeans vs Nearly There

The clearest difference is price: Dreambeans at Free against Nearly There's $0.99. Dreambeans also leads on ratings volume (824 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). Nearly There's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Dreambeans is free to download; Nearly There costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Nearly There holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreambeans has 824 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Dreambeans's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nearly There's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dreambeans | Nearly There |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | [4.8 (824 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dreambeans/id6748778630/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nearly-there/id6799800148/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **824** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 118 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 26.5 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Google](https://appshunter.io/developer/281956209) | [Christopher Snyder](https://appshunter.io/developer/6799800150) |

## What reviewers say

### Dreambeans

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dreambeans/id6748778630)

This app curates personalized daily collections of stories by connecting information across your Google apps. It aims to help you discover new ideas and focus on what matters most, with unique illustrations for each story.

**Highlights:** Personalized story collections, Connects Google apps (Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube, Search), Unique illustrations per story, Dive deeper into topics, Save favorite stories to library, Web information for action-taking

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Nearly There

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nearly-there/id6799800148)

Track the time until important future events with customizable countdowns. Personalize each event with photos, colors, and icons. Get detailed time remaining and optional reminders to stay on track.

**Highlights:** Customizable countdowns, Personalize with photos, colors, and icons, Detailed time remaining (years to seconds), Workday countdown option, Event notes with iCloud sync, Calendar integration, Optional reminders

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dreambeans free?

Dreambeans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Nearly There free?

Nearly There costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Dreambeans or Nearly There?

Nearly There is rated higher. Dreambeans averages 4.8 out of 5 from 824 ratings, while Nearly There averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Dreambeans or Nearly There have ads?

Neither Dreambeans nor Nearly There shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Dreambeans or Nearly There?

Dreambeans ships an update every 4 days, and Nearly There every 4 days. Most recently, Dreambeans was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nearly There on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*