Comparison

Soon vs Just Waiting

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

Head to head
About

Soon

Create unlimited countdowns and widgets for your lock and home screens. Customize colors, fonts, icons, and backgrounds for any event. Schedule recurring events and sync across timezones.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdown widgets
  • Lock screen and home screen widgets
  • Customizable colors, fonts, and icons
  • Recurring event scheduling
  • Background image support
  • Live timers
  • Timezone support
Features
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I built this app because I couldn't find what I needed. I hope you find it useful too. I was looking for a simple countdown app with widgets for iOS, but every app I found either required a subscription, charged money, or limited how many widgets I could create. So, I built Soon-ish, a completely free countdown app with unlimited widgets, no subscriptions, and no hidden fees. **Unlimited Widgets, Completely Free** Create as many countdowns and widgets as you want. Track birthdays, holidays, Twitch streams, or any important moment. All widgets are free, forever. **Types of Widgets** • Lock Screen Widgets: See your countdowns right on your lock screen • Home Screen Widgets: Small, medium, and large sizes • Live Timers: Real-time countdown that updates every second • Dynamic Island: pin a countdown to the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen as a Live Activity • Customizable Display: Choose to show days, hours, minutes, and/or seconds **Full-ish Customizability** • Custom Colors: Pick any color for text and backgrounds • Custom Icons: Choose from hundreds of icons (Ionicons & MaterialIcons) • Custom Fonts: Select from multiple font families • Background Images: Use your own photos as backgrounds • Background Overlays: Adjust brightness and contrast for perfect readability • Multiple Themes: Light, dark, and custom color schemes **Smart-ish Recurring Events** • Daily: Countdowns that repeat every day • Weekly: Set specific days of the week • Monthly: Same day each month • Yearly: Annual events like birthdays and holidays • Custom Schedule: Create complex recurring patterns with multiple time slots **Notifications** • Get alerted the moment a countdown completes • Optional reminders before and follow-ups after • Write your own notification message **Integrations** • Twitch: Countdown to your favorite streamers' next streams! • Holidays: Browse and add popular holidays and events! • Share Countdowns: Share your countdowns with friends via link! **Other Features** • Clock Mode: Full-screen countdown display • Timezone Support: Track events across different timezones • Granularity Control: Show exactly the time units you want • Sort & Organize: Customize the order of your countdowns • Background Sync: Automatic updates for imported countdowns **No Subscriptions, No Limits** Soonish is completely free with no in-app purchases required. Create unlimited countdowns, use all features, and enjoy beautiful widgets without ever paying a cent.

About

Just Waiting

Features
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Just Waiting is a simple countdown app. Set a start and end date and see how much time is left. Days, hours, minutes, and seconds — nothing more, nothing less.

Screenshots

Soon4 screens
Just Waiting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Just Waiting at none against Soon's 4. Soon's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Soon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Just Waiting asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Soon versus Just Waiting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoonJust Waiting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHOMAS VAN DE CROMMENACKERGABIN MARCEL MACHET

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Soon

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Large Tip$4.99
None

Just Waiting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soon free?
Soon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just Waiting free?
Just Waiting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soon or Just Waiting have ads?
Neither Soon nor Just Waiting shows ads.

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