Comparison

OnTimer vs UpKeep

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

Head to head
About

OnTimer

This app automatically creates persistent alarms for all your calendar events, ensuring you never miss a meeting. It also provides departure time alerts for in-person meetings based on real-time traffic conditions.

Highlights
  • Automatic calendar event alarms
  • Persistent, non-dismissible notifications
  • Time to leave alerts with traffic
  • Customizable transportation modes
  • Recurring event controls
  • Do Not Disturb integration
Features
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“Are you joining the meeting?” If you've ever gotten that message while you were sidetracked by an email, a task, or one more thing, OnTimer is for you. Calendar notifications are easy to swipe away. OnTimer turns your calendar into real alarms, so a missed notification doesn't become a missed meeting, or a missed flight. Connect your Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendar once, and OnTimer does the rest: a persistent alarm when it's time to act, a Time to Leave alert when it's time to head out, and now Time to Fly for every flight on your calendar. NEW: TIME TO FLY Every flight on your calendar gets an alarm when it's time to leave for the airport. OnTimer recognizes flights your email and travel apps add to your calendar, or just put the airport code, like JFK, in an event's location. Your leave time combines airline-recommended arrival times (2 hours domestic, 3 hours international) with your drive, parking, and whether you're checking a bag. Connecting flights don't get a second alarm, and you can adjust any flight from its card. CUSTOM ALARM SOUNDS Make your alarms your own. Choose a sound for your main alarm and another for Time to Leave alerts, or give one event its own sound. Preview every sound for free. More sounds are coming soon. HOW IT WORKS OnTimer uses your calendar as the source of truth. When your schedule changes, your alarms stay in sync, so you never create or maintain alarms by hand. Unlike notifications that disappear after a swipe, OnTimer's alarms keep reminding you until you dismiss them. High Alert can ring through Silent mode and Focus on iOS 26.1 and later. Prefer quieter alerts? Medium Alert respects Focus. TIME TO LEAVE ALERTS For events with a location, OnTimer watches traffic and tells you exactly when to head out. Choose your travel mode and add a departure buffer. ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IF YOU • See calendar reminders and still leave late • Get focused and lose the last few minutes before a call • Need alarms that keep going until you act • Use more than one calendar • Experience time blindness or notification overload FREE • Connect one Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendar • Automatic alarms for every calendar event • Persistent alarms with High and Medium Alert • Time to Fly airport alarms • Recurring event controls • Focus & Silent Mode settings PREMIUM • Connect multiple calendars across work and personal life • Time to Fly live traffic updates and a night-before heads-up • Time to Leave alerts with live traffic • Early Warning alerts before your main alarm • Custom alarm timing for individual events • Custom alarm sounds • Business Hours • 7-day free trial on the annual plan OnTimer works quietly in the background, so you never have to think about setting alarms again. Download OnTimer today and never be late again. Some features require a paid subscription. Monthly and annual subscription options are available in the app. Pricing varies by region and is shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

UpKeep

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Keep every maintenance task in one place. Upkeep tracks vehicles, bicycles, home equipment, and anything else that needs regular care. Add service reminders by time or usage, see what is due soon, log completed work and costs, and review the history for each thing. Export and import a JSON backup when you change devices. Your maintenance data stays on your device. Optional usage analytics can be turned on in Settings, and feedback is sent only when you choose to submit it.

Screenshots

OnTimer4 screens
UpKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UpKeep at none against OnTimer's 2. OnTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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. OnTimer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. UpKeep asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnTimer ships an update every 5 days, UpKeep fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OnTimer versus UpKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnTimerUpKeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEthan GarrHashfront LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OnTimer

Subscriptions2
  • OnTimer Pro (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • OnTimer Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

UpKeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OnTimer free?
OnTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UpKeep free?
UpKeep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OnTimer or UpKeep have ads?
Neither OnTimer nor UpKeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnTimer or UpKeep?
OnTimer ships an update every 5 days, and UpKeep fortnightly. Most recently, OnTimer was updated on October 30, 2026 and UpKeep on October 24, 2026.

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