OnlyNumbers vs Ahead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnlyNumbers
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Pick a date in the past or future and and see exactly how far away it is, in days, months, or years. Keep as many as you like. Name them, or not. View in full screen. Swipe to delete, hold and drag to reorder. Pin one to your home screen as a widget and see it without opening the app. Light and dark follow your system. Text scales with your accessibility settings, all the way up. No accounts. No data collection. No ads. Your numbers stay on your device.
Ahead
Easily track upcoming events like trips, birthdays, and holidays with customizable countdowns. Display these important dates on your home screen with glanceable widgets, so you never miss a moment.
- Recurring countdowns
- Built-in holiday calendars
- Customizable card styling
- Home screen widgets
- Sync across devices
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You're excited about that upcoming trip/party/holiday! Ahead keeps the dates you care about in view. Create countdowns for trips, birthdays, launches, anniversaries, deadlines, and the holidays you never want to miss. Ahead gives each date a clear card, a flexible schedule, and widgets that make your next moment glanceable without opening the app. What you can do: • Create recurring countdowns for daily, monthly, or annual events. • Add holiday countdowns from built-in country, seasonal, and religious calendars. • Choose actual or observed holiday dates where available. • Style each card with gradients, text color, icons, and optional artwork. • Choose your own artwork from Photos. • Pin one, two, or four countdowns in configurable widgets. • Keep countdowns synced between iPhone and iPad and available to widgets. Ahead is built for the small moments and the big ones: the flight you booked, the birthday you nearly forgot, the launch date you are counting toward, and the holidays that deserve their own place on your screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OnlyNumbers at 16.4 against Ahead's 18.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | OnlyNumbers | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Parker | Just About Normal, LLC |
In-app purchases
OnlyNumbers
No in-app purchases
Ahead
No in-app purchases









