Comparison

Nearing vs Lanely Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Nearing

Create visually appealing countdowns for important events like vacations, birthdays, and launches. See remaining days at a glance with customizable cards and home screen widgets. Receive notifications and celebrate milestones with festive animations.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown cards
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Celebratory animations
  • Recurring event tracking
  • Event arrival notifications
  • iPhone and iPad optimized design
Features
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Nearing — Countdown to What Matters Create beautiful countdowns for the events you're looking forward to. Whether it's a vacation, birthday, wedding, or launch day, Nearing helps you see exactly how many days are left at a glance. COLORFUL COUNTDOWN CARDS Each countdown gets its own card with a custom emoji and color. Pick from a wide palette to make every event feel unique and personal. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add your countdowns to your home screen and lock screen so you always know what's coming up — no need to open the app. CELEBRATIONS When the big day arrives, Nearing celebrates with you. Open the app to a burst of confetti. RECURRING EVENTS Birthdays, anniversaries, and yearly traditions come back around. Set a countdown to repeat so it's always tracking the next one. NOTIFICATIONS Get a reminder when your event arrives so you never miss the moment. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE & iPAD A clean list on iPhone, an expansive grid on iPad — Nearing looks right on every screen.

About

Lanely Countdown

This app makes counting down to events engaging with customizable widgets and dynamic messages that change as the date approaches. Personalize every detail, from fonts and colors to unique design eras, and even share countdowns with friends and family. It intelligently creates countdowns from simple descriptions and works offline.

Highlights
  • Dynamic personality messages
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Smart Add for event creation
  • Multiple design eras and themes
  • Offline functionality
  • Live Activities support
  • Import from Calendar and Contacts
Features
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Countdowns don't have to be boring. Lanely Countdown gives every event its own personality with messages that change as your date gets closer. Whether you're counting down to vacation, a birthday, a concert, a wedding, a holiday, or something you've been waiting months for, every countdown feels a little more alive each day. Build stunning Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, personalize every detail, and share countdowns with friends and family. FEATURES • Personality that changes every day Choose from Snarky, Sweet, Dry, Dramatic, Unhinged, or Nostalgic. Messages automatically evolve from months away to today and beyond — and they work completely offline. • Smart Add Describe what you're waiting for in your own words, like "Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's" or "my birthday is March 18 every year," and Lanely builds the countdowns for you. It understands holidays, relative dates, and repeating events, and asks a quick question rather than guessing. Runs entirely on your device. On iOS 27 you can start it with Siri by saying "Create a countdown in Lanely Countdown." • Beautiful widgets Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with ten layouts, photos, gradients, maps, custom fonts and colors, weather, and progress bars. Browse every design as a live preview of your own countdown before you pick one.On iOS 27, Up Next also comes in a full screen portrait size. • Designs with an era Commit to a look: split-flap Flip Clock, torn-page Calendar, a click-wheel Now Playing screen, or a hot-pink Nineties poster. • Make it yours Mix and match dozens of themes, gradients, fonts, appearances, and colors — or generate a custom background from your event with Image Playground, right on your device. • Count down to anything Perfect for vacations, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, concerts, sporting events, holidays, milestones, and releases. • Live Activities Keep important countdowns on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during the final hour. • Watch on Apple TV Bring your countdowns to the big screen. Browse current and past events, follow countdowns shared with you, and start Play All to cycle through them full screen, each in its own design. • Stay organized Search, filter, group, duplicate, and manage countdowns with recurring events and automatic birthday countdowns. • Share with others Collaborate on live countdowns via iCloud, or share beautiful countdown images on social media. • Import in seconds Create countdowns from Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, birthdays, or built-in holiday templates. • Never miss an event Receive reminders before your event and see weather forecasts as your date approaches. Whether you're counting down to tomorrow or next year, Lanely Countdown makes waiting a little more fun.

Screenshots

Nearing3 screens
Lanely Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lanely Countdown at none against Nearing's 1. Lanely Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Nearing's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Nearing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lanely Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nearing against 5.0 for Lanely Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearing ships an update every 2 days, Lanely Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nearing versus Lanely Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearingLanely Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary PezzaLanely Labs LLC

Customer experience

Nearing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lanely Countdown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nearing

One-time1
  • Nearing Widget Unlock$1.99
None

Lanely Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nearing free?
Nearing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lanely Countdown free?
Lanely Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nearing or Lanely Countdown?
Nearing and Lanely Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Nearing or Lanely Countdown have ads?
Neither Nearing nor Lanely Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nearing or Lanely Countdown?
Nearing ships an update every 2 days, and Lanely Countdown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Nearing was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lanely Countdown on November 10, 2026.

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