PaperDue vs Countdown

PAPERDUE — NEVER MISS A SUBMISSION DEADLINE Your next breakthrough paper deserves a shot. Don't let it miss the deadline. PaperDue is the essential deadline tracker built for AI researchers, PhD students, and academics who live and breathe conference submissions. Track CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, AAAI, ECCV, and hundreds more — all in one beautiful, distraction-free app. ———————————————————— WHY RESEARCHERS CHOOSE PAPERDUE ———————————————————— Conference season is brutal. You're juggling abstract deadlines, full-paper windows, rebuttal periods, and camera-ready dates — across dozens of venues simultaneously. Missing a deadline doesn't just mean disappointment; it means waiting another year. PaperDue keeps every critical date front and center, so you can focus on the science. —————— FEATURES —————— - LIVE COUNTDOWN TRACKER — Browse hundreds of AI, CV, NLP, and ML conferences sorted by urgency. Real-time day countdowns, second-precise timers for your followed venues. - SMART NOTIFICATIONS — Custom reminder alerts at 14, 7, 3 days or the day of — configured independently for abstract and full-paper deadlines. - CORE & CCF RANKINGS — Every conference tagged with its CORE (A*, A, B, C) and CCF (A, B, C) ranking. Filter instantly to surface only the venues that match your impact target. - DYNAMIC ISLAND COUNTDOWN — When a deadline enters the final 24 hours, a live ticker activates in the Dynamic Island. The most urgent alert on your phone. - HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS — Glance at your next deadline without opening the app. Multiple sizes with live countdown bars. - TIMELINE & CALENDAR — Visualize your full submission roadmap in a scrollable timeline or monthly calendar, with one-tap export to Apple Calendar. - MULTI-TIMEZONE SUPPORT — Local time, UTC, AoE, or any fixed offset. Essential for international submissions. ———————————— DESIGNED FOR FOCUS ———————————— No clutter. No social feed. No noise. The dark navy interface keeps your eyes comfortable during late-night writing sessions. —————————————— YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE —————————————— The researchers who get accepted aren't always the ones with the best ideas — they're the ones who submitted on time, without the last-minute panic. Download free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Countdown is the warmest, simplest way to count down to the moments that matter in your life. Waiting for a trip? Studying for an exam? Trying not to forget a birthday? Countdown lets you organize your goals into categories and see, at a glance, exactly how much time is left for each one. FEATURES • Unlimited categories (Travel, Health, Career, Family, and more) • Countdown to each goal in days, hours, and minutes • Reminders — get notified as your goal approaches • Progress summary — see how far you've come • Personal notes — remember why you chose this goal • A warm, calm, distraction-free design WHY COUNTDOWN? Skip the cluttered planners and busy calendars. Countdown helps you focus on what actually matters, all counted down in one simple place. Countdown is free to start. Track up to 5 active countdowns at no cost. For unlimited countdowns and data export, we offer a one-time, affordable Pro upgrade — no subscription, no surprise charges. Add your first goal today, and take one step closer.