Comparison

Soon vs Big Day

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

Head to head
About

Soon

Features
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Soon turns the days you're looking forward to into beautiful countdowns you'll actually want to look at. Trips, birthdays, exams, anniversaries, paydays — add a countdown in seconds and watch the days melt away. A live ticking timer counts down to the second, and Home Screen widgets keep your next big day one glance away. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Add unlimited countdowns in seconds • Gorgeous gradient cards, one tap to a full-screen live timer • Days : Hours : Minutes : Seconds — ticking in real time • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets • Pick an icon and color for every event • Works fully offline — your countdowns stay on your device • No account needed Whether it's a holiday, a deadline, or the day someone special comes home, Soon makes the wait feel a little more exciting.

About

Big Day

Track important dates with a visually appealing countdown. See your upcoming events on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch without opening the app. Count down to future events or count up from past milestones.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets (all sizes)
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities for real-time countdowns
  • Count up or count down functionality
  • Recurring events and weekday-only counting
  • Customizable alerts and categories
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Count down to what matters. See it on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Countdown turns any date into a live countdown you can actually see — no opening an app, no digging through a calendar. Your next trip, your wedding, your exam, your due date. Always one glance away. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE No ads. Not on the free tier, not ever. No banners, no video walls, no "watch this to unlock." WIDGETS THAT DO MORE • Home Screen widgets in every size — small, medium, large, and inline • Lock Screen widgets so you see it without unlocking • Live Activities — watch the final hours tick down in real time on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Interactive widgets — mark events done or snooze right from the Home Screen • Apple Watch complication showing your next event COUNT DOWN — OR COUNT UP Days until your holiday. Or days since you quit smoking, since the baby arrived, since you started. Both directions, same app. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Recurring events that reset themselves — birthdays, anniversaries, rent, monthly deadlines • Weekday-only counting for work deadlines (17 working days, not 24 calendar days) • Multiple alerts per event — a week out, a day out, an hour out • Categories with colors and icons — travel, family, work, health • Custom photo backgrounds from your library or our gallery • Choose exactly what shows: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds • Share a countdown to iMessage in one tap YOUR APPLE WATCH, INCLUDED Your countdowns sync to your Watch automatically — no iCloud account needed, no subscription, on the free tier. COUNTDOWN PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited events, iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, unlimited custom backgrounds, and all widget styles. Pay once. Keep it forever. Free tier includes 5 events, all widget sizes, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events stay on your device and in your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. EULA: Apple’s Standard License Agreement applies.

Screenshots

Soon4 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soon at none against Big Day's 1. Big Day's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price 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. Big Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Soon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soon ships an update every 5 weeks, Big Day every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Soon versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoonBig Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaibhav GuptaDamien Asseya

In-app purchases

None

Soon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Big Day

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Soon free?
Soon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soon or Big Day have ads?
Soon shows ads; Big Day does not.
Which is updated more often, Soon or Big Day?
Soon ships an update every 5 weeks, and Big Day every 2 weeks. Most recently, Soon was updated on November 13, 2026 and Big Day on November 13, 2026.

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