Days Left vs Next Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Days Left
This app helps you track upcoming events by counting down the days until they occur. It offers smart background customization based on event type and provides timely reminders. Share your countdowns with friends on social media.
- Countdown to event dates
- Smart event type detection
- Customized event backgrounds
- Event reminders
- Social media sharing
- Unlimited event saving
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Days Left is a gorgeous event management app. It displays the number of days left from today until your event date. Days Left is simple and easy to use. Just select a date, type an event name and days left will keep counting the number of days left. It will remind you the day before and on the day your event is due. Days Left displays the events on a beautiful transparent table. Days Left is smart. It can detect your event type and place a gorgeous background just right for your event. You can share events on Facebook and Twitter. Days Left is very useful as a reminder for all sorts of events (such as Birthdays, Holidays, Parties, Functions, Meetings etc. It can even track how many days since you quit smoking.) And best of all Days Left is FREE! Features: • Can save unlimited number of events. • Days Left smartly detect your event type and displays customized background to match your event. • You can share your event on Facebook and Twitter. • Days Left can show remaining days in number of “Days” or in number of “Years Months and Days”. • Days Left will notify when your event is due. Which means you will never miss an event. • Very easy to use with clear on screen instructions.
Next Up
Create beautiful countdown widgets for your iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen. Track birthdays, trips, holidays, and other important events with customizable looks and layouts. No account or ads required.
- Multiple countdown creation
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Customizable widget display
- Date-only or exact-time countdowns
- Polished event looks and layouts
- No account required
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What’s coming up, counting down. Next Up is a beautiful countdown widget app for the birthdays, trips, launches, holidays, exams, weddings and everyday milestones you want to keep close. Create a countdown in seconds, choose a look that fits the moment, then add it to your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen. Each widget can show the countdown you choose, so you can keep your next trip on one screen, a birthday on another, and the big deadline right where you’ll see it. Next Up is designed to be simple, visual and calm. No account is required. There are no ads. Version 1 is free. Features: - Create multiple countdowns for important events - Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen - Add glanceable countdown widgets to your Lock Screen - Choose which countdown each widget displays - Use date-only countdowns or exact-time countdowns - Pick from polished event looks and widget layouts - Get clear setup guidance for adding and editing widgets - No account required - No ads Use Next Up for birthdays, holidays, weddings, exams, flights, launches, concerts, anniversaries, deadlines and anything else worth looking forward to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Days Left at 78% against Next Up's 0%. Days Left also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). Next Up's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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. Days Left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Next Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
Days Left holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Days Left has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Days Left's written reviews are positive against 0% of Next Up's.
| Parameter | Days Left | Next Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 444 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Istiak Islam | Jordan Shears |
Customer experience
Days Left
Next Up
In-app purchases
Days Left
- Purchase to remove ads$0.99
Next Up
No in-app purchases
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