Comparison

TimeToNext vs Templates

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

Head to head
About

TimeToNext

This app displays the remaining time until your next upcoming event or reminder. It can show travel time, alert times, event details like name, color, and location. You can also manage events and set early notifications.

Highlights
  • Countdown to next event/reminder
  • Shows travel time
  • Displays event details (name, color, location)
  • Set early notifications
  • Edit, create, and delete events
  • Calendar and reminder integration
Features
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Display the relative time to the next (most recent) event or reminder within the next selected days. It shows, if available, the time to the last alert, to the start of the travel time and the beginning of the event. It also shows the event name, the calendar color and calendar name as well as the event location. For most events and reminders you can set early notifications. You also can edit, create and delete events. TimeToNext asks for the following permissions: Calendar and/or Reminders to show those items. Contacts, if you like to add/edit events and would like to invite from your contact list. Languages: English, German, Spanish, Chinese

About

Templates

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Keep your own message templates and use it with custom keyboard. You can add special parameter that changes values dynamically such as today/tomorrow etc. This is great tool for guest/customer communications.

Screenshots

TimeToNext4 screens
Templates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Templates at Free against TimeToNext's $0.99. Templates also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). TimeToNext's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On ads 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

Templates is free to download; TimeToNext costs $0.99 up front. TimeToNext sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Templates asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeToNext ships an update monthly, Templates daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TimeToNext versus Templates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeToNextTemplates
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaymund VorwerkDaniel Kang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeToNext

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
None

Templates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeToNext free?
TimeToNext costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Templates free?
Templates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeToNext or Templates have ads?
Neither TimeToNext nor Templates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeToNext or Templates?
TimeToNext ships an update monthly, and Templates daily. Most recently, TimeToNext was updated on October 15, 2026 and Templates on October 9, 2026.

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