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A Dreamdays alternative
with a checklist for each event.

Dreamdays does countdowns and count-ups with photo backgrounds and themes. Soon. does the same and adds a free Plan mode that suggests a checklist and timeline for the kind of event, 26 widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy, and Memories that keep a day after it has passed. It has no ads or tracking, needs no account, and syncs through your own iCloud.

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How does Soon. compare to Dreamdays?

Both apps do photo countdowns and count-ups with themes. The differences are in planning, widgets, and what happens after the day.

Event-type planning (Plan Mode)
Soon.: Free. Soon. suggests a starter checklist and milestone timeline for trips, weddings, birthdays, exams, work, holidays, health, a baby, concerts, and sport. Add your own tasks and milestones; Premium adds reminders for plan items and a week-by-week Baby plan.

Dreamdays: General countdowns and count-ups, without event-type templates.
Weather for the day
Soon.: Add a place to a moment and, once the date is within 7 days, Soon. shows the Apple Weather forecast for it (Premium).

Dreamdays: No weather integration.
Widgets
Soon.: 26 widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy, from a single day count to a ring, a timeline, and a full-year view, plus a Control Center control on iOS 18. Free widgets show your pinned moment; Premium lets you choose any moment for each widget. With Premium, the Final Countdown runs on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island in the last 24 hours.

Dreamdays: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets supported.
Memories
Soon.: When a day has passed, Soon. offers to keep it as a Memory that counts the days since. With Premium, add photos and a note, and On This Day sends a reminder on its anniversary each year.

Dreamdays: Count-up events display elapsed time but don't cycle as anniversaries.
Platforms
Soon.: iPhone only, iOS 17.6 or later. Moments sync between iPhones through your own iCloud.

Dreamdays: Check its App Store listing for the devices it supports. If you need iPad or Apple Watch, Soon. won't cover them.
Privacy
Soon.: No ads, tracking, third-party SDKs, or account. Your moments stay on your iPhone and, with iCloud sync on, in your own private iCloud. Export them as JSON or delete them all from Settings.

Dreamdays: Check its App Store privacy label for what it collects.

Who should pick Soon. vs Dreamdays?

Pick Soon. if…
  • You want a starter checklist and timeline for the day without writing one yourself
  • You want StandBy widgets as well as Home Screen and Lock Screen ones
  • You want past days kept as Memories, with a yearly reminder on the anniversary (Premium)
  • You want the forecast for a trip once it's a week away (Premium)
  • You want an app with no tracking, ads, or account
Stick with Dreamdays if…
  • You're happy with simple count-down / count-up events without planning support
  • You've built a Home Screen layout around Dreamdays' widget styles
  • You want your countdowns on an iPad or Apple Watch; Soon. is iPhone only

About Soon.

Soon. Countdowns for the moments you care about, always in view. Count down to trips, weddings, and birthdays on iPhone with 26 widgets, a free checklist for each event, and iCloud sync. Free, with Premium. Free · ProRated 5.0 · 3 ratingsiPhone

Questions

FAQ

What is the best Dreamdays alternative for iPhone?
Soon. covers what Dreamdays does on iPhone. Both apps turn a date into a countdown or a count-up with a photo behind it. Soon. adds a free Plan mode that suggests a checklist and milestone timeline for the kind of event, 26 widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy, and Memories for days that have passed. It has no ads or tracking on any tier and needs no account.
Does Soon. count up from a past date like Dreamdays?
Yes. Give a moment a past date and Soon. counts the days since, on its card, on widgets (including the Soon · Streak grid), on the Lock Screen, and in the Control Center control on iOS 18. A countdown that has reached its day can also be saved as a Memory that shows the days since, and with Premium, On This Day sends a reminder on its anniversary each year.
Does Soon. have photo backgrounds and themes like Dreamdays?
Yes. Every moment in Soon. can show your own photo, a curated photo for the kind of event, or a gradient theme, and you can crop the photo to fit. There are 11 themes: Sunrise, Ocean, and Forest are free, and Premium adds 8 more and a gallery of up to 10 photos per moment. Photos come through Apple's system picker, so Soon. sees only the ones you choose.
Is Soon. free like Dreamdays?
Yes. Soon.'s free version has no time limit and covers up to 5 moments, Plan mode, widgets showing your pinned moment, 3 themes, calendar import, Memories, and iCloud sync, with no ads. Premium adds unlimited moments, any moment on any widget, all 11 themes, reminders, the weather forecast, daily notes, and repeating moments: $1.99/month or $9.99/year, each with a 7-day free trial, or $12.99 once for Lifetime.
Does Soon. work on iPad or Apple Watch like Dreamdays?
No. Soon. runs on iPhone only (iOS 17.6 or later), with no iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch version. If you need countdowns on an iPad or a Watch, Soon. is not the right pick.

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Countdowns with a plan for the day, 26 widgets, and Memories, free for up to 5 moments.

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