Comparison

Remaining vs GiftVault

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

Head to head
About

Remaining

Track the remaining time in the current year with this simple tool. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch, it helps you stay mindful of time and make the most of every second.

Highlights
  • Yearly countdown
  • iPhone support
  • Apple Watch support
  • Time management tool
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Happy New Year! How was last year? "I can't believe how quickly the time has gone and that it is already the beginning of December!" That's one of those things. Not one second can be wasted to succeed. This app is a useful tool to stop wasting time running on iPhone and Apple Watch. You can check the remaining time of this year anywhere. Let's do our best. Have a good year!

About

GiftVault

Features
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GiftVault is your private, offline gift idea manager. Capture ideas the moment inspiration strikes — snap a photo in a store, save a link, or jot a note — and organise everything by recipient, event, and budget. Track each gift through discovery, purchase, wrapping and delivery. No account required. No cloud. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Remaining4 screens
GiftVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GiftVault at none against Remaining's shown. GiftVault also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Remaining's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remaining ships an update every 4 months, GiftVault every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Remaining versus GiftVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemainingGiftVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuya TobiokaWEB REGISTER Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Remaining

No in-app purchases

None

GiftVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remaining free?
Remaining is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GiftVault free?
GiftVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remaining or GiftVault have ads?
Remaining shows ads; GiftVault does not.
Which is updated more often, Remaining or GiftVault?
Remaining ships an update every 4 months, and GiftVault every 6 weeks. Most recently, Remaining was updated on November 6, 2026 and GiftVault on October 28, 2026.

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