Comparison

Activity vs Till Then

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

Head to head
About

Activity

Features
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Records time on your activities. Enter the activities you want to measure. (Walking, hobbies, sewing suit, knitting, carpentry, painting, working, cycling, etc.) 2. Press 'Start' when you start and 'Stop' when you have finished. The time you spend per activity is saved and displayed in an overview per day, week, month, year or total time. Also the total time of all activities is displayed. Examples: - Easy to get time consumption to invoice for elapsed time. - Good to know how long it takes to sew a suit. - How much have we been cycling this month?

About

Till Then

This app helps you count down to important dates like birthdays, holidays, and trips with customizable widgets. It supports public holidays from 27 countries and allows you to share your countdowns.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for countdowns
  • Import public holidays from 27 countries
  • Track days, weeks, months, or years
  • One-time purchase, no subscriptions
  • Shareable event cards
  • Customizable event ordering
Features
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Till Then shows you what's ahead. Add birthdays, trips, holidays, anniversaries, or any date that matters, and see exactly how much time is left, right from your Home Screen. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Follow the final stretch as a Live Activity. The last hours tick down on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never have to open the app to know how close you are. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS Four widget sizes let you glance at your upcoming events without opening the app. Small, medium, large, and extra-large, all beautifully designed to fit right in on any Home Screen. Choose what each one shows: your whole list, a single featured moment, one category, or a timeline of what is ahead. ON YOUR WRIST A full Apple Watch app, plus complications for your watch face. Pick any countdown and keep it in view all day. HOLIDAYS FROM 27 COUNTRIES Import public holidays with a single tap. Add them all at once or pick your favorites. Moving holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Midsummer are calculated years ahead, so they always land on the right day. Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO TRACK Track days, weeks, months, or years until any date. Add one-time events or annual repeating events, or count up from a date that has already passed. Give a countdown an exact time of day and watch it tick down in hours, then in minutes. Reorder your list exactly how you want, or let the app sort automatically by what is coming up next. JUST ASK "What's next in Till Then?" or "How long until my birthday?" Siri answers on the spot. Your countdowns turn up in Spotlight too, with the time remaining right there in the result. BRING YOUR DATES WITH YOU Import events from your calendar, and send any moment back to it with a reminder. Everything stays on your device and syncs privately through iCloud. No account, no tracking. SHARE THE EXCITEMENT Long-press any event to share a beautiful Story-format card, or send a live link that keeps counting down for whoever opens it. Perfect for letting friends know how many days until your birthday, wedding, or next big adventure. MADE TO FEEL AT HOME A polished dark mode, eight signature gradient styles, 180 symbols to pick from, and 13 languages. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription. No in-app purchases. Pay once, use forever.

Screenshots

Activity4 screens
Till Then4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Activity at Free against Till Then's $2.99. Activity also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). Till Then's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Activity is free to download; Till Then costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activity ships an update every 10 days, Till Then every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Activity versus Till Then: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivityTill Then
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB14 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperVigleik Steinar VollDavid Svensson

In-app purchases

None

Activity

No in-app purchases

None

Till Then

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Activity free?
Activity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Till Then free?
Till Then costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Activity or Till Then have ads?
Neither Activity nor Till Then shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activity or Till Then?
Activity ships an update every 10 days, and Till Then every 5 days. Most recently, Activity was updated on September 9, 2026 and Till Then on September 13, 2026.

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