Countdown app vs Until Then
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown app
This utility app allows users to set countdowns to specific future dates. It offers a straightforward interface for tracking important events and deadlines.
- Countdown to specific future dates
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Track important events
- Track deadlines
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A simple and Easy Countdown App that countdown from the current date to a specific date in the future.
Until Then
Track upcoming events with a clean, ad-free countdown experience. Customize each event with emojis, colors, and photos, and receive timely reminders. Enjoy widgets and Live Activities for at-a-glance updates.
- Unlimited event creation
- Customizable event appearance
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- Customizable reminders
- Yearly event rollover
- iCloud sync
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Until Then - Event Countdown is a clean, ad-free way to count down to the moments you're waiting for. • Create as many events as you like - birthdays, trips, anniversaries, deadlines - each with its own emoji, color and optional photo. See exactly how long is left, down to the second on the day itself. • Home Screen widgets in every size, plus Lock Screen widgets • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island in the final hours • Custom reminders - as many as you want, from hours to months before • Yearly events that roll over automatically for birthdays & anniversaries • Optional iCloud sync across your iPhone and iPad * Share time left with others * Time zone aware or constant time - your choice * Count up from event, or continue to count after the event arrived * Siri & shortcuts integration No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No locked features. Everything stays on your device. I built it for myself because every other countdown app I tried was full of ads and paywalls. I'm sharing it in case it's useful to you too - free, clean, and it'll stay that way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Until Then at 5.0 against Countdown app's 3.9. Countdown app's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Until Then holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown app has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Countdown app ships an update every 2 weeks, Until Then weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown app | Until Then |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hameed Abdullah | Ron Sigall |
In-app purchases
Countdown app
No in-app purchases
Until Then
No in-app purchases
