Comparison

Emoticon Search vs SinceUntil

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

Head to head
About

Emoticon Search

Easily find and copy any emoticon to express your emotions. Browse, search, or categorize a vast collection of emoticons. Save your favorites for quick access and request new emoticons directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Browse and search emoticons
  • Categorize emoticons
  • Tap to copy
  • Hold to favorite
  • Request new emoticons
Features
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Emoticon search is a repository of emoticons that you can scroll, search or categorize through. Tap to copy, and hold down to add to your favorites. Easily find any emoticon to show your emotion. If you want to request any future emoticons use the Contact Us button in the menu selection. Developed By Corey Smith, and Michael Canan.

About

SinceUntil

Visually track upcoming events or past milestones with customizable widgets. Create countdowns for anything, import from calendars, and share your progress. Offers a native iOS experience with a focus on privacy.

Highlights
  • Home, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Count down to future events
  • Count up from past milestones
  • Calendar event import
  • Recurring event tracking
  • Customizable colors and icons
  • Shareable countdowns
Features
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Count down to what's next or count up from the moments that matter. SinceUntil puts live countdowns everywhere you look: Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, and Apple Watch. CREATE IN SECONDS Pick a date, a color, and an icon (or any emoji). Done. Future dates count down, past dates count up, and the direction switches automatically. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK • Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy • Apple Watch app and watch-face complications • Live Activities: pin a countdown to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control Center controls and Home Screen quick actions • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight: ask for a countdown or search your events STAYS IN SYNC Your events follow you to every device with private iCloud sync, and milestone notifications celebrate meaningful marks like 100 days or 1 year. POWER FEATURES • Import from your calendar, or auto-track recurring activities like gym visits • Recurring countdowns, progress bars, and calendar breakdowns • Share events as beautiful cards that friends can import with one tap • Backup, restore, and CSV export WHAT'S FREE Everything, for up to 3 events. WHAT'S PRO Unlimited events. That's it: $0.49/month, $2.99/year, or $5.99 once and it's yours forever. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No tracking. No analytics. Your events sync privately via iCloud, and the developer never sees your data. Privacy Policy: https://sinceuntil.pages.dev Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Emoticon Search4 screens
SinceUntil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SinceUntil at Free against Emoticon Search's $0.99. SinceUntil also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months). Emoticon Search's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). On ads 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

SinceUntil is free to download; Emoticon Search costs $0.99 up front. SinceUntil sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Emoticon Search asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SinceUntil holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoticon Search has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Emoticon Search's written reviews are positive against 100% of SinceUntil's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoticon Search ships an update every 27 months, SinceUntil every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Emoticon Search versus SinceUntil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoticon SearchSinceUntil
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (29 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercorey smithWalter Sysko

Customer experience

Emoticon Search

All ratings29 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

SinceUntil

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Emoticon Search

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SinceUntil

Subscriptions2
  • SinceUntil Pro$0.491 Month
  • SinceUntil Pro$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • SinceUntil Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Emoticon Search free?
Emoticon Search costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SinceUntil free?
SinceUntil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Emoticon Search or SinceUntil?
SinceUntil is rated higher. Emoticon Search averages 4.5 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while SinceUntil averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Emoticon Search or SinceUntil have ads?
Neither Emoticon Search nor SinceUntil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emoticon Search or SinceUntil?
Emoticon Search ships an update every 27 months, and SinceUntil every 2 months. Most recently, Emoticon Search was updated on October 26, 2026 and SinceUntil on October 15, 2026.

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