Until vs Countie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Until
Easily track countdowns to significant life events. Add multiple events and view them directly on your home screen or smartwatch. Never miss an important date again.
- Countdown to important events
- Add multiple events
- Home screen widgets
- Smartwatch integration
- Track meaningful dates
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Until is an app that lets you count down to the important events in your life. You can add multiple events and track them from your home screen or your watch.
Countie
This utility app provides simple lock screen widgets for tracking future events with countdowns and past events with count-ups. It offers various widget styles, dark mode, and iCloud syncing across devices. The app is private and requires no internet connection.
- Lock screen countdowns
- Lock screen count-ups
- Progress bar visualization
- Multiple widget styles
- iCloud syncing
- Dark mode support
- Offline functionality
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Super simple lock screen widget for event countdowns and countups! Features: - Clean lock screen design displaying the most important information - Countdowns for events in the future - Count-ups for events in the past (track time since your last drink for example!) - Progress bar automatically fills up as the event nears - Checkmark when the event arrives - Multiple widget styles (Rectangle, Circular and In-line) - iPad and iPhone support with iCloud syncing - Automatically turns into a count-up after event passes - Dark mode - Private, absolutely no internet required App developed in a single night (with version 1.3, it is now 3 nights :D) for personal use, made freely available on the App Store! This app is fully open source, find the code on GitHub @hectorcarrion. For support or suggestions email: hi@hectorcarrion.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Until at 4.8 against Countie's 4.0. Until also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). Countie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price and ads 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. Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Until holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively.
Until ships an update weekly, Countie every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Until | Countie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Clark | Hector Carrion |
Customer experience
Until
Countie
In-app purchases
Until
- Until Pro$1.99
Countie
No in-app purchases
