Comparison

Ever After vs Outside

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

Head to head
About

Ever After

Track the exact time remaining until your wedding day, down to the second. After the ceremony, it seamlessly switches to counting up the duration of your marriage. You can also monitor anniversaries for other couples and receive reminders.

Highlights
  • Countdown to wedding day (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Count up marriage duration
  • Add bride and groom names
  • Display custom photo
  • Track other couples' anniversaries
  • Daily countdown notifications
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Are you counting down the days until you tie the knot? Do you have an answer when people ask: "How many days until the wedding?" Now you can impress your friends and family and tell them exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds until your big day! Keep tabs on exactly how much time you have left until your wedding day. When your big day finally arrives, the count will switch from counting down and start counting up the days, hours, minutes, and seconds that you have been married! Impress your spouse with an accurate account of the time that you two have been hitched. Remind yourself of the amount of time that you and your spouse have shared together. Already married? Set your wedding date and you'll know exactly how long you've been married! Surprise your spouse with a count of the days on special anniversaries or other significant events. Keep track of the time you've been together as the years pass. Keep track of other couples' wedding dates in the Anniversaries area. Get a reminder on their anniversary and know how many years it has been! FEATURES: * Add both the date and time of your wedding date. * Add bride and groom names * Select a photo of your own to display with the countdown * Count down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you tie the knot. * Count up the days, hours, minutes, and seconds since you tied the knot. * Set a reminder to show a notification of the countdown each day on your device. * Share via Facebook, Twitter or email. * Keep track of weddings and anniversaries in the Anniversaries section and know when other couples got married.

About

Outside

Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.

Highlights
  • Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
  • Trip planning with group coordination
  • Yearly memory archive and profile
  • Live widgets for home and lock screens
  • Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
  • Offline functionality
  • Photo sharing for Lock Screen
Features
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support

Screenshots

Ever After4 screens
Outside1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ever After at 88% against Outside's 54%. Ever After also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Outside's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ever After sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ever After holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.2K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Ever After's written reviews are positive against 54% of Outside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ever After ships an update every 5 months, Outside every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ever After versus Outside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEver AfterOutside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.2K ratings) — better4.7 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews — better53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K — better2.8K
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechnomagination, LLCOutside HQ LTD

Customer experience

Ever After

All ratings3,185 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.8%

Outside

All ratings2,754 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral8.0%
Negative38.5%

User reviews

Ever After

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💖 Helps track wedding countdown
  • 🎨 Customizable with photos and colors
  • ⏱️ Counts up after wedding
  • 📅 Useful for anniversary tracking

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Not inclusive of same-sex couples
  • 🕰️ Displays time in days instead of months
  • 🔄 Resets data after updates
  • 📱 Lacks widget and sharing options

Outside

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Free home/lock screen countdown widget
  • 👍 Simple and chic design
  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 👍 Seamless calendar integration
  • 👍 Useful AI assistant

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy, crashes, and glitches
  • 💰 Subscription-based model, expensive pricing
  • 🔒 Limits free features, forces paid subscription
  • 🤔 Confusing and changing pricing structure
  • 🤔 Lack of transparency around free vs paid features

Bugs and requests

Ever After

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Countdown timer not always accurate
  • App crashes after certain updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to display countdown in months and days
  • Allow customization of bride/groom labels
  • Integrate with social media for sharing
  • Improve data persistence across updates

Outside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working after iOS updates
  • Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to delete or edit events
  • Improved Android support
  • Memories/map feature to track past events

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ever After

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited Number of Anniversaries$0.99
17 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
  • Ad supported tier$4.99
  • All Time Deal$5.49
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  • All Time Deal$7.49
  • All Time Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime access$44.49

Questions

Is Ever After free?
Ever After is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ever After or Outside?
Ever After is rated higher. Ever After averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Outside averages 4.7 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Ever After or Outside have ads?
Neither Ever After nor Outside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ever After or Outside?
Ever After ships an update every 5 months, and Outside every 6 days. Most recently, Ever After was updated on September 22, 2026 and Outside on September 23, 2026.

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