Comparison

Days Until vs JOT

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

Head to head
About

Days Until

Easily track the number of days until important events. This app offers a simple, no-fuss interface for setting up and viewing countdowns. Receive notifications and check your progress directly on your smartwatch.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Smartwatch integration
  • Customizable notifications
  • Simple user interface
  • Quick setup
Features
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How many days until... ? That’s a frequently asked question! With this app it’s possible to answer this question with a few clicks. Simple, no configurations or menus, for people that like simplicity. It is possible to configure notifications and check your countdowns in your watch.

About

JOT

This app helps you focus on completing one important task each day, aligned with your long-term goals. It guides you to set daily priorities based on your core objectives and tracks your progress with visual feedback.

Highlights
  • Set one daily task
  • Define three core quarterly pillars
  • Prioritized backlog with a cap
  • Contribution-style progress heatmap
  • Customizable daily reminders
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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JOT stands for Just One Thing — and that's exactly what you get. One to-do per day. Not a list. Not a system. One thing that actually matters. Most to-do apps help you collect tasks. JOT helps you finish the one that counts. HOW IT WORKS • Set three Core Pillars — the things you're actually working toward this quarter, like "Ship my side project," "Run a half marathon," or "Be present with my family." • Each morning, set your JOT: one task, usually serving one of your pillars (or the built-in Chores & Errands, because life happens). • Do it. Mark it done. That's the whole app. ALWAYS IN SIGHT A home-screen widget shows today's JOT at a glance — and gently asks for one when you haven't set it. Done for the day? The widget says so. PILLARS THAT KEEP YOU HONEST Your three pillars can only be changed once per calendar quarter — a deliberate constraint that forces you to commit to what matters instead of reshuffling your priorities every week. Past quarters are kept as history, so you can see how your focus has evolved. A BACKLOG WITH A POINT OF VIEW Ideas for future days go in the backlog, ordered by priority — and it's capped at ten. If you have more than ten todos, they were probably never getting done anyway. Pull one in with a tap whenever you're picking your day's JOT. SEE YOUR CONSISTENCY A contribution-style heatmap shows every day you followed through, with streaks and a per-pillar breakdown each quarter. Tap any pillar to see exactly what you did and when — or slide back through past days right on the dashboard, and check off something you finished but forgot to record. REMINDERS THAT KNOW WHEN TO SHUT UP Three daily nudges at times you choose. Haven't set a JOT? It reminds you to set one. Set but not done? It nudges you to finish. Done? Silence. You've earned it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No analytics. No servers. Your data lives on your device and syncs quickly across your devices through your own iCloud — we never see it, because there's nothing for us to see it with. One thing a day, pointed at what matters. That's JOT.

Screenshots

Days Until4 screens
JOT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: JOT at 5.0 against Days Until's 4.3. JOT also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Days Until's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JOT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Until ships an update every 7 months, JOT fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Days Until versus JOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays UntilJOT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuadrimindSeven Six Labs LLC

Customer experience

Days Until

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%

JOT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Days Until

No in-app purchases

None

JOT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Days Until free?
Days Until is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JOT free?
JOT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Days Until or JOT?
JOT is rated higher. Days Until averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while JOT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Days Until or JOT have ads?
Neither Days Until nor JOT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Days Until or JOT?
Days Until ships an update every 7 months, and JOT fortnightly. Most recently, Days Until was updated on October 23, 2026 and JOT on October 31, 2026.

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