Comparison

Only Birthdays vs Until

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

Head to head
About

Only Birthdays

Easily track all your important dates with this app. Get timely reminders for birthdays and see how many days are left until the event. It offers a clean interface with light and dark modes, plus curated gift suggestions.

Highlights
  • Birthday tracking
  • Contact import
  • Customizable reminders
  • Days until birthday display
  • Age calculation
  • Gift ideas
  • Light and dark modes
Features
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Track the birthdays of your contacts and get reminders. Display days until a birthday, and the age of your friends and family. Import from contacts. Import and export from files. Light mode and dark mode. Hot gift ideas curated frequently. No ads, no subscriptions!

About

Until

This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and helpful reminders. It offers home and lock screen widgets for easy access, and allows you to add milestones and checklists to prepare for your special moments. Your data is kept private on your device without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Time zone accurate countdowns
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Milestones and checklists
  • Customizable photo covers
  • Repeatable events
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Until is a calm countdown to the moments you are looking forward to — and a quiet helper for getting ready. A COUNTDOWN YOU CAN TRUST Every number is calculated in the event's own time zone, by calendar day, so it is right the moment you glance at it. Count in days, in workdays, as a percentage of the way there, or keep counting after the day has passed. ALWAYS IN VIEW Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep working without a network connection. Pick which countdown a widget shows, or let it always show the next one. GET READY, NOT JUST EXCITED Add milestones for the weeks before, a short checklist for the things you must not forget, and reminders that arrive when you choose. Passport check. Hotels booked. Who is coming. YOURS, PRIVATELY There is no account. Your countdowns live on your device. Until never adds to or changes your calendar, and it only asks for notification permission the first time you add a reminder. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 200 photo covers or use your own photo — every cover is free. Birthdays and anniversaries can repeat every year, and Until follows your phone's light and dark mode. PRO, WITHOUT THE ADS Until Pro removes advertising and unlocks every theme and every widget style. Choose a monthly or yearly plan and cancel any time. Weddings, trips, exams, graduations, a new home, a baby, a concert, a launch. Whatever you are counting down to, Until helps you get there ready. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://until.nextappfactory.com/privacy

Screenshots

Only Birthdays4 screens
Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Only Birthdays at none against Until's 2. Only Birthdays also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Until's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Until sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Only Birthdays asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Until holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Only Birthdays ships an update every 3 weeks, Until daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Only Birthdays versus Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnly BirthdaysUntil
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDDGA Ltd.Next App Factory LLC

Customer experience

Only Birthdays

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Until

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Only Birthdays

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Until

Subscriptions2
  • Until Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Until Pro Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Only Birthdays free?
Only Birthdays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Only Birthdays or Until?
Until is rated higher. Only Birthdays averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Until averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Only Birthdays or Until have ads?
Until shows ads; Only Birthdays does not.
Which is updated more often, Only Birthdays or Until?
Only Birthdays ships an update every 3 weeks, and Until daily. Most recently, Only Birthdays was updated on November 3, 2026 and Until on October 31, 2026.

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