Comparison

On vs iWorkUntil

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

Head to head
About

On

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On-Timer helps people with ADHD be on time for meetings with a 3-stage alarm sequence that coaches you through preparation. HOW IT WORKS On-Timer reads your calendar and lets you set three coaching alarms for any meeting: • Get Ready (30 min before) — "Time to wrap up!" • Get Set (15 min before) — "Head to your desk!" • Go! (1 min before) — "Join now — you've got this!" All timings are configurable in Settings. TWO REMINDER LEVELS • Alert (blue bell) — Standard time-sensitive notification • Alarm (red bell, iOS 26+) — Prominent AlarmKit alarm that breaks through Focus and silent mode, so you'll always hear it VISUAL COUNTDOWN A full-screen countdown view with a kitchen-timer dial and chevron stage indicator shows exactly how long until your meeting. The chevron motif (orange → yellow → green) tracks your progress across the app, widgets, Dynamic Island, and Live Activity. Tap any meeting to view full event details — attendees, notes, location — without leaving the app. APPLE WATCH A full Apple Watch app with meeting list, countdown view, alarm toggle, and "I'm Ready" rewards. Paired iPhone and Watch sync over Bluetooth for near-instant updates, so an alarm set on one appears on the other right away. Four complication styles — corner, circular, rectangular, and inline — keep your next alarm visible on any watch face. ICLOUD SYNC Blue-bell Alerts sync between your iPhones and iPads via iCloud, so the alarms you set on one device follow you to the others. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND A persistent countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island from the first alarm stage until the meeting starts. HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Small and medium Home Screen widgets, plus circular, rectangular, and inline Lock Screen widgets — all with chevron progress indicators. AI MEETING PREP On-device Apple Intelligence suggestions help you prepare for each meeting based on its title, timing, attendees, and notes. Requires an Apple Intelligence-capable device on iOS 26+. "I'M READY" REWARDS Tap the button during Get Ready or Get Set to celebrate with confetti and unlock a personal micro-reward from your custom list. ALSO • Volume-off detection warns you if your phone is silenced and offers to upgrade to the red Alarm tier • Past alarmed meetings shown for quick reference • Pull-to-refresh, and automatic refresh when your calendar changes REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17.6+ (core features) • watchOS 10+ (Apple Watch) • iOS 26+ on an Apple Intelligence-capable device (red Alarm tier and AI prep) • iCloud account for cross-device sync • Calendar and notification permissions

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iWorkUntil

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iWorkUntil turns the time you have left into something you can actually see — every minute is a visible block, the grid fills as time passes, and one glance tells you where you stand in the day, the session, or the workday. Built for anyone who'd rather see time than read it. Especially good for ADHD focus sessions, deep-work blocks, study time, and any moment where "how long left?" is the question that matters. No accounts. No ads. No notifications. No streaks to break. No AI nagging. Just time, made visible. WHAT IT DOES • Visual countdown — your time as a grid of blocks that fills as it passes • Pick a duration (e.g. 25 minutes) or a range (e.g. 9 to 5) • Each block represents a slice of your time — at a glance, you know where you are • Choose a theme that fits your screen • Lives in the corner — never in the way WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who loses track of time when they're focused • Visual thinkers who do better with shapes than with numbers • Pomodoro and deep-work sessions that need a clear stop signal • Workdays, homework, study breaks, screen-time wind-down • Cooking, exercise, meetings, presentations — anything time-boxed WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No notifications. No dings. No dopamine traps. • No accounts, no logins, no data collection. • No ads, no subscriptions, no upsells. • No AI, no streaks, no guilt. A visual countdown that shows you time, instead of telling you about it. Available in 11 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Danish, Swedish, Slovenian.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iWorkUntil at weekly against On's every 6 weeks. iWorkUntil also leads on device support. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On ships an update every 6 weeks, iWorkUntil weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
On versus iWorkUntil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOniWorkUntil
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Advisory LimitedDavid Klausz

In-app purchases

None

On

No in-app purchases

None

iWorkUntil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is On free?
On is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iWorkUntil free?
iWorkUntil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, On or iWorkUntil?
On ships an update every 6 weeks, and iWorkUntil weekly. Most recently, On was updated on September 19, 2026 and iWorkUntil on September 14, 2026.

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