Comparison

Birthdays vs Until

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

Head to head
About

Birthdays

Features
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Forgot another birthday? With this birthdays app, it won't happen again. The app is your simple birthday reminder with flexible notifications โ€“ small, fast, and without unnecessary clutter. Save all birthdays in one place and get notified automatically, whenever you want. You decide whether you'd like a reminder days ahead (to buy a gift in time) or just on the birthday itself. Features at a glance - Save birthdays โ€“ Enter a name and birthday, done. All birthdays stay neatly organized in one list. - Flexible reminders per birthday โ€“ Set as many reminders as you want for each birthday. For example: one week ahead (to buy a gift), one day before, and on the birthday itself. You freely choose the time and the number of days before the birthday. A single reminder can also be reused for multiple people. - Contact sync โ€“ Import birthdays directly from your Android contacts. If you later change a birthday in the contact, it updates automatically in the app. You can also export people created in the app to your contacts and activate the sync. Contact sync can be turned off at any time, for individual birthdays or entirely. - CSV import โ€“ Have a list of birthdays in an Excel or CSV file? The flexible import handles different date formats and name orders. Who is this birthdays app for? For anyone looking for a simple, reliable birthday reminder โ€“ without ad overload, without complicated setup. Whether you just want to keep track of your family's birthdays or manage a large circle of friends: this app helps you never forget a birthday again. Questions, feedback, or feature requests? Feel free to reach out โ€“ I develop this app as a solo developer in my spare time.

About

Until

Features
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Some days deserve more than a line in your calendar. Until turns the moments you're waiting for โ€” a trip, a birthday, a wedding, the last day of school โ€” into beautiful full-screen posters you'll actually want to open. Your next big day fills the screen: hand-painted art, a bold number, and the exact date it lands. Calm, uncluttered, and quietly motivating. BEAUTIFUL BY DEFAULT โ€ข A full-screen art poster for every countdown โ€ข 50+ hand-painted backgrounds โ€” birthdays, travel, weddings, holidays and more โ€ข Or set your own photo behind any event โ€ข A warm, dusk-inspired design that never feels cluttered MORE THAN A NUMBER โ€ข Milestones mark the journey โ€” the halfway point, the final week, the big day โ€” with a progress bar, so the wait feels alive โ€ข Count up from a date too ("days since") โ€ข Recurring birthdays and anniversaries that never need resetting RIGHT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN โ€ข Beautiful widgets keep your next day in sight without opening the app โ€ข Small, medium, and featured sizes COUNT DOWN TOGETHER โ€ข Share any countdown with a short code โ€” everyone follows the same day, on their own phone โ€ข Perfect for trips, weddings, and group plans EFFORTLESS TO FILL โ€ข Import birthdays from Contacts or events from your Calendar in a tap โ€ข Gentle reminders so the day never sneaks up on you YOURS, AND PRIVATE โ€ข Everything lives on your device โ€” no account required Count down to what matters. Make the wait beautiful. Until Pro unlocks custom photo backgrounds, the featured home-screen widget, and more, as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock.

Screenshots

Birthdays4 screens
Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

Birthdays and Until are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Birthdays sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthdays ships an update every 2 weeks, Until every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Birthdays versus Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthdaysUntil
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon LehmannKAI HANA LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Birthdays

One-time2
  • Basic version$0.99
  • Full version$2.99
1 purchases

Until

One-time1
  • Until Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is Birthdays free?
Birthdays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Birthdays or Until have ads?
Neither Birthdays nor Until shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birthdays or Until?
Birthdays ships an update every 2 weeks, and Until every 3 weeks. Most recently, Birthdays was updated on October 30, 2026 and Until on October 31, 2026.

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