Comparison

Until vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Until

Create visually appealing countdowns for important dates like birthdays, anniversaries, and trips. Customize your widgets with various styles, backgrounds, and icons to make them personal and visible on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Visually rich countdown customization
  • Home Screen widget designs
  • Multiple widget styles and layouts
  • Photo and gradient backgrounds
  • Icon and font customization
  • Pre-made templates
  • Event reminders and notifications
Features
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Turn every important date into something you’ll actually enjoy seeing every day. Until - Countdown Widgets is a powerful, beautifully designed countdown app that helps you track birthdays, anniversaries, trips, holidays, milestones, and personal goals with style. Instead of plain timers, you get rich visual customization, flexible templates, and widget-ready designs that make your countdowns feel personal and alive. Whether you’re planning something exciting or just staying organized, Until gives you a fast and enjoyable way to create events, customize their look, and keep them visible on your Home Screen. Why users love Until - Clean, modern design built for iPhone - Fast event creation and editing - Home Screen widgets that look premium - Light mode and dark mode support - Smart, simple workflow from idea to finished countdown Create in seconds, customize endlessly Start from a ready-made template or create your own event from scratch. Then make it yours with deep visual controls: - Multiple widget styles and layouts - Solid colors and gradient backgrounds - Photo backgrounds from your library - Icon selection for each event - Font and decoration options - Color controls for text and icons With all the style options available, you can create hundreds of unique widget combinations to match your mood, your theme, and each specific event. Templates that make starting easy Don’t want to build everything manually? Use template ideas for common event types like birthdays, anniversaries, trips, and more, then customize every detail as much as you want. Stay on track with reminders Enable notifications so important dates don’t slip by. You control reminder behavior and timing, so your countdowns are not just beautiful, but useful. Built for real daily use Until is designed for people who want both function and aesthetics: - Keep your next events visible at a glance - Edit quickly whenever plans change - Use widgets as your daily focus point Premium options Until offers Premium plans (monthly, yearly, and lifetime) to unlock advanced customization, premium templates, and future pro content. You can choose the plan that fits you best. Privacy-first approach Your privacy matters: - No ads - No tracking - Event data stays on your device If you love polished, customizable apps and want countdown widgets that feel truly personal, Until is for you. Download Until and make every day count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Countdown

Features
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Never lose track of the days that matter. Countdown: Big Days turns every birthday, trip, holiday, wedding, exam and deadline into a beautiful countdown — right on your Home Screen. COUNT DOWN TO EVERYTHING • Birthday countdown with automatic yearly repeat • Vacation & trip countdowns to build the excitement • Holiday countdowns — Christmas, New Year, Eid, Diwali & more • Weddings, anniversaries, graduations, concerts, game days • Exams, project deadlines and big work milestones WIDGETS THAT WOW (the heart of the app) • Classic widget — bold days-left counter on gorgeous gradients or your photo • Minimal widget — clean look that fits any wallpaper • Up Next widget — your next big days in one glance • Small, medium and large sizes + Lock Screen widgets • Tap any widget to choose which countdown it shows MADE TO BE BEAUTIFUL • Full-screen countdowns with your own photos • 8 hand-crafted color themes with smooth gradients • See time remaining in days, weeks or months • Gorgeous in dark mode too NEVER MISS A BIG DAY • Milestone reminders at 100, 30, 7 and 1 day before • A celebration reminder on the day itself • Recurring events roll over automatically every week, month or year PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking — your data stays on your device • Works fully offline PREMIUM APP — SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Countdown: Big Days requires a purchase to use. Unlock unlimited countdowns, all widget styles, photo backgrounds, themes and milestone reminders with: • Monthly plan: $2.99/month (auto-renewing subscription) • Yearly plan: $14.99/year with a 3-day free trial (auto-renewing subscription) • Lifetime: $29.99 one-time purchase Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://countdownbigdays.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html Start counting down to your next big day today!

Screenshots

Until4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Until's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Until versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUntilCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvi ShanyMD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Until

Subscriptions2
  • Until Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Until Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Until Premium Lifetime$24.99
3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Until or Countdown have ads?
Until shows ads; Countdown does not.

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