Comparison

Until vs Hoardware

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

Hoardware

Catalog and manage your collection of Apple hardware, including details like model information and firmware versions. Organize devices into custom groups, track updates, and sync your library across devices via iCloud. Export your collection in various formats.

Highlights
  • Catalog Apple devices
  • Track firmware versions
  • Check for software updates
  • Organize into collections
  • Sync via iCloud
  • Export collection data
Features
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Hoardware is a collection manager for people who keep Apple hardware. Catalog the devices you own, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, HomeView, AirPods, AirTag, and Beats. Look up model details and firmware using AppleDB, an independent community database. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE - Look up model identifiers, names, and release details - Record installed firmware versions and builds - Check available stable and beta updates - Receive optional alerts for new software releases OS COVERAGE - See which software generations your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch collection covers - Filter covered and missing versions to find the gaps ORGANIZE - Organize devices into collections and groups - Save notes, serial numbers, colors, and custom fields - Keep a wishlist for your next find - Search by name, model, serial number, or software version TAKE YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU - Sync your library and custom fields across Mac, iPhone, and iPad using iCloud - Export your collection as text, JSON, PDF, or an image - Create library backups and restore them later - Share selected collection details through an optional read-only web link No separate Hoardware account is required. iCloud sync uses your Apple Account. Device and firmware information is provided by AppleDB (appledb.dev). Hoardware is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Apple Inc. Apple and the Apple product and service names referenced here are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Until4 screens
Hoardware3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoardware at none against Until's 4. Hoardware also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Until's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price 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. Hoardware asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Until holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoardware has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Until ships an update every 5 weeks, Hoardware every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Until versus Hoardware: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUntilHoardware
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvi ShanyAaron Perris

Customer experience

Until

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

Hoardware

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

Hoardware

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoardware free?
Hoardware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Until or Hoardware?
Until is rated higher. Until averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hoardware averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Until or Hoardware have ads?
Until shows ads; Hoardware does not.
Which is updated more often, Until or Hoardware?
Until ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hoardware every 2 days. Most recently, Until was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hoardware on October 31, 2026.

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