Comparison

TimeLeft vs Until

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

Head to head
About

TimeLeft

Organize upcoming dates and visualize remaining time for important events. Create and manage a list of occasions like birthdays, trips, and anniversaries with real-time countdowns and timely reminders.

Highlights
  • Real-time event countdowns
  • Customizable reminders and notifications
  • Sortable event list
  • Quick date filters
  • Detailed event view
  • Event editing and updating
Features
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Some dates deserve better than a note buried in your calendar. TimeLeft turns the moments you are waiting for into live countdowns you can read at a glance — in the app and right on your Home Screen. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create a countdown in seconds: a name, an emoji, a date and a time • Watch the time left tick down in months, days, hours and minutes • Pin your most important event to a Home Screen widget • Switch between a compact list and a visual grid • Filter by All, Next 7 days or This month, and sort by closest or furthest away • Add notes to an event so the details travel with the date • Look back at everything that has already happened FOR EVERY KIND OF DATE Birthdays and anniversaries. Trips and holidays. Weddings and graduations. Concerts, exams, paydays, due dates, retirement, Christmas and New Year. Anything you are counting on. DAILY REMINDERS Turn reminders on and TimeLeft checks in once a day at noon, so nothing important quietly sneaks up on you. MAKE IT YOURS Pick an emoji for every event from a searchable picker. Set dates to repeat every year for the ones that come back around. Choose a light, dark or system theme. Use the app in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian or Simplified Chinese. NOTHING TO SET UP No account, no sign-up, no login. Your events stay on your device and the app works offline. Start counting down to what matters.

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 — a trip, a birthday, a wedding, the last day of school — 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 • A full-screen art poster for every countdown • 50+ hand-painted backgrounds — birthdays, travel, weddings, holidays and more • Or set your own photo behind any event • A warm, dusk-inspired design that never feels cluttered MORE THAN A NUMBER • Milestones mark the journey — the halfway point, the final week, the big day — with a progress bar, so the wait feels alive • Count up from a date too ("days since") • Recurring birthdays and anniversaries that never need resetting RIGHT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Beautiful widgets keep your next day in sight without opening the app • Small, medium, and featured sizes COUNT DOWN TOGETHER • Share any countdown with a short code — everyone follows the same day, on their own phone • Perfect for trips, weddings, and group plans EFFORTLESS TO FILL • Import birthdays from Contacts or events from your Calendar in a tap • Gentle reminders so the day never sneaks up on you YOURS, AND PRIVATE • Everything lives on your device — 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

TimeLeft3 screens
Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeLeft at none against Until's 1. TimeLeft also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. TimeLeft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeLeft ships an update weekly, Until every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TimeLeft versus Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLeftUntil
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGonzalo Caira AguilarKAI HANA LLC

In-app purchases

None

TimeLeft

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Until

One-time1
  • Until Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is TimeLeft free?
TimeLeft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeLeft or Until have ads?
Neither TimeLeft nor Until shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeLeft or Until?
TimeLeft ships an update weekly, and Until every 3 weeks. Most recently, TimeLeft was updated on September 5, 2026 and Until on September 18, 2026.

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