Comparison

Birthday Reminder vs Until

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Reminder

Features
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HatchDay is a personal birthday assistant focused on privacy, functionality, and ease of use, built for those who value their relationships and their personal data. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. Just reliable notifications that just work. You get a notification in the morning. One tap and you're already calling. The day moves on, and you know you didn't forget anyone who matters. - FREE, FOREVER - • Always know who's next - sort by days until their birthday • Call from the notification - one action, no need to search for the number • Ready in under a minute - import your Contacts in a single step • Never miss a birthday - native iOS notifications at the time you choose • Next birthday is always visible - small widget on your home screen or even on your lock screen (of course, privacy mode enabled) * Milestone aware - with our milestone search, you can easily see the next person celebrating a major milestone * Missed a birthday - we got you covered. Recent birthdays list is there for you to know • No ads, ever - open the app, see birthdays, nothing else - YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE - No server ever sees your contact list. No company knows when your mother's birthday is. Everything you save in HatchDay stays on your iPhone - no exceptions. No account to create. No email address needed. No internet connection required. - Premium mode (entirely optional) - Premium features are entirely optional, but needed for me to keep improving the application. Core features are free forever. No pushy screens. No countdown timers. The switch to Premium option is in Settings, waiting quietly when you're ready to dedicate a cofee per year to support this application. Premium features: • Wish them in 5 seconds - birthday notification opens WhatsApp with your greeting already written • Prefer SMS/iMessage? - the same action opens Messages instead, greeting and all • Write once, send to anyone - custom message templates with name and age • See more birthdays at a glance - medium and large home screen widgets • Make it yours - 3 additional color themes: Ocean, Forest, and Sunset • See the whole year at a glance - spot your busiest months with the Year calendar view - BUILT FOR iPHONE - HatchDay is a native iOS app built with SwiftUI. It follows Apple's design guidelines and integrates with notifications and widgets exactly as Apple intended. - License - This app uses standard EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Until

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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

Birthday Reminder4 screens
Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Until at 15.0 against Birthday Reminder's 26.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Birthday Reminder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Birthday Reminder versus Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday ReminderUntil
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel SubreduKAI HANA LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday Reminder

Subscriptions1
  • Premium subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Year
1 purchases

Until

One-time1
  • Until Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is Birthday Reminder free?
Birthday Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Birthday Reminder or Until have ads?
Neither Birthday Reminder nor Until shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Reminder or Until?
Birthday Reminder ships an update every 3 weeks, and Until every 3 weeks. Most recently, Birthday Reminder was updated on October 28, 2026 and Until on October 31, 2026.

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