Umbra vs Til
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Umbra
Enhance your browsing with a dynamic, OLED-friendly dark mode for every website on your iPhone and iPad. Seamlessly invert colors in real-time, adjust intensity, and apply warmth filters to reduce eye strain. Customize settings per site for a personalized, comfortable web experience.
- Dynamic OLED dark mode for all websites
- Real-time color inversion
- Adjustable intensity slider
- Warmth and sepia filters
- Per-site customization
- Lightning-fast native extension
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Transform your nighttime browsing with Umbra — the definitive OLED Dark Mode and Circadian eye-protection extension engineered specifically for Safari on iOS. Most "dark mode" tools only invert colors or paint websites in harsh dark grey. Umbra is built differently: it intelligently isolates webpage elements and applies deep, authentic #000000 pure blacks. On Super Retina XDR displays, this completely shuts down individual pixels, delivering infinite contrast, zero eye fatigue, and dramatic battery savings. WHY USERS CHOOSE UMBRA TRUE OLED DEEP BLACK (#000000) Take full advantage of your iPhone’s OLED screen. Pure blacks mean the pixels are literally powered off, reducing nighttime retinal strain while browsing in the dark. CIRCADIAN WARMTH & CANDLELIGHT AMBER Blue light disrupts your natural melatonin production. Umbra features an integrated Circadian slider that gently infuses web text and backgrounds with soothing candlelight amber, preparing your eyes for deep, restful sleep. SEAMLESS NATIVE SAFARI EXTENSION Built strictly on Apple’s modern Safari Web Extension architecture. Zero background battery drain, lightning-fast load times, and no broken CSS layouts or distorted imagery. PRECISION DARKNESS & CONTRAST SLIDERS Customize your browsing environment down to the exact percentage. Toggle between True OLED (100% black) and Charcoal Soft Mode (low-contrast velvet grey) to match any ambient lighting. EXTEND BATTERY ENDURANCE Because OLED displays consume significantly less power when rendering deep blacks, using Umbra during web browsing sessions tangibly preserves your daily battery health. PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN Your browsing history belongs solely to you. Umbra operates entirely locally on your device. We never inspect, collect, transmit, or monetize your search queries or visited URLs. UMBRA PRO — ELEVATE YOUR NIGHTS Upgrade to Umbra Pro for the ultimate personalized night experience: • Unlimited Website Activation: Dark mode across every single domain on the web. • Custom Scheduling: Automatically transition websites to OLED dark mode at sunset. • Per-Site Contrast Rules: Save bespoke brightness and warmth presets for your favorite news, blogs, and reader sites. • Priority Engine Updates: Continual compatibility refinements as web standards evolve. Available via simple Monthly, Annual, or single-payment Lifetime access. SUPPORT & PRIVACY • Support: https://thomaspiperis.github.io/umbra/support.html • Privacy Policy: https://thomaspiperis.github.io/umbra/privacy.html • Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Til
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Til. Beautiful countdowns for the moments that matter. Til is a minimalist countdown app made for the milestones you actually think about — your wedding, your baby's due date, that trip you booked six months in advance, the exam that's finally coming, the birthday you don't want to forget. MADE TO BE LOOKED AT • Seven curated aesthetic themes — Editorial, Nature, Zen, Neon, Analog, Nothing, Playful • Custom serif and display type on every countdown • Photo backgrounds for the countdowns you want to feel personal • Home Screen widgets in every size — small, medium, large, lock screen MADE TO HELP YOU SHOW UP • Reminders a week before, a day before, the day itself — customizable per event • Beautiful share cards for Instagram, Threads, and iMessage MADE TO RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY • Everything stored on your device • No ads, no tracking, no analytics • Optional account only to protect your Pro purchase across devices TIL FREE Three active countdowns, two themes, small widget. TIL PRO Unlimited countdowns, all seven themes (including a Nothing-inspired dot-matrix look and a playful sticker-style theme), medium + large + lock widgets, and photo backgrounds. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Til at every 4 days against Umbra's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Umbra sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Til sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Umbra ships an update every 3 weeks, Til every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Umbra | Til |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Piperis | Mirzabek Sagdullaev |
In-app purchases
Umbra
- Umbra Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- One Year Premium Umbra Experience3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Umbra Premium$9.99
- Lifetime Unlock$29.99
Til
- Til Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Til Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
- Til Pro - Lifetime$29.99









