Comparison

Highlights vs Days Until

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

Head to head
About

Highlights

Features
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Highlights is a minimalist tool that brings together timing, recording, and smart reminders. It keeps only the essentials—clean design and a smooth experience—so you can easily record every important moment. Use cases: Love and wedding anniversaries, exam and certification countdowns, birthday and holiday reminders, retirement countdowns, habit building, baby growth tracking, yearly progress and school-year progress tracking... Core features: • Time cards: Supports countdowns, countups, and anniversaries, presenting the passage of time in the most intuitive way. • Smart reminders: Automatically remind you based on key event milestones, so you never miss an important moment. • Journal: Add multiple time entries for each event, turning scattered moments into a complete memory line. • Home screen widgets: Offers multiple sizes of minimalist widgets, so important events are visible at a glance without opening the app. • Personalization: Freely change card backgrounds to create a more atmospheric recording experience. • Cross-device sync: Supports iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with data automatically synced through your personal iCloud for a consistent experience. • Privacy protection: No separate data servers. Everything stays on your device and in your personal iCloud space. Terms of Service: https://smartsilly.com/highlights/ios/terms Privacy Policy: https://smartsilly.com/highlights/ios/privacy

About

Days Until

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Days Until is a simple, beautiful countdown app for the moments that matter most. Track birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, vacations, concerts, graduations - any event worth counting down to. Add an emoji and color to make each event your own. FEATURES • Countdown to any date • Live timer for events happening today • Recurring events that auto-roll to next year (perfect for birthdays & anniversaries) • Custom emoji and color for each event • Light and dark mode • No account required — all data stays on your device • Remove ads with a one-time purchase

Screenshots

Highlights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Highlights at 3 against Days Until's —. Days Until's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Highlights sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Days Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Highlights versus Days Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighlightsDays Until
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — better—
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartSilly Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.Nathan Musselman

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Highlights

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Annual Membership$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Membership$14.99
  • Premium$29.99
1 purchases

Days Until

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Highlights free?
Highlights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Until free?
Days Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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