DayCount vs Until Then
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
DayCount
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DayCount counts the days to the things you are waiting for, and puts them on your Lock Screen and Home Screen without asking you to pay for it. THE WIDGETS ARE FREE Every widget is included and none of them is behind a purchase: - Home Screen small, medium and large. The large one lists your next four events. - Lock Screen circular, rectangular and inline. - They show the event, the emoji and the days left, in the colour you picked. That should not be a selling point. In this category it is. FREE, FOREVER - As many countdowns as you want - A colour and an emoji for every one - Repeating events for birthdays and anniversaries, which roll to next year on their own - A notification on the day - Sort by date or drag them into the order you want - Edit or delete any countdown, any time - Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up BUILT FOR THE DATES THAT MATTER Birthdays, a flight, a due date, an exam, the end of a lease, a wedding, the last day of a job. Add it once and DayCount does the counting. WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND No ads. No account to create. No limit on how many countdowns you keep. No paywall in front of the widget. Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://thedolceway.com/terms
Until Then
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Until Then - Event Countdown is a clean, ad-free way to count down to the moments you're waiting for. ⢠Create as many events as you like - birthdays, trips, anniversaries, deadlines - each with its own emoji, color and optional photo. See exactly how long is left, down to the second on the day itself. ⢠Home Screen widgets in every size, plus Lock Screen widgets ⢠Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island in the final hours ⢠Custom reminders - as many as you want, from hours to months before ⢠Yearly events that roll over automatically for birthdays & anniversaries ⢠Optional iCloud sync across your iPhone and iPad * Share time left with others * Time zone aware or constant time - your choice * Count up from event, or continue to count after the event arrived * Siri & shortcuts integration No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No locked features. Everything stays on your device. I built it for myself because every other countdown app I tried was full of ads and paywalls. I'm sharing it in case it's useful to you too - free, clean, and it'll stay that way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Until Then at every 5 days against DayCount's every 5 months. DayCount's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DayCount ships an update every 5 months, Until Then every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayCount | Until Then |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dt nova | Ron Sigall |
In-app purchases
DayCount
No in-app purchases
Until Then
No in-app purchases









