Comparison

CountedDays vs Until

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

Head to head
About

CountedDays

Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns displayed on your home screen and Apple Watch. Choose how to count days, add photos, and organize events with tags. Works offline without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
  • Flexible counting units (days, weeks, custom)
  • Photo backgrounds
  • Offline functionality
  • Event organization with tags
  • Shareable countdowns
Features
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Count down to the dates you care about, your way. CountedDays shows how long until a vacation, wedding, birthday, exam, move, or milestone, right on your Home Screen and Apple Watch. Choose a target date, add a photo, and start counting down. Use every calendar day for a classic countdown, or make it fit real life: count workdays, selected weekdays, whole weeks, training days, class sessions, and more. WHY COUNTEDDAYS • Count down to any future date • Count in days, whole weeks, or your own custom unit • Count only the weekdays you choose • Include or skip individual dates • Add photos and preview your widgets • Show one countdown or a list on your Home Screen • See countdowns on Apple Watch and watch-face complications • Organize everything with tags • Share a countdown as an image or CountedDays file • Works offline. No account, ads, tracking, or analytics CountedDays is free for up to four countdowns at a time, including photo backgrounds and widgets. Archive one when its date has passed and start a new one, as often as you like. The optional Supporter Pack is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited countdowns and alternate app icons. No subscription.

About

Until

This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and helpful reminders. It offers home and lock screen widgets for easy access, and allows you to add milestones and checklists to prepare for your special moments. Your data is kept private on your device without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Time zone accurate countdowns
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Milestones and checklists
  • Customizable photo covers
  • Repeatable events
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Until is a calm countdown to the moments you are looking forward to — and a quiet helper for getting ready. A COUNTDOWN YOU CAN TRUST Every number is calculated in the event's own time zone, by calendar day, so it is right the moment you glance at it. Count in days, in workdays, as a percentage of the way there, or keep counting after the day has passed. ALWAYS IN VIEW Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep working without a network connection. Pick which countdown a widget shows, or let it always show the next one. GET READY, NOT JUST EXCITED Add milestones for the weeks before, a short checklist for the things you must not forget, and reminders that arrive when you choose. Passport check. Hotels booked. Who is coming. YOURS, PRIVATELY There is no account. Your countdowns live on your device. Until never adds to or changes your calendar, and it only asks for notification permission the first time you add a reminder. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 200 photo covers or use your own photo — every cover is free. Birthdays and anniversaries can repeat every year, and Until follows your phone's light and dark mode. PRO, WITHOUT THE ADS Until Pro removes advertising and unlocks every theme and every widget style. Choose a monthly or yearly plan and cancel any time. Weddings, trips, exams, graduations, a new home, a baby, a concert, a launch. Whatever you are counting down to, Until helps you get there ready. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://until.nextappfactory.com/privacy

Screenshots

CountedDays4 screens
Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CountedDays at none against Until's shown. CountedDays also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Until's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CountedDays sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Until sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CountedDays against 5.0 for Until. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountedDays ships an update every 4 days, Until daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CountedDays versus Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountedDaysUntil
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElpax ABNext App Factory LLC

Customer experience

CountedDays

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Until

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CountedDays

One-time1
  • CountedDays Supporter Pack$0.99
2 purchases

Until

Subscriptions2
  • Until Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Until Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is CountedDays free?
CountedDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CountedDays or Until?
CountedDays and Until are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do CountedDays or Until have ads?
Until shows ads; CountedDays does not.
Which is updated more often, CountedDays or Until?
CountedDays ships an update every 4 days, and Until daily. Most recently, CountedDays was updated on November 5, 2026 and Until on November 10, 2026.

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