Days Until vs OwlCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Days Until
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Count down to every date that matters — and put the countdown right on your Home Screen. KeyDate turns birthdays, trips, weddings, launches and deadlines into a live countdown you actually feel building. Add a date once and the days tick down automatically. When the day passes, KeyDate flips into a count-up so you can track how long it's been, too. No clutter, no calendar overload — just the moments you care about, front and center. WHAT YOU GET - Countdowns to any future date, plus an automatic count-up after the day arrives - A Home Screen widget that keeps your next big day ticking where you'll see it - Ten built-in categories: birthday, anniversary, travel, wedding, baby, work, concert, holiday, celebration and goals - Reminder alerts so a milestone never slips past you before the big day - Insights with month-by-month and category charts to see your whole year at a glance - Photos, notes and recurring monthly or yearly dates for the moments you never want to miss PERFECT FOR - Couples counting down to a wedding, anniversary or trip - Parents tracking birthdays, baby due dates and school breaks - Travelers watching the days fall away before vacation - Anyone chasing a launch, deadline or personal goal WHY NOT JUST USE YOUR CALENDAR? Your calendar buries the big day under a hundred meetings. KeyDate is built for one thing: making the wait visible. One glance shows exactly how many days are left — on your Home Screen, with a photo and a countdown, not a tiny dot on a grid. PRIVACY Your dates stay on your device. No account, no sign-up, nothing to leak. FULL ACCESS The free version lets you save up to three dates. KeyDate Premium unlocks unlimited countdowns, the full Home Screen widget, insights charts and every category. Premium is available as a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase — pick what fits you. Add your first date and start the countdown today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? Contact tphuc.work@gmail.com
OwlCal
This app centralizes family schedules with color-coded calendars for each member. It allows for shared shopping and to-do lists, meal planning, and integration with existing calendars. It also supports creating profiles for children without requiring individual accounts.
- Color-coded family calendars
- Shared shopping and to-do lists
- Integrated meal planner
- Child profiles without accounts
- Subscription to external calendars
- Event reminders with attendee details
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OwlCal keeps your whole family on one calendar, color-coded so a glance tells you whose day it is. EVERYONE, ONE CALENDAR Give each person a color. See the family in Month, Week, Day, and List views, and tap a name to filter to just them. KIDS WITHOUT ACCOUNTS Add children as profiles with no email or password. On a shared device you switch into their profile like a streaming app, and everything they add is theirs. SHOPPING & TO-DO LISTS A list per store. Assign a whole list or a single item to someone. Check things off and see who did it and when. MEAL PLANNER Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on one weekly board, per person. SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CALENDARS Fold in your Google, Outlook, or Apple calendars. Put each on the right person's color and choose who sees it. REMINDERS THAT SAY WHO A push before events with the time, the person, and a tappable address. Start with a 30-day free trial. After that, OwlCal is $9.99 per year for up to 6 family members. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS OwlCal Yearly: $9.99 per year (1-year auto-renewing subscription) after a 30-day free trial. Payment is charged to your App Store account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://owlcal.com/privacy 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: OwlCal at every 4 days against Days Until's monthly. OwlCal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Days Until sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and OwlCal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Days Until ships an update monthly, OwlCal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Days Until | OwlCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phuc Pham | SignOut |
In-app purchases
Days Until
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$29.99
OwlCal
- OwlCal Yearly$9.991 Year





