Countdown Cabinet vs Until Then
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Cabinet
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Countdown Cabinet helps you keep important dates visible without creating an account. Create simple countdowns for birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, deadlines, paydays, payment milestones, retirement dates, document expirations, and custom events. Use date-only countdowns for long-term events, or turn on a target time when hours and minutes matter. Key features: - Countdown list for upcoming dates and deadlines - Categories with quick visual icons - Optional target time for same-day deadlines and appointments - Local reminders you choose per event - Home-screen widgets for selected events - Yearly repeat for birthdays and anniversaries - Search and category filters - JSON backup export/import - English and Korean language support Countdown Cabinet is local-first. Your event titles, notes, dates, and widget choices stay on your device. There is no account, no cloud sync, and no analytics. The free app may show a clearly labeled banner ad on the event list after you have events, but ads do not appear in event editing, settings, notifications, or widgets.
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 ads: Until Then at none against Countdown Cabinet's shown. Until Then also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Countdown Cabinet's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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.
Countdown Cabinet ships an update every 2 weeks, Until Then every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Cabinet | Until Then |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days ā better |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARRY KIM | Ron Sigall |
In-app purchases
Countdown Cabinet
No in-app purchases
Until Then
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Which is updated more often, Countdown Cabinet or Until Then?
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