Hytko vs Until Then
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hytko
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hytko is a calm countdown to the moments you're waiting for. Create a timer for any date - summer, a trip, a birthday, an exam. Swipe between circular timers, put your favourite on a widget and the Lock Screen, and follow it live with a Live Activity. FEATURES - Multiple timers with a smooth carousel - Home and Lock Screen widgets, plus Live Activity - Styles: ring, glow, minimal, bar, vertical - Custom colour, ready-made themes and backgrounds (gradient, emoji, photo) - Reminders a week, a day, an hour before, and at the moment - Repeating timers for birthdays and anniversaries - Add events to Apple Calendar and Google Calendar - Siri Shortcuts and Spotlight search - Import birthdays from Contacts and events from Calendar - Sign in with Apple is optional; your data stays on your device - English, Ukrainian, Russian
Until Then
Track upcoming events with a clean, ad-free countdown experience. Customize each event with emojis, colors, and photos, and receive timely reminders. Enjoy widgets and Live Activities for at-a-glance updates.
- Unlimited event creation
- Customizable event appearance
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- Customizable reminders
- Yearly event rollover
- iCloud sync
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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 iOS requirement: Hytko at 17.0 against Until Then's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hytko ships an update every 9 days, Until Then weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Hytko | Until Then |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yura Zabrodskiy | Ron Sigall |
In-app purchases
Hytko
No in-app purchases
Until Then
No in-app purchases









