Comparison

Hytko vs Until Then

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

Head to head
About

Hytko

Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Hytko4 screens
Until Then2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hytko ships an update every 9 days, Until Then weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hytko versus Until Then: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHytkoUntil Then
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYura ZabrodskiyRon Sigall

In-app purchases

None

Hytko

No in-app purchases

None

Until Then

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hytko free?
Hytko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Until Then free?
Until Then is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hytko or Until Then have ads?
Neither Hytko nor Until Then shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hytko or Until Then?
Hytko ships an update every 9 days, and Until Then weekly. Most recently, Hytko was updated on October 31, 2026 and Until Then on October 31, 2026.

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