Comparison

The Life Planner vs Until

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

Head to head
About

The Life Planner

Features
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The Life Planner is your personal growth companion — completely offline, completely private, and built to keep you moving forward. Plan your goals across short, medium, and long-term horizons with clear deadlines, requirements, and resource tracking. Watch your progress update automatically as you check items off. Stay on top of your to-do list with tasks pulled straight from your goals plus anything you add manually. Filter by today, upcoming, or done so you always know what matters now. Reflect daily with a guided 5-question journal. Answer all five and unlock a motivational quote to keep the streak alive. Your streak counter grows right on your dashboard. Track everything from your dashboard — overall completion, progress by goal type, upcoming deadlines, and recent achievements. When you hit a goal, the app celebrates with you. Export your journey as a PDF report, back up your data to your own files, and restore anytime. Set goal deadline reminders so nothing slips through the cracks. Go Premium with a single $9.99 lifetime purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees. Unlock unlimited journal entries, unlimited goals of every type, and unlimited to-do items. Your data stays on your device forever.

About

Until

Features
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Some days deserve more than a line in your calendar. Until turns the moments you're waiting for — a trip, a birthday, a wedding, the last day of school — into beautiful full-screen posters you'll actually want to open. Your next big day fills the screen: hand-painted art, a bold number, and the exact date it lands. Calm, uncluttered, and quietly motivating. BEAUTIFUL BY DEFAULT • A full-screen art poster for every countdown • 50+ hand-painted backgrounds — birthdays, travel, weddings, holidays and more • Or set your own photo behind any event • A warm, dusk-inspired design that never feels cluttered MORE THAN A NUMBER • Milestones mark the journey — the halfway point, the final week, the big day — with a progress bar, so the wait feels alive • Count up from a date too ("days since") • Recurring birthdays and anniversaries that never need resetting RIGHT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Beautiful widgets keep your next day in sight without opening the app • Small, medium, and featured sizes COUNT DOWN TOGETHER • Share any countdown with a short code — everyone follows the same day, on their own phone • Perfect for trips, weddings, and group plans EFFORTLESS TO FILL • Import birthdays from Contacts or events from your Calendar in a tap • Gentle reminders so the day never sneaks up on you YOURS, AND PRIVATE • Everything lives on your device — no account required Count down to what matters. Make the wait beautiful. Until Pro unlocks custom photo backgrounds, the featured home-screen widget, and more, as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock.

Screenshots

The Life Planner4 screens
Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Life Planner at every 6 days against Until's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. The Life Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Life Planner ships an update every 6 days, Until every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
The Life Planner versus Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Life PlannerUntil
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAbhirup LahiriKAI HANA LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Life Planner

One-time1
  • The Life Planner Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Until

One-time1
  • Until Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is The Life Planner free?
The Life Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Life Planner or Until have ads?
Neither The Life Planner nor Until shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Life Planner or Until?
The Life Planner ships an update every 6 days, and Until every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Life Planner was updated on October 16, 2026 and Until on October 8, 2026.

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