Later vs Hoardware
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Later
This app helps you keep track of important upcoming events with live, second-by-second countdowns. Organize your life by adding trips, birthdays, or deadlines, and visualize them in a colorful grid that automatically sorts by what's next. It offers home-screen widgets for quick glances and prioritizes privacy by keeping all data on your device.
- Live countdowns to the second
- Colorful event grid
- Automatic event sorting
- Customizable event colors
- Home-screen widgets
- Private and offline functionality
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Later-ish keeps the moments you're looking forward to right in front of you — counting down to the second. Add the things that matter — a trip, a birthday, a deadline, a concert — pick a color, and watch a live countdown tick toward the big day. Your soonest event is always first, and once it arrives it flips to counting up so you never lose track. FEATURES • Live countdowns — down to the second, not just days • A colorful grid of everything you're waiting for • Automatic sorting - whatever's next stays on top • Pick a color for every event • Home-screen widgets (small & medium) so your next event is a glance away • Simple, fast, and private - everything stays on your device No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Just the days you're counting down to.
Hoardware
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Hoardware is a collection manager for people who keep Apple hardware. Catalog the devices you own, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, AirPods, AirTag, and Beats. Look up model details and firmware using AppleDB, an independent community database. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE - Look up model identifiers, names, and release details - Record installed firmware versions and builds - Check available stable and beta updates - Receive optional alerts for new software releases OS COVERAGE - See which software generations your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch collection covers - Filter covered and missing versions to find the gaps ORGANIZE - Organize devices into collections and groups - Save notes, serial numbers, colors, and custom fields - Keep a wishlist for your next find - Search by name, model, serial number, or software version TAKE YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU - Sync your library and custom fields across Mac, iPhone, and iPad using iCloud - Export your collection as text, JSON, PDF, or an image - Create library backups and restore them later - Share selected collection details through an optional read-only web link No separate Hoardware account is required. iCloud sync uses your Apple Account. Device and firmware information is provided by AppleDB (appledb.dev). Hoardware is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Apple Inc. Apple and the Apple product and service names referenced here are trademarks of Apple Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Hoardware at 3 against Later's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
| Parameter | Later | Hoardware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Janes | Aaron Perris |
In-app purchases
Later
No in-app purchases
Hoardware
No in-app purchases









