Comparison

OwlCal vs Until

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

Head to head
About

OwlCal

This app centralizes family schedules with color-coded calendars for each member. It allows for shared shopping and to-do lists, meal planning, and integration with existing calendars. It also supports creating profiles for children without requiring individual accounts.

Highlights
  • Color-coded family calendars
  • Shared shopping and to-do lists
  • Integrated meal planner
  • Child profiles without accounts
  • Subscription to external calendars
  • Event reminders with attendee details
Features
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OwlCal keeps your whole family on one calendar, color-coded so a glance tells you whose day it is. EVERYONE, ONE CALENDAR Give each person a color. See the family in Month, Week, Day, and List views, and tap a name to filter to just them. KIDS WITHOUT ACCOUNTS Add children as profiles with no email or password. On a shared device you switch into their profile like a streaming app, and everything they add is theirs. SHOPPING & TO-DO LISTS A list per store. Assign a whole list or a single item to someone. Check things off and see who did it and when. MEAL PLANNER Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on one weekly board, per person. SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CALENDARS Fold in your Google, Outlook, or Apple calendars. Put each on the right person's color and choose who sees it. REMINDERS THAT SAY WHO A push before events with the time, the person, and a tappable address. Start with a 30-day free trial. After that, OwlCal is $9.99 per year for up to 6 family members. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS OwlCal Yearly: $9.99 per year (1-year auto-renewing subscription) after a 30-day free trial. Payment is charged to your App Store account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://owlcal.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

OwlCal4 screens
Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OwlCal at every 4 days against Until's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. OwlCal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OwlCal ships an update every 4 days, Until every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OwlCal versus Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOwlCalUntil
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignOutKAI HANA LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OwlCal

Subscriptions1
  • OwlCal Yearly$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Until

One-time1
  • Until Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is OwlCal free?
OwlCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Until free?
Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OwlCal or Until have ads?
Neither OwlCal nor Until shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OwlCal or Until?
OwlCal ships an update every 4 days, and Until every 3 weeks. Most recently, OwlCal was updated on October 31, 2026 and Until on October 31, 2026.

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