Comparison

Skyline Widget vs Days Until

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

Head to head
About

Skyline Widget

Features
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A sky beyond the Home Screen. Skyline turns a Home Screen widget into a window. Beyond it lies a landscape, and its sky keeps changing colour all day long. ■ The colour is the sky, right now The sky is not a picture. The sun's position is computed from the date and the place, and the sky is drawn in the colour of that moment. Indigo before dawn, white morning, blue noon, orange dusk, then night. Whenever you look, the same hour is passing outside. ■ Anywhere in the world Pick a city and the sky is drawn in that city's local time. If it is night where you are but daytime there, the widget stays in daylight. In Reykjavík in summer, 10 p.m. is still bright. Search covers the whole world, and once chosen, no connection is needed. ■ A widget that moves At night, stars flicker — rarely, irregularly. Choose rain and drops run down the glass. You notice the movement when you happen to glance at the Home Screen; it is that restrained. ■ Twelve views Sea, Sky, Sunlight, Wind, Waves, City, Peaks, Forest, Meadow, Desert, Fog, Rain. Six frame colours, and two panes side by side make one wide window. StandBy is supported. ■ Today's Sky Sunrise, solar noon and sunset for your chosen place, the length of the day, the difference from tomorrow, where today ranks in the year, and how many days to the next solstice. Move the time and the whole screen becomes that hour's sky. A reminder shortly before sunset can be set. ■ Everything happens on device Not one photograph is used. Sky, sun and stars are all computed and drawn. The widget makes no network requests. There are no ads. Four views are free, along with worldwide place selection, Today's Sky, notifications and StandBy. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the remaining eight views, six frame colours and the star-twinkle setting.

About

Days Until

Features
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Days Until app lets you see at a glance how much time is left until an important event, or how much time has passed since one. Track birthdays, anniversaries, exam dates, due dates, and more. [Countdown / Count-up Display] · Remaining or elapsed time updates automatically in real time · Choose exactly which units to show: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds · Fractional amounts round up; all-day events show a clear "Today" label on the day itself [Customize Your Background] · Choose photos from your library, built-in illustrations, patterns, or solid colors · Generate images with Apple Intelligence on supported devices · Freely set text color, size, weight, and position — drag it anywhere on screen [Three Sections at a Glance] · Events are automatically sorted into "Upcoming," "Today," and "Since" · They move between sections automatically as time passes, and you can flip the sort order anytime [Repeating Events] · Supports daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly repeats · Automatically advances to the next date once an event has passed [Import from Calendar] · Pick events straight from the calendars on your device · Browse events from multiple calendars at once with "All Calendars" [Share & Widgets] · Create a shareable image combining your background, title, and remaining time · Check events without opening the app using Home Screen widgets (Small/Medium/Large/Extra Large) · Choose a different event for each widget [Apple Watch Support] · Check your event list and countdown screen right on your Apple Watch · See remaining time at a glance with watch face complications [iCloud Sync] · Keep your events in sync across devices (optional, off by default) Available in Japanese and English. Requires iOS 18 or later. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Skyline Widget4 screens
Days Until3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skyline Widget at none against Days Until's shown. Days Until's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

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

Skyline Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, Days Until daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Skyline Widget versus Days Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyline WidgetDays Until
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakayuki HamuroLegal Prompt Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Skyline Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Days Until

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skyline Widget free?
Skyline Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Days Until free?
Days Until is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skyline Widget or Days Until have ads?
Days Until shows ads; Skyline Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Skyline Widget or Days Until?
Skyline Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, and Days Until daily. Most recently, Skyline Widget was updated on October 31, 2026 and Days Until on November 6, 2026.

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