Comparison

Hence Day Counter 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

Hence Day Counter

This app helps you privately track the number of days past or remaining until important events. Utilize widgets for your home and lock screens to display counts discreetly, with optional Face ID protection for added privacy. It offers reminders and recurring event tracking.

Highlights
  • Track days since or until events
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Blind widgets (number only)
  • Optional Face ID app lock
  • Reminders for events
  • Recurring event tracking
  • Data export and import
Features
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Hence Day Counter shows you the number of days past since or remains until something without telling anyone why. Add a date. Hence counts the days since it, or the days until it. Put the number on your lock screen or home screen with a widget that can hide the label, so the count is yours and the reason stays private. --- WHAT'S NEW (1.2):------------------- - Reminders: Get a reminder when your counter is done - New themes: choose from various app themes what suits your style the best --- WHAT'S NEW (1.1):------------------- - Repeats: Turn it on in a tracker to count down to the same date every year, or every N days. It never shows as passed. Part of Hence Unlimited. - Holiday chips: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year at the top of the new-tracker sheet. One tap fills it in. - minor bug fixes. ------------------------------------- WHAT IT DOES • Since and until trackers, in days or days and hours • Lock-screen and home-screen widgets, every size, every template, free • Blind widgets: the number only, no label, nothing to explain • Optional Face ID lock for the app; widgets stay visible • Export and import your trackers as a file • iCloud keeps a safety copy in your own account WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No account • No ads • No analytics or tracking • No permission to your contacts, calendar, location, etc. • No subscription • No confetti, streaks, or sharing The free version is complete: three trackers, every widget, export and import, app lock. Hence Unlimited is a one-time purchase for unlimited trackers, themes, and other new features, now and later. Your dates never leave your phone except into your own iCloud. There is no server to lose them to. There are no adds, no subscription, no permissions creep. We don't collect your data, don't track you, don't push ads, don't upsell you anything.

About

Days Until

Visually track important dates with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Set up countdowns for events, deadlines, or anniversaries and receive timely reminders. Share your excitement with friends through links or shareable images.

Highlights
  • Home, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Customizable countdowns with emoji and color
  • Count in days, weeks, or working days
  • Repeat events daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly
  • Reminders before events
  • Shareable countdown links and images
Features
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The days you're waiting for, right where you look. DAYS turns birthdays, trips, launches and deadlines into beautiful widgets that count down on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. Add a countdown in seconds: pick a date, an emoji or symbol and a color. That's it. The widget keeps counting on its own. Or import birthdays from Contacts and events from Calendar in a few taps. WIDGETS THAT FEEL AT HOME • Home Screen widgets in every size, including a poster-style large widget • Lock Screen widgets: round, rectangular and inline • An Upcoming list widget for all your next events, filtered by pin or tag • StandBy on your nightstand, plus tinted and clear Home Screen styles • A live timer for anything happening in the next 24 hours • Widget Style: color and gradient backgrounds, or your own photo with Premium; drag it to choose what stays in view (styles stay on this device) • A Month widget in medium and large: this month's calendar with your countdowns on it MADE TO BE GLANCED AT • Count in days, weeks or working days • Past events can keep counting up ("days since") • Repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly; events roll over by themselves • Reminders before the big day • Pin, tag, search and archive • A calendar view: switch to it at the top of Countdowns to see your countdowns and Discover holidays by month SHARE THE EXCITEMENT • Send a countdown as a link, friends add it in one tap • Share any countdown as a poster image BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Redesigned for iOS 26, and on iOS 18 too • iPad sidebar, keyboard shortcuts and multiple windows • Ask Siri how many days are left, or find any countdown in Spotlight • A Control Center button to add a countdown from anywhere • iCloud sync across your devices • No account, no tracking DAYS PREMIUM DAYS includes 2 countdowns, the small Home Screen widget and the round Lock Screen widget. DAYS Premium unlocks: • Unlimited countdowns • Every widget: all sizes, the Upcoming list, the Month calendar, Lock Screen and StandBy • Photo backgrounds DAYS Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription or as an unlock that does not renew; the app shows the plans on offer. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://getdays.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getdays.app/privacy Questions or ideas? hello@boring-apps.dev

Screenshots

Hence Day Counter4 screens
Days Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Days Until at 4 against Hence Day Counter's 1. Days Until also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Hence Day Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Days Until sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hence Day Counter against 5.0 for Days Until. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hence Day Counter ships an update every 5 days, Days Until every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hence Day Counter versus Days Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHence Day CounterDays Until
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry YarushevskiyBoring Apps

Customer experience

Hence Day Counter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Days Until

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hence Day Counter

One-time1
  • Hence Day Counter Unlimited$4.99
4 purchases

Days Until

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • DAYS Premium Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • DAYS Premium Unlock$5.99
  • DAYS Premium Unlock$10.99

Questions

Is Hence Day Counter free?
Hence Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Until free?
Days Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hence Day Counter or Days Until?
Hence Day Counter and Days Until are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Hence Day Counter or Days Until have ads?
Neither Hence Day Counter nor Days Until shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hence Day Counter or Days Until?
Hence Day Counter ships an update every 5 days, and Days Until every 10 days. Most recently, Hence Day Counter was updated on October 31, 2026 and Days Until on November 12, 2026.

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