HitchDaysShort answer
HitchDays is free to download, and the days-until-home countdown is free for good. HitchDays Pro costs $14.99 a year, starting with a 7-day free trial, or $2.99 a month with no trial. Both renew automatically until you cancel in your iPhone settings.
Plans
Free
$0
One rotation in any pattern, the countdown with the date and your next change, this week and next week on the calendar, countdown words for your house, and the small Home Screen widget.
HitchDays Pro Yearly
$14.99 / year
7 days free, then $14.99 a year. That is about $1.25 a month, 58% less than twelve months of the monthly plan ($35.88).
HitchDays Pro Monthly
$2.99 / month
Charged each month from the day you buy. No free trial. Cancel before any renewal.
What's free and what comes with Pro
| Part of the app | Free | HitchDays Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Rotations | One, any pattern | As many as you like |
| Days-until-home countdown, date, day of the stretch | Yes | Yes |
| Next up | The next change | The next three |
| Month calendar | This week and next week | The whole month and every month ahead |
| Countdown words, including the partner's | Yes | Yes |
| Home Screen widget | Small | Small, medium, and Lock Screen |
| Picture of any month to send to family | No | Yes |
| Add to Calendar (next 12 changes) | No | Yes |
| Reminder at 6 pm the evening before a change | No | Yes |
| Days worked this month | No | Yes |
| Hitch day colors | Slate | Slate, rust, pine, plum |
In the app, everything that needs Pro stays where it is with a lock or a blurred preview of your own days. Tapping it opens the HitchDays Pro screen; nothing opens it on launch or after setup.
The free trial and automatic renewal
HitchDays Pro is an auto-renewing subscription billed to your Apple Account. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers; if you do not cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, your Apple Account is charged $14.99 and the plan renews every year. The monthly plan is charged $2.99 when you confirm and renews every month. Each plan renews automatically at the same price and period unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Prices are in US dollars; the App Store shows your local price, including any tax, before you confirm.
How to cancel
Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
Tap Subscriptions, then HitchDays.
Tap Cancel Subscription. You keep Pro until the end of the time you already paid for.
Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. Refunds are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com, because the payment goes to Apple.
Good to know before you buy
- Your rotations are never locked away. If Pro ends, you keep every rotation you made and can still view and delete them. The free parts keep working.
- One Apple Account. HitchDays Pro belongs to the Apple Account that bought it. Family Sharing is not available for it.
- New iPhone. Sign in with the same Apple Account and tap Restore Purchases in Settings inside HitchDays.
- No account with us. You never make a HitchDays login. Apple handles payment; RevenueCat records the purchase under an anonymous ID.
The full terms are in the Terms of Use (EULA), and data handling in the Privacy Policy.