Hourglass vs Red Days
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourglass
A minimalistic countdown clock app designed for iPhone. It offers a clean interface with a visual progress indicator and supports multiple time units. Easily share countdowns and receive notifications when events conclude.
- Minimalistic design
- Multiple time units
- Visual progress indicator
- Unlimited countdowns
- Sharable content
- Push notifications
- Notification Center widget
- Apple Watch compatibility
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When time doesn't fly, countdown in style with Hourglass. Hourglass is a minimalistic countdown clock for iPhone. It's simplistic, easy to use, and has a beautiful design. Features: - Beautiful, Minimal Design: The flagship feature of Hourglass is its incredible design. The sleek, black background blends seamlessly with the device bezel. No complicated features or in-app purchases, just a clear design with easily readable text. - Multiple Time Units: Simply tap the time remaining to switch between seconds, minutes, hours, and days. - Visual Progress Indicator: The beautiful blue ring surrounding the time indicates the progress of the time remaining to an event. - Unlimited Countdowns: Countdown to as many events as your heart desires. Simply swipe left or right to switch countdowns, and get an overview of all your countdowns by going back to the Countdowns list - Sharable Content: Easily E-mail, Text, or Tweet the time left to an event by tapping the Share icon. - Push Notifications: Get notified when a countdown finally finishes. - Notification Center Widget: Instead of having to open Hourglass, just swipe down to view your Countdowns in the Notification Centre. - Compatible with Apple Watch: Now, you can easily view your countdowns quickly and easily, right on your wrist!
Red Days
Easily track upcoming public holidays with a countdown to your next day off. Access a year's worth of holiday information offline, right from your wrist or phone.
- Public holiday countdowns
- US, UK, Canada, Iceland holidays
- Offline access
- Wearable support
- Yearly holiday list
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Ever wonder when the next day-off work will be? Red Days displays a countdown list of public holidays for US, UK, Canada and Iceland. Now you know how many days left until you can relax. No internet needed, a years worth of holidays at your finger tips and on your wrist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Days at 4.5 against Hourglass's 4.0. Red Days also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and device support (4 vs 2). Hourglass's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 26.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Red Days holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hourglass's written reviews are positive against 100% of Red Days's.
Hourglass ships an update fortnightly, Red Days every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourglass | Red Days |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mat Cartmill | (optional.is) |
Customer experience
Hourglass
Red Days
In-app purchases
Hourglass
No in-app purchases
Red Days
No in-app purchases
