iDays vs Event Countdown Timer & Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDays
Easily track and count down to important life events, from anniversaries to holidays. Set custom reminders and organize your special days with intuitive features. Never forget a significant date again.
- Count-down/Count-up events
- Multiple themes
- Date calculator
- Custom time reminders
- Notifications display widget
- iCloud backup
- System calendar import/export
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"iDays" is a tiny assistant app that helps you record important days in your life. Never miss his/her anniversary. For instance: How many days have you been dating with your sweet heart? How long is the New Year’s Day? How many days have you been in the world? Basic Features: - Count-down/Count-up events - Multiple themes for your selection - Date calculator - Events auto ordering - Events classification handling - User-defined time reminder - History on today Advanced Features: - Support Touch ID sign-in, save your privacy from being offended - Notifications display widget, drop down notifications then you'll check the event (two patterns of notification bar) - Support iCloud backup, never miss important days any more - System calendar event import/export - Support Apple Watch - Support 3D Touch - Support iMessage - Support iOS 10
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
Easily track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and celebrate past moments with count-ups. Personalize your experience with numerous backgrounds, widgets, and reminder options. Share your special dates with friends and family, and keep them synchronized across devices.
- Create countdowns for future events
- Create count-ups for past moments
- Unlimited background choices
- Multiple time formats
- Repeatable event scheduling
- Customizable event reminders
- Multiple widget options
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Create countdowns to birthdays, vacations, weddings, concerts, and other important events. Create count ups to remember past special moments forever. 13 reasons to download Event Countdown: - Create countdowns for upcoming events - Create count ups for special moments from the past - A virtually unlimited amount of backgrounds to choose from - View multiple countdowns at the same time - Select from multiple time formats - Schedule events to repeat every day, week, month, or year - Choose if/when you want to be reminded of special events - 6 different widgets to choose from - App icon displays how many days until next event - Share countdowns with your friends and family - Keep your countdowns in sync across devices - A simple, intuitive, and beautiful design - Highly rated with an average of 4+ stars Countdown Pro: The Pro version of Event Countdown can be purchased via an annual subscription to remove ads, create unlimited events, and sync countdowns across devices. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews every year unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://www.sixstarapps.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.sixstarapps.com/privacy/ HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP? If you have any question about the app, or need help about something, please do not hesitate to contact us at www.SixStarApps.com. We’ll be happy to help!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iDays at none against Event Countdown Timer & Widget's 2. iDays also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 52%). On price and ratings volume 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. Event Countdown Timer & Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. iDays asks for nothing beyond the download.
iDays holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 520 and 341 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of iDays's written reviews are positive against 52% of Event Countdown Timer & Widget's.
iDays ships an update every 3 weeks, Event Countdown Timer & Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDays | Event Countdown Timer & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (520 ratings) — better | 4.5 (341 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better | 51.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 520 — better | 341 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerinn LLC | New Marketing Lab, Inc |
Customer experience
iDays
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
User reviews
iDays
From 520 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI design
- 👍 Simple and intuitive to use
- 💡 Useful countdown/event tracking functionality
- 🌙 iCloud support and facial recognition features
- 📱 Works well as a free app
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive advertisements
- 🌑 Dark mode widget text readability issues
- ⚠️ App crashes and stability problems
- 🔒 Data access and backup concerns
- 💰 Unclear payment/subscription model
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
From 341 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Clean and minimalistic design
- 🖼️ Photo background feature
- 🔄 Sync across iOS devices
- 🌟 Looks and performs great
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
Room to improve
- 💸 Paid for more than two countdowns
- 🚫 Cannot erase old countdowns
- 💳 Added charges after purchase
- 🔒 Requires photo access for timers
- 📱 No iPad app available
Bugs and requests
iDays
Reported bugs
7 issues- Rating popup window cannot be dismissed
- App crashes on startup
- Incorrect date calculations
- Spaces not showing at end of event names
- Dark mode widget text appears black and unreadable
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- Notification badge stuck on 1 day
- Data inaccessibility after app abandonment
Requested features
8 requests- Searchable notes field
- Search function for entries
- Time specification option (not just dates)
- Photo attachment capability
- CSV export functionality
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- Ad removal option
- Custom background/photo uploads
- Notification number indicator
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
Reported bugs
9 issues- App keeps crashing
- Custom photo crashes app
- Cannot erase old countdowns
- App crashes multiple times
- Widget not available
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- Cannot unsubscribe
- Paid for pro version, still asked to pay
- Days counted incorrectly (off by one)
- Picture background cut out
Requested features
14 requests- Show actual date for listed events
- Widget to count days since an event
- Show 'Today' instead of skipping event
- Fortnightly reminder setting
- Dark/night theme
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- Change font on photos
- Add several photos per countdown
- Notes option for countdowns
- iPad version for full screen
- Ability to change font
- Ongoing events feature
- Dark mode support in widget and app
- Share to another person
- Add to a calendar
In-app purchases
iDays
No in-app purchases
Event Countdown Timer & Widget
- Countdown Pro (annual)$1.991 Year
- Countdown Pro (lifetime)$4.99
Questions
Is iDays free?
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