Remaining vs Big Day Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remaining
Track the remaining time in the current year with this simple tool. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch, it helps you stay mindful of time and make the most of every second.
- Yearly countdown
- iPhone support
- Apple Watch support
- Time management tool
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Happy New Year! How was last year? "I can't believe how quickly the time has gone and that it is already the beginning of December!" That's one of those things. Not one second can be wasted to succeed. This app is a useful tool to stop wasting time running on iPhone and Apple Watch. You can check the remaining time of this year anywhere. Let's do our best. Have a good year!
Big Day Countdown
Easily track important dates and hours with customizable widgets and reminders. Schedule alerts for birthdays, deadlines, and more, and visualize time remaining in hours, minutes, and seconds. Organize events into categories and personalize their appearance to stay on top of every significant moment.
- Interactive Home Screen Widgets
- Customizable Alerts
- Hour Tracker
- Event Categorization
- Personalized Appearance
- Shareable Countdowns
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Big Day Countdown: Widget helps you track birthdays, vacations, anniversaries, deadlines, holidays and special events with countdown widgets, reminders, a day counter and an hour tracker on your Home Screen. Create beautiful countdowns for the moments that matter most. See how many days, hours, minutes and seconds are left, set reminders, organize events, and keep important dates easy to view at a glance. Key Features: • Interactive Widgets: Add day and hour countdown widgets to your Home Screen in multiple sizes and styles. • Custom Reminders: Schedule one-time or recurring alerts for birthdays, anniversaries, deadlines, holidays and more. • Hour Tracker: View time remaining in hours, minutes and seconds for more precise countdown tracking. • Event Library: Organize events into categories such as birthdays, holidays, goals, projects and personal milestones. • Personalized Appearance: Choose colors, icons and labels to match your countdown style. • Shareable Moments: Share countdowns with friends and family through messages, email or social apps. Stay in control of every important moment, whether it is a friend’s birthday, a work deadline, your next vacation, a wedding, an anniversary or a personal goal. Big Day Countdown: Widget helps you plan ahead, reduce stress and enjoy the excitement as your big days get closer. Download Big Day Countdown: Widget today and start tracking life’s moments one day, one hour and one second at a time. Subscribe to get Pro access to all features. You will be charged after purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage your subscriptions in Account Settings on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/event-reminder-widget/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/event-reminder-widget/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Day Countdown at 4.7 against Remaining's 1.0. Big Day Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Remaining's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Big Day Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Remaining asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Day Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Remaining ships an update every 4 months, Big Day Countdown every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remaining | Big Day Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Tobioka | Reena Williams |
Customer experience
Remaining
Big Day Countdown
In-app purchases
Remaining
No in-app purchases
Big Day Countdown
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscriptions$12.991 Year
- Purchase Premium$0.99
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