Comparison

DayCount vs Countdown Days

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DayCount

Track time towards future events or since past milestones. Set custom reminders, build positive habits with streak tracking, and visualize your progress with customizable widgets. Stay organized and focused on what matters most.

Highlights
  • Event counters for countdowns and count-ups
  • Streak and habit tracking
  • Customizable widgets for Home and Lock Screen
  • Flexible reminder settings
  • Event grouping and categorization
  • Image integration for events
  • Calendar import
Features
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DayCount helps you stay aware of time and the moments that matter. You can count towards what's coming up, keep track of time since important moments, and set reminders that work around your events. Everything stays clear and easy to manage, whatever you're using it for. --- Key Features Event Counters - Countdown using event counters that track time before and after your date - Group events using custom categories - Apply images from your device or search Unsplash - Arrange events alphabetically or by date - Repeat events daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, yearly, or at custom intervals - Write notes in dedicated spaces for each event - Decimal counting for precise measurements Streaks and Habits - Build positive habits by tracking daily streaks - Work towards your longest run of productive days - View streaks alongside your events Widgets - Create widgets using different filters, fonts, textures, and borders - Add widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen Reminders - Set alerts minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years before or after events - Daily summary notifications showing your top 5 events or streaks Appearance and Accessibility - Event size options from regular to huge - Higher contrast options for improved text readability - Support for Dynamic Type - Light and Dark modes - Alternate app icons Sharing and Integrations - Share full-resolution screenshots of your events - Import events directly from your calendar - Save a location to an event and open directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps Privacy and Security - Backup and sync events and streaks across iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac - Lock the app using Face ID or Touch ID - Manual time zone control --- Subscription Information DayCount offers an auto-renewing yearly subscription with a free 7-day trial. After the free trial ends, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the same price. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Account Settings. DayCount Premium is available as an annual subscription or a lifetime purchase. --- Terms of Service https://goo.gl/qKXvYk Privacy Policy https://www.daycountapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Countdown Days

Easily track important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. Get timely reminders and count down the time remaining until your events. Organize events with notes and custom categories.

Highlights
  • Countdown time in years, months, weeks, and days
  • Event notification scheduling
  • Track time since past events
  • Add notes to events
  • Categorize events
  • Customize themes
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Countdown Days is an App that can help you remember events, anniversaries, and big days and send alerts or reminders according to your time setting. You can effortlessly track your time and this App can count down the years, months, weeks, and days for you. Current features: Countdown time (including years, months, weeks, and days) until your events. Schedule notification to remind you days before your events. Track years, months, weeks, and days since the events you created, Write notes on your events. Categorize your events based on your needs. Customize your themes.

Screenshots

DayCount4 screens
Countdown Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Countdown Days at free with in-app purchases against DayCount's subscription. Countdown Days also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). DayCount's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (26K vs 26). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DayCount sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Countdown Days sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.7 for DayCount against 4.8 for Countdown Days. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DayCount has 26K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of DayCount's written reviews are positive against 25% of Countdown Days's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCount ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown Days every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
DayCount versus Countdown Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCountCountdown Days
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26K ratings)4.8 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26K — better26
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZaminiti Pty LtdBanghua Zhao

Customer experience

DayCount

All ratings26,259 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews795 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral11.9%
Negative40.8%

Countdown Days

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

DayCount

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes after recent updates
  • Inconsistent countdown display
  • Issues with syncing across devices
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar integration
  • Recurring event/reminder support
  • Ability to edit events without paid subscription
  • Automatic backup and restore of data
  • Widget customization options

Countdown Days

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DayCount

Subscriptions1
  • DayCount Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • DayCount Forever$29.99
  • StreakCount$59.99
  • DayCount Pro$59.99
1 purchases

Countdown Days

One-time1
  • Remove Ads forever$0.99

Questions

Is DayCount free?
DayCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Days free?
Countdown Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayCount or Countdown Days?
Countdown Days is rated higher. DayCount averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Countdown Days averages 4.8 from 26 ratings.
Do DayCount or Countdown Days have ads?
Countdown Days shows ads; DayCount does not.
Which is updated more often, DayCount or Countdown Days?
DayCount ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown Days every 8 days. Most recently, DayCount was updated on September 23, 2026 and Countdown Days on September 22, 2026.

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