DayCount vs eShepherd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayCount
Track upcoming events and past milestones with customizable counters. Build positive habits with streak tracking and set timely reminders. Personalize your experience with themes and widgets, and sync across devices for seamless management.
- Event counters for past and future dates
- Streak tracking for habits
- Customizable widgets
- Event reminders and daily summaries
- Calendar import
- Cross-device backup and sync
- Face ID/Touch ID protection
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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
eShepherd
This app allows farmers to view their farm map, including animal locations, paddocks, and watering points. It enables scanning animals and neckbands to create associations and upload session data. Receive critical alerts like "Animal is still/down" or "Animal outside VP" via push notifications.
- Farm map with asset visualization
- Real-time animal location tracking
- Virtual and physical paddock management
- Animal scanning and association
- Session data upload
- Critical event push notifications
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View assets on your farm map: • Your current location • Animals shown with mob colour • Active and inactive virtual paddocks • Physical paddocks & watering points Perform key jobs out in the paddock: • Connect your scanning device and scan animals and neckbands to create associations within a session • Upload sessions to populate your account with tracked animals • Turn on/off virtual paddocks Receive Push Notifications so that you are informed of critical events, such as: • “Animal is still/down” - possibly a sick animal • “Animal outside VP” - escapees!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eShepherd at 100% against DayCount's 47%. eShepherd also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). DayCount's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 7). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DayCount sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. eShepherd asks for nothing beyond the download.
eShepherd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DayCount has 26K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of DayCount's written reviews are positive against 100% of eShepherd's.
DayCount ships an update every 5 weeks, eShepherd every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayCount | eShepherd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (26K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zaminiti Pty Ltd | Gallagher eShepherd Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
DayCount
eShepherd
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
eShepherd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DayCount
- DayCount Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- DayCount Forever$29.99
- StreakCount$59.99
- DayCount Pro$59.99
eShepherd
No in-app purchases
Questions
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