Comparison

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer vs Horizon Retirement Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer

Track important upcoming events with visually appealing countdowns. Customize your event cards with photos and icons, and share your progress on social media. Receive timely notifications to ensure you never miss a special date.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown cards
  • Gallery photo backgrounds
  • Event categories with icons
  • Social media sharing options
  • D-Day notifications
  • iCloud backup and sync
Features
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Day is a countdown timer for the moments that matter — trips, birthdays, anniversaries, deadlines, launches, and the small dates you still care about. Set a date and Day counts down the days, hours, and minutes until it arrives. Once it passes, keep it on your Home as an ongoing count-up, or let it settle into your Memory Box to look back on. EVERY MOMENT, BEAUTIFUL - Photo or gradient backgrounds for every event - Choose from an online photo gallery or use your own - Clean, editorial typography that's a pleasure to open ALWAYS IN SIGHT - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - A glance tells you how long is left — no need to open the app MADE YOURS - Warm, Light, and Dark themes - Show years, months, days, hours, minutes, or seconds - List, grid, and carousel layouts MORE WAYS TO COUNT - Count down to future dates, or count up from past ones - Import events straight from your calendar - Share a beautiful countdown card with the people in it - Custom reminder messages so you never miss the day - iCloud backup keeps your events safe across devices Day is free to use, widgets included. Premium adds photo widgets, themes, the online photo gallery, backup and restore, extra layouts, and removes ads. Essentials is a one-time option for photo widgets and no ads. Made with care for the days worth waiting for. Terms of Use: https://countdownday.com/app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://countdownday.com/app/privacy/

About

Horizon Retirement Countdown

Plan and visualize your retirement journey. Track the days until your retirement, set personal goals, and utilize tools to help you save and prepare for this exciting new chapter.

Highlights
  • Customizable retirement countdown
  • Savings calculator
  • Time capsule messages
  • Generated retirement tasks
  • Retirement goal setting
  • Save calculations to goals
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Plan your future, one day at a time. Whether you’re years away or counting down the final days until your retirement, Horizon helps you prepare with confidence. Track your remaining time, set meaningful goals, and celebrate the journey. Key Features ====================================== Customisable Countdown - Forever Free no ads Build anticipation for your big day with a hugely customisable countdown Savings Calculator - Free to use, unlock premium to save your calculations to goals Get a quick guide to help plan how much you need to save to hit your income target  Time Capsule - 1 free capsule message during onboarding and unlock premium for unlimited messages Inspire yourself with some inspirational messages that we'll keep safe for you locked away in the Time Capsule. Retirement Tasks - Premium Automatically generated plan for retirement to get you ready and look forward to the next exciting chapter of your life Retirement Goals - Premium Build a bucket list, set targets and stay focussed. Subscription ====================================== Horizon Retirement Calculator is free to download and you will have free access to the countdown, theming customisation and to retrieve your time capsule that you set during onboarding. You will also have access to the Savings Calculator but to save calculations, you will need to purchase a subscription. Additional subscription purchase is required to access: + Retirement Tasks + Retirement Goals + To create additional Time Capsule messages + and to save Savings Calculation Goals Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase A subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period Manage or cancel your subscription in your settings app Links ====================================== Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/c147b404-4b22-4085-97b6-293afff63238

Screenshots

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer4 screens
Horizon Retirement Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Horizon Retirement Countdown at none against Countdown Day · Widget & Timer's shown. Horizon Retirement Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Countdown Day · Widget & Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Horizon Retirement Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for Countdown Day · Widget & Timer against 5.0 for Horizon Retirement Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer ships an update fortnightly, Horizon Retirement Countdown every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer versus Horizon Retirement Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Day · Widget & TimerHorizon Retirement Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNattapon KittisuphatDigitech Applications Limited

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Day Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Day Pro1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • Day Pro Annual Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Essentials$6.99
  • Day Pro Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

Horizon Retirement Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium - Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown Day · Widget & Timer free?
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Horizon Retirement Countdown free?
Horizon Retirement Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Day · Widget & Timer or Horizon Retirement Countdown?
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer and Horizon Retirement Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown Day · Widget & Timer or Horizon Retirement Countdown have ads?
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer shows ads; Horizon Retirement Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Day · Widget & Timer or Horizon Retirement Countdown?
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Horizon Retirement Countdown every 6 days. Most recently, Countdown Day · Widget & Timer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Horizon Retirement Countdown on October 25, 2026.

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