Red Days vs Whenora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Days
Easily track upcoming public holidays with a countdown to your next day off. Access a year's worth of holiday information offline, right from your wrist or phone.
- Public holiday countdowns
- US, UK, Canada, Iceland holidays
- Offline access
- Wearable support
- Yearly holiday list
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Ever wonder when the next day-off work will be? Red Days displays a countdown list of public holidays for US, UK, Canada and Iceland. Now you know how many days left until you can relax. No internet needed, a years worth of holidays at your finger tips and on your wrist.
Whenora
Track important upcoming events or past milestones with a visually appealing countdown. Personalize your events with photos and choose between card or list views. Access key countdowns directly from your home screen.
- Create countdowns with exact dates/times
- Track time until or time since events
- Yearly repeat for recurring events
- Add personal photos to events
- Card or list view options
- Home Screen widgets
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Whenora is a beautifully focused countdown app for the days that matter most. Use it to count down to birthdays, holidays, vacations, anniversaries, and big life moments, or switch to since mode to track how long it has been since something important happened. Whenora keeps the experience simple: - Create countdowns with exact dates and times - Track time until or time since - Repeat yearly for birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries - Add photos to make each countdown feel personal - View countdowns in cards or list mode - Add Home Screen widgets for the countdowns you care about most The app includes one free countdown so you can try the full experience. When you're ready for more, unlock Whenora Pro with a one-time lifetime purchase to create unlimited countdowns. No account required. No subscription required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whenora at 5.0 against Red Days's 4.5. Whenora also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Red Days's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Whenora sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Red Days asks for nothing beyond the download.
Whenora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Red Days ships an update every 3 months, Whenora every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Days | Whenora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 26.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | (optional.is) | Justin Wampler |
Customer experience
Red Days
Whenora
In-app purchases
Red Days
No in-app purchases
Whenora
- Whenora Pro$3.99
