Comparison

Time Arrow vs Day Counter .

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

Head to head
About

Time Arrow

Track important dates with a countdown and count-up tool. Never forget anniversaries, birthdays, or payment deadlines again. Offers quick recording, sharing, and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up modes
  • Quick event recording
  • Card sharing
  • Multiple widget options
  • Annual/monthly anniversary display
  • Cloud backup (Premium)
  • Daily reminders (Premium)
Features
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■ Apple Today Recommendation ■ App Introduction Time Arrow is a count down day recording tool to help you manage important days such as anniversaries, birthdays, repayment days and so on. There are always days in life that you want to record: - Do you remember your mom's and dad's birthday? - How many days have you been born? - What's the date do you have to pay back your credit card every month? - How many days to get paid? - Will the rent be paid next month? - Do you need a physical examination once a year? - Don't forget to take medicine at night? - Did you walk the dog today? Did you shovel shit? - Don't forget to punch in at night? - Did you pay the tuition fee? - What's the date of this month? You must have more important days to record... ■ Function Introduction - Cycle design: a more intuitive display of the annual monthly anniversary. - Count down & Count up: one mode supporting two counting ways. - Quick Recording: No tedious steps, quick preset 1 step to complete. - Card Sharing: One-click Sharing Exquisite Countdown Days Cards to Friends. - Widget: multiple widgets for your choice, quick Preview. - Back up: Keep important information in the cloud without fear of loss (Premium) - Daily Reminder: Date approaching, timely reminder (Premium) - Add to Calendar: Export to system calendar and reminder (Premium) - Secure Access: Password needed when open app each time (Premium) - Hidden Page: flexible display, minimalism to the end (Premium) ■ About Me - Personal Works Apple Recommend App: Time Arrow, Flaaash, Easy Period, Lover List, Sun & Moon - Contact Information My Email: hanchongzan@icloud.com If you have any suggestions and ideas, you can send messages me at any time. I will continue to develop more good applications. Thanks for aurwiz's support to Russian Thanks for Nantadech's support for Thai ■ Terms of Use Time Arrow Premium Subscription is a subscription-based paid-up service, which means that you will pay in advance for future use of the service. You can currently choose to pay the service on an annual basis. At the end of each subscription cycle, your subscription is automatically renewed by default unless you explicitly cancel the automatic renewal or cancelled by Time Arrow. - Fees: Now Premium is set a standard fee as $0.99 per year. This price may be changed during promotion period. If the price is adjusted, the new price will take effect for the next subscription cycle. - Refund: After the trial period, you shall never be refunded the fee. Please voluntarily cancel your payment of service. - Unsubscribe: If you want to unsubscribe, please cancel it at least 24 hours in advance. You can cancel it as follow steps: Enter Into The System Settings - Click Apple ID - Click Subscription - Select Time Arrow Premium - unsubscribe. Terms of Use: https://shimo.im/docs/tGwwvxCvj8KxjyvX Privacy Policy: https://shimo.im/docs/CCDjcWytvwWRvxkt

About

Day Counter .

Track important dates with this cute day counter and reminder app. It helps you count down to events, count up days since a specific date, and receive reminders for birthdays and holidays. You can also use it to monitor expiration dates for food and other items.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Count up days since
  • Holiday tracking
  • Birthday reminders
  • Expiration date tracking
Features
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A cute day counter and reminder app. - Countdown to events and dates - Count up days since - Upcoming holidays - Birthday countdown and reminders - Track food & item expiration dates Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Time Arrow4 screens
Day Counter .4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Day Counter . at none against Time Arrow's shown. Day Counter . also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 88). Time Arrow's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Time Arrow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Day Counter . sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. 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 Time Arrow against 4.8 for Day Counter .. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day Counter . has 1.6K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Time Arrow's written reviews are positive against 88% of Day Counter .'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Arrow ships an update every 5 weeks, Day Counter . weekly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time Arrow versus Day Counter .: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime ArrowDay Counter .
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (88 ratings)4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews87.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings881.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer重赞 韩InnerGrow

Customer experience

Time Arrow

All ratings88 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral10.7%
Negative12.5%

Day Counter .

All ratings1,578 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

Time Arrow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Day Counter .

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dates displaying incorrectly
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Widget not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to set time for events
  • More widget design options
  • Automatic event renewal/repeat

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Arrow

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - Yearly Subscription$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
3 purchases

Day Counter .

Subscriptions1
  • Cute Countdown Meow3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Sale$3.99
  • Lifetime Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Time Arrow free?
Time Arrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Counter . free?
Day Counter . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Arrow or Day Counter .?
Day Counter . is rated higher. Time Arrow averages 4.7 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Day Counter . averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Time Arrow or Day Counter . have ads?
Time Arrow shows ads; Day Counter . does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Arrow or Day Counter .?
Time Arrow ships an update every 5 weeks, and Day Counter . weekly. Most recently, Time Arrow was updated on September 23, 2026 and Day Counter . on September 23, 2026.

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