Comparison

Events Countdown Tracker vs Horology

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

Head to head
About

Events Countdown Tracker

Easily track the days remaining until important future events like holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. Personalize your countdowns with custom photos and set reminders so you never miss a special occasion.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns for any event
  • Add custom photos to events
  • Set event reminders
  • Track holidays, birthdays, and more
  • View remaining days at a glance
Features
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** How many days until my birthday? ** My kids asked me this kind of question so often that I created this app! Christmas, Halloween, birthdays, holidays... all your events at your fingertips. HIGHLIGHTS: • Create countdowns to any future event • Add your own photos • Add reminders to never forget an event again

About

Horology

A minimalist utility app for watch enthusiasts to precisely set mechanical timepieces. It offers advanced features like planetary animations and lunar phase tracking.

Highlights
  • Precise mechanical watch setting
  • Orbit-based planetary animations
  • Lunar phase tracking
  • Minimalist interface
  • Timekeeping utility
Features
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Horology: Keeping Time is a minimalist timekeeping app built for watch enthusiasts. Set your mechanical timepiece with precision, then explore additional features like orbit-based planetary animations, lunar phase tracking, and more.

Screenshots

Events Countdown Tracker4 screens
Horology4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Horology at 5.0 against Events Countdown Tracker's 3.8. Horology also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Events Countdown Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On price and device support 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. Events Countdown Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Horology asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Horology holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Events Countdown Tracker has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Events Countdown Tracker ships an update every 4 months, Horology fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Events Countdown Tracker versus Horology: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvents Countdown TrackerHorology
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancois DucheminInteractive Applications LLC

Customer experience

Events Countdown Tracker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Horology

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Events Countdown Tracker

One-time1
  • Full version$0.99
None

Horology

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Events Countdown Tracker free?
Events Countdown Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Horology free?
Horology is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Events Countdown Tracker or Horology?
Horology is rated higher. Events Countdown Tracker averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Horology averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Events Countdown Tracker or Horology have ads?
Events Countdown Tracker shows ads; Horology does not.
Which is updated more often, Events Countdown Tracker or Horology?
Events Countdown Tracker ships an update every 4 months, and Horology fortnightly. Most recently, Events Countdown Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Horology on October 15, 2026.

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