Comparison

Day Counter vs Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

Day Counter

Track important moments with customizable countdowns for goals, birthdays, and holidays. Visualize progress with home screen widgets and an intuitive interface. Never miss a special event again.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns for events
  • Track days remaining or passed
  • Home screen widgets
  • Clean and intuitive design
  • Motivation for goals and milestones
Features
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How many days until your next vacation? How long since you quit smoking? Day Counter keeps every important date in one simple, beautiful app — with home screen widgets so you never have to open the app to check. COUNT DOWN & COUNT UP • Count down to future events: birthdays, holidays, weddings, exams, retirement, pregnancy due dates, and more • Count up from past dates: track habits, sobriety, fitness streaks, anniversaries, or any milestone • Choose your display unit: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds — or show all units at once HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Small widget: 1 event at a glance • Medium widget: 3 events • Large widget: 6 events • Turn widgets on or off per event from the edit screen • See your countdown without opening the app PERSONALIZE EVERY EVENT • Pick from a wide selection of colors and icons • Dark mode support • Clean, intuitive interface — no clutter, no learning curve ANNIVERSARY COUNTDOWN • Automatic anniversary tracking — see how many days until your next yearly milestone BACK UP & SYNC • Sign in with Apple or Google to save your dates in the cloud • Sync across iPhone and iPad • Export your records for backup ACCURATE DATE CALCULATIONS • Months and years change on the correct date — not days early like some other apps • Trusted by users worldwide for retirement, tax deadlines, garden planting schedules, and life events PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Remove ads forever with a single purchase • No monthly fees, no auto-renewal, no surprises • Fair price compared to subscription-based countdown apps 33 LANGUAGES Fully localized in English, German, Turkish, French, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, and 26 more languages. PERFECT FOR: • Vacation and holiday countdowns • Birthday and wedding reminders • Retirement day tracking • Pregnancy and baby milestones • School exams and graduation • Fitness goals and habit tracking • Tax deadlines and important appointments • Remembering loved ones and special anniversaries Privacy Policy: https://gokselpirnal.com/saydim_privacy_policy.html

About

Countdowns

Easily create and manage countdowns for important events. Sync across devices, set reminders, and add notes for each countdown. Enjoy a seamless experience with Apple Watch, Split View, and Dark Mode support.

Highlights
  • Create and edit countdowns
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Optional notifications
  • Add notes to events
  • Apple Watch app
  • iPadOS Split View/Slide Over
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Countdowns now works with Siri AI, Spotlight, and Shortcuts. Works with Siri AI Just talk to Siri. "Create an event called Trip to Lisbon on November 14 in Countdowns." "Move my dentist appointment to Friday." "Rename this one to Marathon." "Delete my car insurance countdown." Siri understands your countdowns as events, asks before deleting, and you can undo. Siri knows what's on your screen While you're looking at your events, Siri can act on what you see. "Open the second one." "Delete this countdown." No need to repeat the name. Spotlight Every countdown is in Spotlight. Search from the Home Screen, see the picture and the date, and tap to open it in the app. Type "Upcoming" or "Today" to jump straight to a section without opening the app first. Shortcuts New actions for the Shortcuts app: Create Event, Show Events, Search Events, and Get Countdowns. Get Countdowns hands your list to other actions, so you can send your upcoming events to Use Model and get a summary in your own words, or build any automation you like. Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features require iOS 27 and a device that supports Apple Intelligence. See exactly how many days until your next vacation, birthday, wedding, or trip — and keep it on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. Countdowns is a fast, native, ad-free way to track the moments that matter, designed to feel right at home on iPhone and iPad. Features: • Beautiful countdowns Track upcoming and past events with clear, easy-to-read countdowns. • Widgets for Home Screen Keep your most important countdowns visible without opening the app. • Lock Screen widgets Check your countdowns instantly from the Lock Screen. • iCloud sync Your countdowns automatically stay in sync across iPhone and iPad. • Create events in seconds Add new countdowns quickly with a simple and intuitive interface. • Pin important events Keep the countdowns that matter most at the top. • Smart filters Quickly view Today, Upcoming, or Past Events. • Clean native design Built entirely with modern technologies for a smooth and reliable experience. • No ads Completely ad-free experience. Perfect for tracking: • Vacations • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Trips • Holidays • Important life events Never lose track of what you’re looking forward to.

Screenshots

Day Counter4 screens
Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdowns at none against Day Counter's shown. Countdowns also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). Day Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 27). On price, ratings volume, 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. Day Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Day Counter's written reviews are positive against 86% of Countdowns's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Counter ships an update every 2 months, Countdowns every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Day Counter versus Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay CounterCountdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (105 ratings)4.9 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better27
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoksel PirnalIgor Rusinov

Customer experience

Day Counter

All ratings105 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative17.6%

Countdowns

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Day Counter

One-time1
  • PRO$3.99
1 purchases

Countdowns

One-time1
  • Unlock App$0.99

Questions

Is Day Counter free?
Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Day Counter or Countdowns?
Countdowns is rated higher. Day Counter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Countdowns averages 4.9 from 51 ratings.
Do Day Counter or Countdowns have ads?
Day Counter shows ads; Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Day Counter or Countdowns?
Day Counter ships an update every 2 months, and Countdowns every 9 days. Most recently, Day Counter was updated on September 1, 2026 and Countdowns on September 24, 2026.

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