Comparison

Ramadan countdown! vs HolyDates

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

Head to head
About

Ramadan countdown!

This app provides a countdown to the start of Ramadan, offering information on its dates and the reasoning behind them. It helps users prepare for the Islamic holy month by displaying the exact start and end dates based on astronomical calculations.

Highlights
  • Ramadan countdown timer
  • Displays start and end dates
  • Explains date variations
  • Based on astronomical calculations
  • Information on Islamic calendar
Features
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Ramadan in 2022 will start on Saturday, the 2nd of April (2/4/2022) and will continue for 30 days until Sunday, the 1st of May. When will Ramadan celebrations begin in 2022? Note that in the Muslim calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Ramadan on the sunset of Friday, the 1st of April. Although Ramadan is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, since the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar and the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. This difference means Ramadan moves in the Gregorian calendar approximately 11 days every year. The date of Ramadan may also vary from country to country depending on whether the moon has been sighted or not. The dates provided here are based on the dates adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America for the celebration of Ramadan. Note that these dates are based on astronomical calculations to affirm each date, and not on the actual sighting of the moon with the naked eyes. This approach is accepted by many, but is still being hotly debated تطبيق العد التنازل لرمضان سيبدأ رمضان 2022 يوم السبت ، 2 ابريل 2022 (وفقا للمملكة العربية السعودية) وينتهي، يوم الاحد ، 1 مايو 2022 هذا هو التاريخ المؤقت لأن التاريخ الفعلي مرهون بمشاهدة هلال رمضان 2022 ، الشهر التاسع في التقويم الإسلامي (1443 هـ)

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HolyDates

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Version 1.10 No Advertisements, No In-App Purchases Did you ever need to look-up when Easter Sunday or Passover will be this year? Even though many of the religious holydays occur on the same date of the Hebrew calendar every year you may not know the corresponding date on the Gregorian calendar. HolyDates provides a quick answer to these questions. HolyDates uses algorithms provided by Jean Meeus in his book, “Astronomical Algorithms” second edition. His methods have become a sort-of standard for these sorts of computations. The information and functionality provided by HolyDates is divided onto several screens. The Main Screen: The day and date for eleven holy days are shown on the main screen. • Passover • Easter • Unleavened Bread (aka .Matzo) – seven days in length • First Fruits (two methods for determining this date) • Shavuot (two methods for determining this date) • Pentecost • Rosh Hashanah (aka Yom Teruach, Feast of Trumpets, New Year Day) • Yom Kippur (aka Day of Atonement) • Sukkot (aka Feast of Booths, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Tabernacles) The Julian Day Number Screen: Julian Day Numbers are used by astronomers to keep track of dates or perform date-related computations. HolyDates provides a separate screen for converting between the two systems. You can: • convert Gregorian Dates to Julian Day Number • convert Julian Day Numbers to Gregorian Dates The Information Screen: This is the HolyDates help file that provides additional background information. The origin of the modern calendar system and how HolyDates works are discussed.

Screenshots

Ramadan countdown!4 screens
HolyDates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ramadan countdown! at Free against HolyDates's $0.99. Ramadan countdown! also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 34 months). HolyDates's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ramadan countdown! is free to download; HolyDates costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ramadan countdown! ships an update every 3 months, HolyDates every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ramadan countdown! versus HolyDates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRamadan countdown!HolyDates
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (138 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings138 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHameed AbdullahTom Stankey

In-app purchases

None

Ramadan countdown!

No in-app purchases

None

HolyDates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ramadan countdown! free?
Ramadan countdown! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HolyDates free?
HolyDates costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ramadan countdown! or HolyDates have ads?
Neither Ramadan countdown! nor HolyDates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ramadan countdown! or HolyDates?
Ramadan countdown! ships an update every 3 months, and HolyDates every 34 months. Most recently, Ramadan countdown! was updated on September 12, 2026 and HolyDates on September 18, 2026.

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