Comparison

Anniday vs Countdown ™

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

Head to head
About

Anniday

Never forget a birthday or anniversary again. This app helps you track important dates with timely reminders, countdowns, and calendar integration. It also offers a home screen widget for quick access to upcoming events and supports iCloud export for seamless syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Birthday and anniversary reminders
  • Event countdowns
  • Calendar integration
  • Home screen widget
  • iCloud export
  • Dark theme
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Anniday – Your Ultimate Birthday Reminder & Countdown App! Celebrate every special moment with Anniday! Designed to help you track birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones, Anniday keeps you on top of every upcoming event so you never miss a reason to party. This feature-packed countdown app combines birthday reminder alerts, event tracking, calendar integration, and anniversary notifications to ensure all your best moments are truly unforgettable. Plus, we’ve just added a handy Home Screen Widget, giving you instant updates at a glance! Why You’ll Love Anniday Effortless Event Management: Track birthdays, milestones, and any special date in one place. Whether it’s your closest friend’s birthday or a parent’s anniversary, you’ll never forget another important occasion. Timely Notifications: Receive anniversary notifications and birthday reminder alerts right when you need them—no more last-minute gift scrambles. Whether you’re planning a surprise party or sending an early morning text, Anniday’s reminders have you covered. New Home Screen Widget: Check your upcoming events without even opening the app! Our widget gives you a lightning-fast peek at who’s about to celebrate next. Whether you’re tracking a birthday or a big milestone, simply glance at your screen, and boom—instant info! Calendar Integration: Already hooked on a favorite calendar? Anniday seamlessly syncs your events, ensuring every birthday, anniversary, or special date appears where you need it. Dark Theme: Choose a sleek, comfortable viewing experience—day or night. Anniday’s Dark Theme pairs perfectly with any style, reducing glare and keeping you focused on the fun. iCloud Export: Sync Anniday with your iCloud to manage events across iPhone and iPad effortlessly. Start tracking an event on your phone, then tweak it on your tablet—no extra steps required. Magic Dates: Go beyond birthdays and anniversaries! Mark personal achievements, relationship milestones, or any “just because” moments you cherish. Anniday will keep every heartwarming memory in one convenient spot, ready to celebrate whenever you choose. Spark More Celebrations Stay Prepared: Never miss a chance to make someone smile! Schedule your day around meaningful events and spread the joy with thoughtful messages, surprise parties, or heartfelt calls. Every reminder sets the stage for unforgettable moments. Build Excitement: Who doesn’t love the countdown before a big day? With Anniday’s countdown app feature, watch the clock tick down to birthdays, important milestones, or epic get-togethers. Let the excitement bubble over until it’s time to pop the confetti! Seamless Event Tracking: No more scattered sticky notes or digital chaos. Anniday’s intuitive design gathers everything into a single timeline. Switch quickly between monthly, weekly, or daily views to see exactly what’s coming next. Download & Start Celebrating Ready to make each day count? Install Anniday now for easy event tracking, unbeatable anniversary notifications, and powerful calendar integration. Don’t forget our new Home Screen Widget—your instant window into the days that matter most. Whether it’s a colleague’s work anniversary or your best friend’s birthday, Anniday ensures you’re always prepared to shower them with love and cheer. Let Anniday bring more joy into your life, one countdown at a time. Because every day deserves its moment in the spotlight—download Anniday and start celebrating all of life’s greatest milestones right away!

About

Countdown ™

Create custom countdown widgets for your home screen to track important events. Personalize with photos, themes, and preset designs. Receive smart reminders so you never miss a moment.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Preset event designs
  • Personalize with photos and themes
  • Smart event reminders
  • Easy event sharing
  • Dark mode support
Features
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The "Best Countdown Widget" allows you to add widgets and customize the home screen for your all events countdown. Here are some cool preset events that look beautiful. Forgo a clunky calendar for a sleek and beautiful countdown timer on your homescreen. It's your big days and you need it to be as magnificent as it can. A simple calendar won't do it justice and aesthetic. The count down starts today. Let's set Countdown Calendar for precious moments. Countdown Widget easy setup Just follow the simple and clear instructions to set up countdown widgets on your screen. Quick setup only matter of seconds! A few taps – your screen looks superb! Countdown Widget Maker Create a countdown widget on your home screen with your own way design. Be able to count the most important days end events every day right in front of you. Preset events packs for Countdown Calendar Hundred of countdown calendar designs will suit any event of yours. Or you can choose from a rich variety of shapes, fonts, and backgrounds to make your own countdown calendar. Countdown to events that repeat yearly, monthly or weekly. Never miss any important moments! Customize photo for your countdown event For a truly unique and sleek countdown widget for your own, use your favorite photo to setup them! Never miss your upcoming events again With countdown event reminder smart feature help you configure your countdown event and get notifications more frequently as the event approaches. Events anniversaries and precious moments will never be forgotten again. Easy sharing your precious moments Let's with each other countdown precious moments. With event sharing feature will help you spread the fun when counting down with family members, friends, colleagues and invite them to join in your countdown. COUNTDOWN WIDGET FEATURE: - Countdown setup with Dark mode. - Easy setup matter of seconds. - Hundred of Preset events available in Countdown Premium. - Personalize your event with theme modes, headings and widget style. - Set favorite photo for your event countdowns. - Add to your home screen and see countdown clock without opening the app! - Smart countdown reminder feature never miss your events. - Track as many events you want countdown. There are many moments in life that you will never want to miss, right? Let's download and each other countdown your important events now! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://matechmobile.org/infor/term.html Privacy policy: https://matechmobile.org/infor/privacy.html

Screenshots

Anniday3 screens
Countdown ™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Anniday at none against Countdown ™'s shown. Anniday also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 42%). Countdown ™'s advantage is ratings volume (180 vs 14) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). 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. Anniday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown ™ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. 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 — 4.5 for Anniday against 4.4 for Countdown ™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown ™ has 180 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Anniday's written reviews are positive against 42% of Countdown ™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anniday ships an update every 9 days, Countdown ™ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Anniday versus Countdown ™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnidayCountdown ™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings) — better4.4 (180 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better42.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14180 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenis ShalaginMatechMobile Software JSC

Customer experience

Anniday

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Countdown ™

All ratings180 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral19.2%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Anniday

One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$2.99
4 purchases

Countdown ™

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Week$0.497 Days
  • Premium month$1.991 Month
  • Premium year$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Pro lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Anniday free?
Anniday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown ™ free?
Countdown ™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anniday or Countdown ™?
Anniday is rated higher. Anniday averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Countdown ™ averages 4.4 from 180 ratings.
Do Anniday or Countdown ™ have ads?
Countdown ™ shows ads; Anniday does not.
Which is updated more often, Anniday or Countdown ™?
Anniday ships an update every 9 days, and Countdown ™ every 4 days. Most recently, Anniday was updated on August 12, 2026 and Countdown ™ on September 1, 2026.

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