Comparison

Countdown & Days Until Widget vs 52 Week Savings Challenge

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

Head to head
About

Countdown & Days Until Widget

Track upcoming events and anniversaries with a simple countdown. Get instant updates with home and lock screen widgets, and receive timely notifications. Seamlessly import events from your calendar for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic countdown to any date
  • Customizable notifications
  • Repeat event settings
  • Calendar event import
  • Home & Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud data backup
Features
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How many days left until your big day? AtoDays counts down to your events and anniversaries. AtoDays is a simple and intuitive app that tracks the remaining days until your birthdays, exams, and special events. With seamless calendar integration, you can start counting down without any manual entry. Check your important dates anytime with Home & Lock Screen widgets and timely notifications. Fully supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, so it's comfortable on your wrist or on a big screen. Key Features - Automatic countdown to any date - Organize events with tags and filter by tag - Stay informed with custom notifications - One-tap update to the next date with repeat settings - Repeats like "every 3 days", "2nd Tuesday", or "last day of the month", and moving weekend or holiday dates to the previous or next weekday - One-tap event import from your Calendar - Display Calendar events as countdowns automatically - Home & Lock Screen widgets for instant tracking - Filter the events a widget shows by tag or time period - On iPhone with iOS27 or later, a tall widget that fills a full Home Screen page shows up to 9 countdowns - Check days left right from your wrist with Apple Watch - An easy-to-read layout optimized for the large iPad screen - Secure data backup via iCloud Perfect For - Counting down to birthdays and anniversaries - Tracking vacations, concerts, or game releases - Managing deadlines for exams, certifications, and work projects Premium Features - Ad-free experience - Unlimited event tracking - Countdown Premium widget (always show a selected event) - Direct Calendar sync for real-time countdowns - Calendar Premium widget (shows your calendar events as countdowns, soonest first)

About

52 Week Savings Challenge

Features
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How many squares to go. A savings record where the target is split into squares and you colour in what you have put aside. - Colour a square, keep a record - Split the target amount into squares - Colour in as much as you have saved, in whatever order you like - Every square coloured shows the target getting closer - Nothing tells you off - No streaks, no consecutive-day counts - Days you did not record are never counted up and shown back to you - The money stays with you - This app does not hold or move money. It keeps a record - The saving itself happens in your own jar or your own account. There is no deposit, withdrawal or transfer feature of any kind - Made to be safe to use - Everything stays inside this device only (nothing is sent anywhere) - No ads - One challenge at a time is free (finish it, and the next one is free too) The more you colour, the closer it looks.

Screenshots

Countdown & Days Until Widget4 screens
52 Week Savings Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 52 Week Savings Challenge at none against Countdown & Days Until Widget's shown. 52 Week Savings Challenge also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Countdown & Days Until Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 52 Week Savings Challenge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown & Days Until Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, 52 Week Savings Challenge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown & Days Until Widget versus 52 Week Savings Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown & Days Until Widget52 Week Savings Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaAKIHIRO MATSUYAMA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown & Days Until Widget

One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$14.99
1 purchases

52 Week Savings Challenge

One-time1
  • 同時に進めるチャレンジ(買い切り)$1.99

Questions

Is Countdown & Days Until Widget free?
Countdown & Days Until Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 52 Week Savings Challenge free?
52 Week Savings Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown & Days Until Widget or 52 Week Savings Challenge have ads?
Countdown & Days Until Widget shows ads; 52 Week Savings Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown & Days Until Widget or 52 Week Savings Challenge?
Countdown & Days Until Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and 52 Week Savings Challenge every 10 days. Most recently, Countdown & Days Until Widget was updated on November 1, 2026 and 52 Week Savings Challenge on October 28, 2026.

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