Comparison

DaysCount vs Countdown Fred

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

Head to head
About

DaysCount

This app transforms important dates into visually engaging cartoon cards on your home screen. It offers both countdowns for future events and counters for past milestones, with smart reminders to ensure you never miss a special occasion.

Highlights
  • Cartoon event cards with unique icons
  • Desktop widgets for at-a-glance tracking
  • Countdown timers for future events
  • Day counters for past milestones
  • Smart reminders for important dates
  • Annual repeat notifications
Features
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DaysCount: Beautiful Cartoon Card Desktop Widget for Event Countdown & Day Tracking DaysCount is an elegantly designed date tracking app that turns your important dates into delightful cartoon cards on your home screen. With its intuitive Countdown and Day Counter features, you can effortlessly track past milestones and future events right from your desktop or phone. Key Features: • Cartoon Event Cards: Each date gets a unique cartoon icon (hearts, bottles, planes, etc.), making every countdown visually engaging and personal. • Desktop Widgets: Place beautiful, at-a-glance widgets on your phone or computer home screen. No need to open the app to see your days. • Countdown & Day Counter: ◦ Countdown: Set timers for future events (birthdays, trips, deadlines). ◦ Day Counter: Track days passed since a special moment (child's birth, anniversary, habit streak). • Smart Reminders: Get notifications before important dates. Set annual repeats so you never forget yearly events. Popular Use Cases: • Countdown For: Birthdays, holidays, vacations, concert dates, project deadlines, bill payments. • Day Counter For: Baby's age in days, relationship/ marriage anniversaries, fitness/ learning streaks, business milestones. Why Users Love DaysCount: • Visual & Cute: Transforms date tracking from a boring list into a charming visual experience on your desktop. • Glanceable: Desktop widgets provide instant access to your most important dates. • Easy to Use: Add and manage events in just a few taps. Download DaysCount now and turn every important day into a lovely cartoon card on your home screen!

About

Countdown Fred

This app helps you keep track of important upcoming dates by displaying them as colorful cards. You can add events like holidays, birthdays, or gigs, and the app automatically sorts them by date. It offers home screen widgets and customizable display options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable event cards
  • Automatic date sorting
  • Home screen widgets
  • Days or weeks display
  • Light and dark mode
  • No accounts or clutter
Features
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Countdown Fred keeps the dates you are looking forward to where you can actually see them. Add the moments that matter — a holiday, a birthday, a wedding, a gig, the first day of something new — and Countdown Fred turns them into a clean grid of colourful cards, always sorted so the next one comes first. No accounts. No feeds. No clutter. Just how long until the good stuff. MAKE EVERY EVENT YOURS • Give each event a name, a date and one of eleven symbols • Choose from four card colours • Cards sort themselves by date, so what is next is always at the top • Tap any card to edit it or take it off the list DAYS OR WEEKS One tap switches the whole app between days and weeks. "45 days" or "6 weeks 3 days" — however you naturally think about time. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • A small widget for your next event • A medium widget showing what is next plus two more coming up • The widget takes on the colour of your next event • Refreshes itself every day, so the number is always right MADE TO BE LOOKED AT • Flat, friendly design with rounded type and soft colour • Light and dark mode are each designed properly, not one inverted copy of the other • Quick to open, quick to add, then out of your way YOURS ALONE Everything stays on your iPhone. There is no account to create, nothing to sign in to, no tracking and no analytics. Your events are nobody else's business.

Screenshots

DaysCount4 screens
Countdown Fred3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Fred at none against DaysCount's 1. Countdown Fred also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). DaysCount's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. DaysCount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown Fred asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Fred holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DaysCount has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaysCount ships an update every 6 weeks, Countdown Fred monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DaysCount versus Countdown Fred: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysCountCountdown Fred
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer朋 潘DaMtech

Customer experience

DaysCount

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Countdown Fred

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DaysCount

One-time1
  • Membership$1.99
None

Countdown Fred

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DaysCount free?
DaysCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Fred free?
Countdown Fred is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DaysCount or Countdown Fred?
Countdown Fred is rated higher. DaysCount averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Countdown Fred averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DaysCount or Countdown Fred have ads?
Neither DaysCount nor Countdown Fred shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DaysCount or Countdown Fred?
DaysCount ships an update every 6 weeks, and Countdown Fred monthly. Most recently, DaysCount was updated on November 3, 2026 and Countdown Fred on November 3, 2026.

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