Comparison

DaysCount vs Tadpole

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

Tadpole

Features
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Tadpole is a calm challenge tracker that measures consistency, not streaks. Miss a day and you don't start over. Tomorrow's a fresh page. Start a challenge: 30 days of running, 90 days of reading, a month without alcohol, daily guitar practice. Then answer one question each day: how did today go? DONE, PARTIAL OR MISSED One tap is enough. Did some of it? Log Partial. It counts for half, because something beats nothing. Forgot? You can still log yesterday until midnight. SEE YOUR PATTERN Every challenge gets its own calendar. Day by day the grid fills up, and you see when it went well, when it didn't, and that you kept going. CONSISTENCY, NOT PERFECTION Your consistency score shows how often you really showed up. Next to it: done, partial and missed days, your best streak and how far along you are. A TIMER WHEN YOU WANT ONE Give a challenge a timer, from 5 minutes to 2 hours. When time's up, the day is logged as Done. A Live Activity keeps it on your Lock Screen. LIFE HAPPENS Sick or away? Move a day, up to three times a week. That day becomes a rest day and doesn't count as missed. TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS Start a group challenge and invite friends straight from the app or with a code. Everyone logs their own day. You see each other's days and who's most consistent so far, and you can cheer each other on. When it ends, you get the results together. A CALM FEED Follow friends you know. Share a milestone or a result with photos or a short video, and give a cheer. Only people you approve can follow you, and every challenge stays private until you share it. LOG FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen show today's challenges and how far you are. Log Done, Partial or Missed without opening the app. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows today's challenges. Log with one tap and keep an eye on your day with a complication. QUIET REMINDERS Set a reminder per challenge. Days you've already logged are skipped. Gentle nudges come at most once in the morning and once in the evening, and you can turn each kind off. MORE WHEN YOU WANT IT Add a note, a photo or a number to any day: pages read, kilometres run, minutes practised. Or keep it to one tap. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Turn a challenge into a clean story or sticker and share it anywhere, or straight to Instagram Stories. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking. Personal challenges need no account and stay on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Friends, groups and the feed are optional and use Sign in with Apple. TADPOLE PRO Tadpole is free for up to 3 running challenges, and joining a friend's group challenge is always free. Tadpole Pro removes the limit and unlocks competitive group challenges, with a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. In English, Dutch, German and Spanish. Finish what you started. Tadpole Pro Monthly renews automatically every month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms for friends, groups and the feed: https://factual-joggers-bbb.notion.site/Tadpole-Terms-of-Use-3eac16f71dd581d18f45e199f3528b20 Privacy Policy: https://factual-joggers-bbb.notion.site/Tadpole-Privacy-Policy-354c16f71dd580d9bb84cdb58d1f27ee

Screenshots

DaysCount4 screens
Tadpole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tadpole at none against DaysCount's 1. Tadpole also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. DaysCount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tadpole asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaysCount ships an update every 6 weeks, Tadpole every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DaysCount versus Tadpole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysCountTadpole
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer朋 潘Roelof Jan Dijkman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DaysCount

One-time1
  • Membership$1.99
None

Tadpole

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DaysCount free?
DaysCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tadpole free?
Tadpole is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DaysCount or Tadpole have ads?
Neither DaysCount nor Tadpole shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DaysCount or Tadpole?
DaysCount ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tadpole every 3 days. Most recently, DaysCount was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tadpole on October 10, 2026.

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