Comparison

Countdown vs Days Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Track important dates with a countdown calendar. Visualize your upcoming events with custom backgrounds and manage them through categorized lists. Secure your data with password protection.

Highlights
  • Date counting (days left/passed)
  • Customizable background images
  • Event classification and management
  • Calendar view for daily events
  • Lunar calendar date support
  • Password protection for privacy
Features
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CountDown is a small tool to help you record important days in your life. How many days are countdown and positive days away from now? = Main functions= Date counting: how many days are left before the target date and how many days have passed Animation effect: the interface uses animation theme effect to increase vivid breath Picture selection: Pictures can be selected as background to record important events. Classification Management: Custom Classification, Easy to Manage and Query Events Calendar query: you can query the events of the day through the calendar interface Lunar calendar date: support the choice of lunar calendar date Password Protection: Password can be set to protect privacy We are eager to hear your feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions, you are welcome to let us know "Settings - Email Feedback" in the application. Any other ideas, also welcome to contact us, every message, we will read carefully. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the account settings. Cancellation of the automatic renewal must be at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start the subscription. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms Terms of Service: http://shipi.kindofpure.cn/xiaoya/zh_terms.html Privacy Terms: http://shipi.kindofpure.cn/xiaoya/zh_doc.html

About

Days Countdown

Track important dates and events with a customizable countdown. Set reminders for specific days before an event and share your countdowns with others. The app allows for recurring events and multiple countdowns.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Countdown to or from a date
  • Repeat events weekly, monthly, yearly
  • Customizable event reminders
  • Share countdowns with friends
Features
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Days Countdown, Countdown to your favorite events and important dates! Features: - Create as many events as you'd like - Countdown until or countdown from a date - Repeat an event for week, month, year - Get notified on the day of the event, you can receive reminders 1 day before or 3 days before the event. - Share your countdowns with friends and family

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Days Countdown3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at every 3 months against Days Countdown's every 15 months. Days Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Days Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Countdown against 4.6 for Days Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Days Countdown has 69 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 3 months, Days Countdown every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown versus Days Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownDays Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings269 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer朝霞 彭云云 唐

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Days Countdown

All ratings69 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Quarterly Plus Version3 Days trial$4.493 Months
One-time1
  • Advanced Version$5.99
1 purchases

Days Countdown

One-time1
  • Pro Version$0.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Countdown free?
Days Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Days Countdown?
Days Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Days Countdown averages 4.6 from 69 ratings.
Do Countdown or Days Countdown have ads?
Both Countdown and Days Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Days Countdown?
Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and Days Countdown every 15 months. Most recently, Countdown was updated on September 20, 2026 and Days Countdown on September 9, 2026.

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