Comparison

Day Counter & Countdown vs CountDown & Day Counter Widget

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

Head to head
About

Day Counter & Countdown

Track important upcoming events with countdowns and count-ups. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. Personalize your experience with custom backgrounds and themes, and sync across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Count up from past events
  • Customizable backgrounds and themes
  • Event alerts and reminders
  • Notes and sorting
  • Multiple time units
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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DayCounted is the number one app that helps in reminding you with your most important Events. Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, a wedding, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts and more. Count up from anniversaries, the day you were born and other special events in the past. Features: - Choose background from your photo library - Select between our hand picked themes as the background - Set Up alerts for each individual Event or Streak - Add notes - Sort your Events - Sort your Streaks - Choose between Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years as the time unit - Adjust the visibility of the background - Share with your friends - Widget support - True synchronization between all your devices Countdown all of the important things that matter, and enjoy every special moment.

About

CountDown & Day Counter Widget

Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns in various units. Personalize your experience with custom wallpapers and text colors. View your events in carousel or grid formats.

Highlights
  • Countdown in multiple units
  • Widget support
  • Customizable wallpapers
  • Customizable text color
  • Carousel and grid view
  • Event customization
Features
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Count down to the days that matter. Birthdays, trips, weddings, exams and holidays each become a bold poster with a giant day count and a clock that ticks live. POSTERS THAT TICK • Every countdown gets its own color or photo • Days, hours, minutes and seconds count down live • Show the time left in days, weeks, months or sleeps • Pick from a photo library or use your own pictures ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN • Photo or color widgets for the Home Screen • An Up Next widget for what's coming soon • Lock Screen and StandBy widgets • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island for the final hours NEVER MISS THE DAY • Reminders at the time, before it, and on milestones • Repeat every year, month or week, perfect for birthdays and anniversaries • Ask Siri how long until any event ALSO • Count up from past dates: anniversaries, streaks, "days since" • Filters for this week, this month, repeating and past • Quick templates for birthdays, trips, holidays, weddings, anniversaries and exams • A celebration when the day arrives, ready to share • Daily automatic backups, Recently Deleted, and export to JSON or CSV • Available in 16 languages COUNTDOWN PREMIUM The free version holds up to 5 countdowns. Premium unlocks unlimited countdowns, every wallpaper pack, reminders before the event and at a time you choose, and all Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Choose a weekly or monthly plan. Both start with a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://websites-62e8f.web.app/countdown_terms.html Privacy Policy: https://websites-62e8f.web.app/countdown_privacy.html

Screenshots

Day Counter & Countdown4 screens
CountDown & Day Counter Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CountDown & Day Counter Widget at 5.0 against Day Counter & Countdown's 4.6. Day Counter & Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (72 vs 2). On price, ads, 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. Day Counter & Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CountDown & Day Counter Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountDown & Day Counter Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day Counter & Countdown has 72 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Counter & Countdown ships an update every 5 days, CountDown & Day Counter Widget monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Day Counter & Countdown versus CountDown & Day Counter Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay Counter & CountdownCountDown & Day Counter Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (72 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaliverse Apps, LLCSangita Gautam

Customer experience

Day Counter & Countdown

All ratings70 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

CountDown & Day Counter Widget

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Day Counter & Countdown

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
2 purchases

CountDown & Day Counter Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Day Counter & Countdown free?
Day Counter & Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountDown & Day Counter Widget free?
CountDown & Day Counter Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Day Counter & Countdown or CountDown & Day Counter Widget?
CountDown & Day Counter Widget is rated higher. Day Counter & Countdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while CountDown & Day Counter Widget averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Day Counter & Countdown or CountDown & Day Counter Widget have ads?
Neither Day Counter & Countdown nor CountDown & Day Counter Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day Counter & Countdown or CountDown & Day Counter Widget?
Day Counter & Countdown ships an update every 5 days, and CountDown & Day Counter Widget monthly. Most recently, Day Counter & Countdown was updated on November 3, 2026 and CountDown & Day Counter Widget on November 3, 2026.

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