Comparison

Days Counter vs HDiary

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

Head to head
About

Days Counter

Track important life events and days elapsed or remaining. Customize counters with images, backgrounds, and fonts. Set reminders and display counts on your home screen with widgets.

Highlights
  • Countdown to specific days
  • Count up after events
  • Unlimited counters and widgets
  • Customizable images and backgrounds
  • Event reminders
  • Repetitive counters (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
Features
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Trendy and lightweight app to track the most important days and events from your life. View days elapsed after an event or the remaining days. With this app, you will never forget about: - anniversaries - birthdays - any memorable days or events Have you ever wondered how long have you been with your significant other? Maybe you want to find out your age in days, weeks or years? Maybe you want to know how many days you have of sobriety? How long have you been free from smoking? In the middle of a nofap or exercise challenge? No problem at all. Create a counter for all of those important events. This app will tell you that and much more! Customize every counter with your own image or choose from dozens of amazing, pre-installed backgrounds for many occasions. Change the font color, size and type as you wish. Create a highly customizable widget on your home screen and be able to count the most important days end events every day right in front of you. Set a reminder for each event to make sure that you don't commit a blunder! Download now and start counting today to stay informed about your events and days. Key features: - easy and intuitive to use - countdown to specific days or events - counting up once specific days arrive - unlimited number of counters - ability to choose a counter image from your gallery or pre-installed backgrounds - unlimited number of widgets to be placed on your home screen for every counter - reminders for each event (with a specific time and custom notification text) - repetition of each counter (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) Upgrade to the Premium version to receive other great features as well: - full synchronization in real-time between multiple devices (including images) - endless counter customization- background image, overlay, font size, type, color and much more - counting in many different formats (days, weeks, months, years, hours, minute, seconds) - absolutely no ads - downloading images from the Internet for every counter without leaving the app - guarantee to get every premium feature that will come in the future Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HDiary

Features
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An app that helps you capture joyful moments. You can add tags, participants, ratings, and photos to these happy moments. It allows you to view recent happy moments through charts and also supports widgets. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Days Counter4 screens
HDiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Days Counter at 17.0 against HDiary's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Days Counter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and HDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Counter ships an update every 2 months, HDiary every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Days Counter versus HDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays CounterHDiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArkadiusz Chmura韶芳 尤

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Days Counter

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$9.99
2 purchases

HDiary

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited moments$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited moments$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Days Counter free?
Days Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HDiary free?
HDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Days Counter or HDiary have ads?
Neither Days Counter nor HDiary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Days Counter or HDiary?
Days Counter ships an update every 2 months, and HDiary every 6 weeks. Most recently, Days Counter was updated on October 24, 2026 and HDiary on October 14, 2026.

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