Countdowns vs Day Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdowns
Track upcoming and past events with beautiful, ad-free countdowns. Easily create events, pin important ones, and view them on your Home and Lock Screens with widgets. Syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Siri AI integration
- Spotlight search
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- iCloud sync
- Quick event creation
- Pin important events
- Smart event filters
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Countdowns now works with Siri AI, Spotlight, and Shortcuts. Works with Siri AI Just talk to Siri. "Create an event called Trip to Lisbon on November 14 in Countdowns." "Move my dentist appointment to Friday." "Rename this one to Marathon." "Delete my car insurance countdown." Siri understands your countdowns as events, asks before deleting, and you can undo. Siri knows what's on your screen While you're looking at your events, Siri can act on what you see. "Open the second one." "Delete this countdown." No need to repeat the name. Spotlight Every countdown is in Spotlight. Search from the Home Screen, see the picture and the date, and tap to open it in the app. Type "Upcoming" or "Today" to jump straight to a section without opening the app first. Shortcuts New actions for the Shortcuts app: Create Event, Show Events, Search Events, and Get Countdowns. Get Countdowns hands your list to other actions, so you can send your upcoming events to Use Model and get a summary in your own words, or build any automation you like. Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features require iOS 27 and a device that supports Apple Intelligence. See exactly how many days until your next vacation, birthday, wedding, or trip — and keep it on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. Countdowns is a fast, native, ad-free way to track the moments that matter, designed to feel right at home on iPhone and iPad. Features: • Beautiful countdowns Track upcoming and past events with clear, easy-to-read countdowns. • Widgets for Home Screen Keep your most important countdowns visible without opening the app. • Lock Screen widgets Check your countdowns instantly from the Lock Screen. • iCloud sync Your countdowns automatically stay in sync across iPhone and iPad. • Create events in seconds Add new countdowns quickly with a simple and intuitive interface. • Pin important events Keep the countdowns that matter most at the top. • Smart filters Quickly view Today, Upcoming, or Past Events. • Clean native design Built entirely with modern technologies for a smooth and reliable experience. • No ads Completely ad-free experience. Perfect for tracking: • Vacations • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Trips • Holidays • Important life events Never lose track of what you’re looking forward to.
Day Counter
Track important dates by counting down to future events or counting up from past milestones. Add and manage an unlimited number of events without any cost.
- Countdown to events
- Count up from milestones
- Unlimited event tracking
- Free to use
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Track the moments that matter. Count down to exciting events like anniversaries and vacations, or count up from the day you started a new journey. Add and track unlimited events, all completely free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdowns at 4.9 against Day Counter's 3.9. Countdowns also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 60%) and ratings volume (52 vs 9). Day Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Day Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdowns has 52 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 60% of Day Counter's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdowns | Day Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (52 ratings) — better | 3.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 27 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igor Rusinov | SeungJun Lee |
Customer experience
Countdowns
Day Counter
In-app purchases
Countdowns
- Unlock App$4.99
Day Counter
No in-app purchases
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