Comparison

Countdowns vs Days Counter (Countdown Days)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Siri AI integration
  • Spotlight search
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • Quick event creation
  • Pin important events
  • Smart event filters
Features
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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.

About

Days Counter (Countdown Days)

Features
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Days Counter is designed for people whose schedule is replete with various important occasions. It is made for counting days, weeks, months or years elapsed after an event or the remaining days. For example: How many days away from your Family's birthday? When to pay your credit card? How many days are there from your payday? How long has it been since the baby was born? Regardless of the nature of the event, you can sleep peacefully and still none of them will escape your attention. The Days Counter app has a minimalistic design, a beautiful home screen and many options to make each of your events special! Never miss your couple's special occasions. Do you want to track nofap, exercise challenge, how long have you been free from smoking or your sobriety? If so, this app will certainly help you!

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
Days Counter (Countdown Days)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdowns at none against Days Counter (Countdown Days)'s shown. Countdowns also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Days Counter (Countdown Days)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 27). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Days Counter (Countdown Days) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ships an update weekly, Days Counter (Countdown Days) every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdowns versus Days Counter (Countdown Days): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsDays Counter (Countdown Days)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS2713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIgor Rusinov庆鸿 林

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdowns

One-time1
  • Unlock App$4.99
1 purchases

Days Counter (Countdown Days)

One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$9.99

Questions

Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Counter (Countdown Days) free?
Days Counter (Countdown Days) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdowns or Days Counter (Countdown Days) have ads?
Days Counter (Countdown Days) shows ads; Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Days Counter (Countdown Days)?
Countdowns ships an update weekly, and Days Counter (Countdown Days) every 5 weeks. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on November 7, 2026 and Days Counter (Countdown Days) on November 7, 2026.

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