Countdowns vs Days counter since dates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdowns
Easily create and manage countdowns for important events. Sync across devices, set reminders, and add notes for each countdown. Enjoy a seamless experience with Apple Watch, Split View, and Dark Mode support.
- Create and edit countdowns
- Automatic device syncing
- Optional notifications
- Add notes to events
- Apple Watch app
- iPadOS Split View/Slide Over
- Dark Mode support
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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.
Days counter since dates
Easily track significant life events with a straightforward interface. Record the name, description, and date of any event to monitor the number of days that have passed since it occurred. Never forget important milestones again.
- Create, edit, sort, and delete event entries
- Display days passed since an event
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Track important life milestones
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An app for tracking important events in your life with a simple interface. Create entries with a name, description and date to always know how many days have passed since they occurred. Application features: - Create, edit, sort and delete entries - Display the number of days since the event How many days ago were sneakers bought? How many days have passed since the last time you went outside? No need to keep everything in your head - there's an app for that!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Days counter since dates at none against Countdowns's 1. Days counter since dates also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27). Countdowns's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Days counter since dates asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Countdowns against 5.0 for Days counter since dates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdowns has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 100% of Days counter since dates's.
Countdowns ships an update every 8 days, Days counter since dates fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdowns | Days counter since dates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 27 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igor Rusinov | Oleg Eremenko |
Customer experience
Countdowns
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In-app purchases
Countdowns
- Unlock App$4.99
Days counter since dates
No in-app purchases
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