Comparison

Countdowns vs Days counter since dates

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create and edit countdowns
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Optional notifications
  • Add notes to events
  • Apple Watch app
  • iPadOS Split View/Slide Over
  • Dark Mode support
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 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.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, sort, and delete event entries
  • Display days passed since an event
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Track important life milestones
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
Days counter since dates4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Days counter since dates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdowns versus Days counter since dates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsDays counter since dates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (52 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS2717.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor RusinovOleg Eremenko

Customer experience

Countdowns

All ratings52 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Days counter since dates

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdowns

One-time1
  • Unlock App$4.99
None

Days counter since dates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days counter since dates free?
Days counter since dates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Days counter since dates?
Days counter since dates is rated higher. Countdowns averages 4.9 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Days counter since dates averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdowns or Days counter since dates have ads?
Neither Countdowns nor Days counter since dates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Days counter since dates?
Countdowns ships an update every 8 days, and Days counter since dates fortnightly. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on November 3, 2026 and Days counter since dates on October 30, 2026.

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