Comparison

Day Counter Pro vs Countdown Widget | Day Counter

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

Head to head
About

Day Counter Pro

Easily track time for past events, future dates, and recurring anniversaries. Receive timely reminders and calculate savings from habit changes. Offers a clean interface with customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Track past events, future dates, and anniversaries
  • Receive reminder notifications
  • Calculate savings from habit changes
  • Support for recurring events
  • Customizable counter ordering
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Day Counter is a simple and practical way to track time. Count days since a past event, days remaining until a future date, or follow recurring anniversaries easily. Get reminder notifications as important days approach and stay on track without forgetting. Turn daily habits into motivation by calculating your total savings, such as money saved after quitting smoking or reducing expenses. With a clean interface, flexible ordering, and light and dark themes, Day Counter fits naturally into your daily routine. Key features: - Counts days for past dates, future events, and anniversaries - Sends reminder notifications at a time you choose - Calculates total savings with the Daily Savings feature - Tracks recurring events and upcoming anniversaries - Allows you to reorder counters freely - Includes light and dark themes

About

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Easily track important dates with customizable widgets. Create countdowns for future events or count up from past milestones. Never miss a special moment again with this free, ad-free time tracking app.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Count up timers
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Advanced appearance customization
  • Event notifications
  • Pre-made countdown gallery
Features
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Countdown Widget is completely free, has no ads, universal, and super easy to use app for tracking time until and since important events in your life. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, sporting event, wedding, or anniversary, Countdown Widget helps you create countdowns or timers for any event. The app offers a wide range of ready-to-use widgets and customizable options to create a unique countdown just for you. Install it, and you'll never miss an important moment again! Key Features: • Widget Keep your countdowns always at hand on the home screen or lock screen. • Count Up Track the time that has passed since significant events. • Unlimited Countdowns Create an unlimited number of countdowns and timers. • Transparent and Blurred Backgrounds Set the transparency or blur of the widget background to make your home screen more stylish and unique. • Advanced Customization Customize the appearance of your countdowns with styles, fonts, text and background colors, custom background images, and more. • Notifications Set notifications for the moment of the event or an hour, day, or week before the event. • Gallery A wide selection of ready-made countdowns and timers with beautiful and diverse styles and background images. Privacy Policy - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lfphmy5xj86svrztl6mxm/countdown_privacy.pdf?rlkey=i0vebii3yabkw8afg0hdyvkwu&e=1&st=7zbzoa28&dl=0 Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Day Counter Pro4 screens
Countdown Widget | Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Day Counter Pro at 100% against Countdown Widget | Day Counter's 42%. Day Counter Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Countdown Widget | Day Counter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (212 vs 36). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Day Counter Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget | Day Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Day Counter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget | Day Counter has 212 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Day Counter Pro's written reviews are positive against 42% of Countdown Widget | Day Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Counter Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Day Counter Pro versus Countdown Widget | Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay Counter ProCountdown Widget | Day Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (36 ratings) — better4.3 (212 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings36212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurkan KavlakEvgeniia Ludinova

Customer experience

Day Counter Pro

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

All ratings196 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative52.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Day Counter Pro

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Experience$1.99
10 purchases

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Subscriptions5
  • One Week Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • One Month Premium$3.991 Month
  • One Year Premium$5.991 Year
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  • One Year Premium$9.991 Year
  • One Year Premium$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Donation Cookie$0.99
  • Donation Coffee$1.99
  • Donation Burrito$3.99
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  • Lifetime Premium Access$7.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$12.99

Questions

Is Day Counter Pro free?
Day Counter Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget | Day Counter free?
Countdown Widget | Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Day Counter Pro or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
Day Counter Pro is rated higher. Day Counter Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Countdown Widget | Day Counter averages 4.3 from 212 ratings.
Do Day Counter Pro or Countdown Widget | Day Counter have ads?
Day Counter Pro shows ads; Countdown Widget | Day Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Day Counter Pro or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
Day Counter Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Day Counter Pro was updated on November 11, 2026 and Countdown Widget | Day Counter on November 12, 2026.

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