Counter vs Days Alive Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counter
Create and manage custom counters with ease. Track progress with daily counters and access them via widgets or watch complications. Synchronize your counters across all your Apple devices.
- Customizable counters
- Quick value editing
- iCloud synchronization
- Custom step and unit
- Daily progress tracking
- Widgets and watch complications
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Counter let you create customizable counters with quick access to edit their value easily. The counters are automatically synchronized between all your device using iCloud You can set a custom step, values up to 9 decimals, and a custom unit, even and emoji Daily counters let you track your progress on a counter Widgets are available (as well as complications for your watch!) You can request a new feature in app reviews Available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac
Days Alive Calculator
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Days Alive Calculator shows you exactly which day of your life you’re on — and lets you explore time in new ways. See your life as one continuous line, starting from Day 1. Features: • See what Day you’re on today • Discover what day of the week you were born • Calculate what Day number corresponds to any date • Calculate what date corresponds to any Day number • See how many days are between two dates • Count down to upcoming events • Set reminders for milestones like Day 5,000th, 10,000th, 15,000th, and beyond • Home Screen widgets • Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complications • Optional milestone and birthday reminders • English and Japanese support No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just time — counted clearly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Days Alive Calculator at Free against Counter's $0.99. Days Alive Calculator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Days Alive Calculator is free to download; Counter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Counter ships an update every 3 months, Days Alive Calculator weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counter | Days Alive Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume Claverie | Nathaniel Garrett Davis |
In-app purchases
Counter
No in-app purchases
Days Alive Calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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