Comparison

Counter vs Days Alive Calculator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable counters
  • Quick value editing
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Custom step and unit
  • Daily progress tracking
  • Widgets and watch complications
Features
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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

About

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.

Screenshots

Counter4 screens
Days Alive Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Counter versus Days Alive Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterDays Alive Calculator
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillaume ClaverieNathaniel Garrett Davis

In-app purchases

None

Counter

No in-app purchases

None

Days Alive Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counter free?
Counter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Days Alive Calculator free?
Days Alive Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Counter or Days Alive Calculator have ads?
Neither Counter nor Days Alive Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter or Days Alive Calculator?
Counter ships an update every 3 months, and Days Alive Calculator weekly. Most recently, Counter was updated on November 3, 2026 and Days Alive Calculator on November 5, 2026.

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