Count Time Until & Days Since vs SYNCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Count Time Until & Days Since
Track time counting down to or up from important events like birthdays, trips, or anniversaries. Customize counters with images and colors, organize them into categories, and view them on your home screen with widgets. Set smart alerts and sync across devices.
- Personalize with images and colors
- Count up or down for events
- Organize events by category
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Smart alerts for important dates
- Recurring event scheduling
- iCloud sync across devices
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Count Time – Your Personal Event Tracker Track time counting down or up for your most important moments—whether it’s a birthday, a concert, a trip, or any special date. Count Time is designed to be simple, intuitive, and highly customizable, so you can always stay on top of what matters most. “Nice! Simple and beautiful!” “This app is amazing! I track all my important events effortlessly. It’s super easy to use, and the customization options are fantastic.” “Works exactly as expected with no ads! The UI feels like a native iOS app, making it seamless to use.” FEATURES Personalization: Customize your time counters with your own images or vibrant colors to make each event unique. Count Up or Down: Track events before or after they happen—perfect for countdowns and anniversaries. Categories & Organization: Keep everything tidy by sorting your events into categories for quick access. Widgets for Home & Lock Screen: See your most important events at a glance with beautifully designed widgets. Smart Alerts: Set up to two notifications per event, so you’ll never forget an important date. Recurring Events: Easily schedule events to repeat automatically on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. iCloud Sync: Keep all your time counters and categories synced across your devices seamlessly. Share Your Counter: Spread the excitement—share your event counters on social media with just a tap! Terms of Use: javiergallo.com/count-time/terms
SYNCalc
This calculator allows users to customize the appearance of buttons and numbers with unique color palettes. Users can select tile or text options, adjust saturation and lightness, and save their custom designs.
- Customizable button and text colors
- Saturation and lightness adjustment
- Tile or text display options
- Save and edit custom themes
- Reset to default settings
- Choice of answer display color
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To set up your SynCalc Calculator, please follow these steps: Step 1: Choose either the "tile" or "text" option. Select "tile" if you want to choose the background color, or "text" if you want to select the numbers or symbols that appear on the calculator. Step 2: Choose a calculator button. Once you do this, you will notice that the button you selected appears in the center of the color wheel. Step 3: Move the small dot on the outside of the circle to select the color you want for the tile or text. Step 4: Adjust the saturation and lightness to achieve the desired color shade. Saturation refers to the intensity of the color, while lightness ranges from black (0) to white (100). Experiment with these settings until you find the color you want. Step 5: Choose another button if you want to change its tile or text. Your previous choice will be saved until you press "Done" to save all your choices. Step 6: Press "Done." Step 7: Enjoy using your own SynCalc Calculator! Here are some important notes to keep in mind when using the SynCalc Calculator: To save your choices at any point while in edit mode, simply press "Done." If you want to update or change your choices while using the calculator, press "Edit." If you ever want to reset your choices back to the default settings, just press the word "Reset" at the top of the screen. When using the SynCalc app, you can choose whether your answers appear in your chosen text color or in the default app color (white) by using the color result button at the top of the screen. You can change this setting at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SYNCalc at 5.0 against Count Time Until & Days Since's 4.6. SYNCalc also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18.0). Count Time Until & Days Since's advantage is ratings volume (169 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Count Time Until & Days Since sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SYNCalc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SYNCalc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count Time Until & Days Since has 169 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Count Time Until & Days Since ships an update fortnightly, SYNCalc every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Count Time Until & Days Since | SYNCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (169 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Javier Gallo Roca | Neuroversal Pty Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Count Time Until & Days Since
Reported bugs
6 issues- Widget is always days behind
- Widget does not update when opening the app
- Times are jumping ahead (e.g., midnight to 1 am)
- App keeps closing out when viewing a countdown for too long
- App crashes on launch after adding multiple counters
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- Widget shows 'unlock count Time +' making it unusable
Requested features
12 requests- Add custom and week day repetition (Mon-Fri)
- Allow 'all day events' similar to calendar
- Let users pick what dates of time to use (checkboxes for units)
- Allow custom repeat events
- Add custom and multiple alerts
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- Show more precise time units (e.g., fractional hours)
- Improve widget accuracy and display actual days
- Widgets should open to the selected countdown
- Default time to 12 am instead of current time
- UI tweaks to display most recent events
- Option to send a tip
- Show image when sharing an event in a message
SYNCalc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Count Time Until & Days Since
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Welcome Annual Plan1 Year trial$9.991 Year
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- Annual Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99
SYNCalc
- Go Ads Free$1.993 Months
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