Dayfall vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dayfall
Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable widgets and a stylish overview. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and more, all from your home screen.
- Home screen widgets for direct tracking
- Stylish overview of all countdowns
- Countdown to event start
- Customizable countdown colors
- Reminders for various life events
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Dayfall turns every date you're looking forward to into something you actually want to look at. Birthdays, trips, weddings, launches, the last day of school: watch the days fall away on beautiful countdowns that live on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and Apple Watch. No ads. No account. No tracking. Ever. MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOURS • 30 themes, your own photo backgrounds, custom colors, fonts, rings and layouts • Count down, count up ("days since") or repeat automatically for birthdays and anniversaries • Start from ready-made templates for holidays and life moments • Group countdowns into collections, like "Summer trip" or "Wedding" SEE IT EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, large and extra large • Lock Screen widgets and StandBy • Live Activities and Dynamic Island for the days that matter most • Full Apple Watch app and watch face complications • Siri and Shortcuts: "How long until my trip?" CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY • Milestone alerts at 100, 50, 30, 7 and 1 days to go • Reminders that stay on your phone, no server involved • Dates that are right: all-day events count calendar days, time zones are respected (New Year arrives first in Tokyo) • Countdown Room: full-screen live digits for your desk or nightstand SHARE THE EXCITEMENT • Turn any countdown into a card or a ready-to-post story video for Instagram, TikTok and Messages • Invite friends with a link or QR code BUILT FOR PRIVACY • Your countdowns stay on your devices and in your iCloud • No third-party ads, no tracking, no sign-up FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE Unlimited countdowns, count-up, repeating events, calendar view, small and medium widgets, 6 themes, templates, backup and Siri are free forever. Dayfall Pro unlocks photo backgrounds, all 30 themes, fonts and layouts, Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, the full Apple Watch app, Countdown Room, story videos without watermark, multiple reminders, milestone alerts, calendar import, iCloud sync and alternate app icons. Dayfall Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Countdown
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Create a countdown for anything — a trip, a birthday, a deadline — and pin it right to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Each countdown gets its own emoji and color, and its own widget. Add as many widgets as you like, and pick exactly which countdown each one shows by long-pressing it and choosing Edit Widget. FEATURES • Create countdowns (1 free, unlimited with Pro) • Recurring countdowns — weekly, monthly, or yearly (birthdays, anniversaries, rent) • Pick an emoji and accent color for each countdown • Pin any countdown to its own Home Screen widget • Lock Screen widgets too • Optional reminder notification when a countdown arrives • Countdown Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns and a full set of premium gradient colors Countdown works entirely on your device — there is no account, no login, and nothing is ever sent anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Dayfall's shown. Dayfall's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Dayfall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Dayfall | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Senol Cagir | Morgan Hunt |
In-app purchases
Dayfall
- Pro Subscription + No Ads$2.991 Month
- Pro Subscription$14.991 Year
Countdown
- Countdown Pro$1.99
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