Comparison

Time Left vs DaysDown

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

Head to head
About

Time Left

This app helps you visualize the finite nature of your time, displaying the remaining days, months, and years. It encourages a more present and creative life by emphasizing the preciousness of each moment. Your data remains private, with no notifications or ads.

Highlights
  • Displays remaining days, months, and years
  • Emphasizes the preciousness of time
  • Encourages a happy and creative life
  • No notifications, ads, or sign-up
  • Private data storage
  • Unlockable widgets and customization (Pro)
Features
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No notifications. No ads. No sign-up. Just you and your time. TIME LEFT DESCRIPTION Sometimes life seems really short, and other times impossibly long. This app will help you to emphasize that it’s most certainly finite. Time Left shows you, the days, months, and years you have left and that they are all you have got. Don’t be afraid, that means the only appropriate word to describe your time left is “precious”. So I hope this app will enable you to create a life in which you will be happy and creative. WHAT ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY? I think Privacy is a fundamental human right. To that end, I have designed Time Left from the ground up without any external framework. In this way, your data, like your birthdate, stays entirely private. HOW CAN YOU HELP ME? As I don’t collect any data on this app, to improve it I need your help! You can send me an email to julien@lacroix.dev for any feedback, issues, or bugs on this app or just to say “Hello!”. I answer every email! ********** A special thank you to Wait But Why for this amazing article (https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html). Without their work, this app would not have seen the light of day. ********** TIME LEFT PRO - Unlock widgets & skins. - Unlimited moments. - Live Photos in Life Calendar. - Automatically access all future features and widgets. - Support an indie developer. ********** Terms of Use: https://gettimeleft.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gettimeleft.app/privacy

About

DaysDown

Features
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Be Conscious of the Days Passing. DaysDown helps you track days smartly. Instead of letting time slip away unnoticed, stay aware of each passing day with beautiful widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen—gentle reminders to live consciously. WHY DAYSDOWN? Where did 2025 go? If you've ever asked yourself that, DaysDown is for you. We built this app for people who want to feel time, not just watch it disappear. Whether you're counting down to a milestone or reflecting on the year so far, DaysDown keeps you conscious of the days passing—smartly. 7 MINDFUL WIDGET STYLES ◆ Days — A clear, focused view of remaining days ◆ Progress — Watch your journey unfold through time ◆ Calendar — Stay grounded with today's date ◆ Spent — Reflect on days lived alongside days remaining ◆ Pixels — Each day becomes a pixel in your story ◆ Circle — Time's cycle, beautifully visualized ◆ Bars — Your timeline in vertical bars, filling day by day LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS 4 widget types designed for your Lock Screen: circular, rectangular, inline, and pixel. Check your countdown with a glance—no unlock needed. MAKE IT TRULY YOURS - 8 Visual Styles: Modern, Neon, Minimal, Glass, Gradient, Bold, Soft, Retro - 17 Color Themes: From serene cyans to clean Mono white - Custom Backgrounds: Add your own photos - Flexible Targets: Track the Year, Month, Week, or any Custom date PERFECT FOR → Tracking progress toward personal goals and milestones → Staying conscious of days remaining in the year, month, or week → Building awareness of each passing day → Counting down to birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrations → Creating visual reminders of what matters most Every glance at your screen becomes an invitation to pause and appreciate the day. Track days smartly. Be conscious of the days passing.

Screenshots

Time Left4 screens
DaysDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DaysDown at none against Time Left's 5. Time Left's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Time Left sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. DaysDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Left ships an update every 6 days, DaysDown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Left versus DaysDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime LeftDaysDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (237 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings237 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien LacroixVedant Jain

Bugs and requests

Time Left

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Widget not updating daily after recent updates
  • Display text rendering issues (font size problems)
  • App fails to load past welcome screen on some devices
  • Widget incompatibility with iOS 18.4
  • Years and months numbers displaying upside down
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  • Days not appearing in display
  • Laggy page transitions
  • Current day needle stuck and not moving
  • Developer unresponsive to support requests

Requested features

11 requests
  • Lock screen widget support
  • Apple Watch widget integration
  • Multiple time granularity options (weeks, days, hours)
  • Life expectancy limit increased beyond 90 years
  • Customizable row lengths in calendar view
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  • Auto dark mode for app and widgets
  • Specific date countdown feature
  • Weekly and monthly visualization options
  • Ability to adjust widget size and display metrics
  • Calendar view showing weeks per year
  • Pan and zoom functionality for overall view

DaysDown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Time Left

Subscriptions3
  • Per week$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Per year$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • One time$24.99
None

DaysDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Left free?
Time Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DaysDown free?
DaysDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Left or DaysDown have ads?
Neither Time Left nor DaysDown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Left or DaysDown?
Time Left ships an update every 6 days, and DaysDown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time Left was updated on October 20, 2026 and DaysDown on September 16, 2026.

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