Comparison

Noteday vs YaYa Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Noteday

Track important dates like birthdays and anniversaries with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Add notes, photos, and set reminders to never miss a memorable moment. Organize events into categories and style them to your preference.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up for any date
  • Customizable reminders and notifications
  • Add notes and photos to events
  • Organize events by category
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Date calculator tool
Features
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Birthdays, anniversaries, the day you met, a trip you can't wait for… some days are worth remembering. Noteday keeps track of every day that matters, shows how many days are left or how long it has been, and reminds you before it arrives. RECORD EVERY DAY THAT MATTERS • Just pick a date. Noteday automatically shows the days until or since, so there's no need to choose between a countdown and a count-up. • Supports the Gregorian and Chinese lunar calendars, specific times and end times, with automatic archiving when an event ends. • Flexible repeats: daily, weekly, every two weeks, monthly, yearly, or by weekday, such as the second Sunday of every month. • Add notes and photos to each event to capture the moment. • Milestones: Noteday highlights days worth celebrating, like Day 100, Day 1,000, the first month and every anniversary, reminds you on the day, and lets you add a note for it. WIDGETS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show how many days are left without opening the app. • Single-event widget: keep your most important day on your Home Screen. • Event list widget (Pro): see several upcoming days at a glance. • Time progress widgets: see how much of today, this week, this month and this year has passed (Pro unlocks all). NEVER MISS A DAY • Daily reminders, advance reminders and custom reminder times. • Location reminders: get reminded when you arrive at a place. • Default birthday reminders: set reminders once for all birthdays, and changes apply automatically. • Live Activities: when an event with a specific time is about to start, a countdown appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. ORGANIZE AND STYLE IT YOUR WAY • Organize events into categories, each with its own icon and color. • Give events an avatar (photo or emoji), a background and their own color. Custom images and solid color backgrounds are Pro features. • Choose from several event list styles and patterns, plus your own accent color, app icon and number font. Dark Mode supported. MORE TOOLS • Timeline: look back on all events by month. • Date Calculator: count the days between two dates. • Share images: turn an event into a beautiful image for family and friends (Pro removes the watermark). IMPORT, SYNC AND SHARE (PRO) • Import birthdays from Contacts and events from Calendar in one tap. • Sync between your iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and share events with family and friends. PRIVACY AND DATA • No sign-up or login. Your data stays on your device and in your iCloud. • Back up and restore locally, or export your data as CSV and images. FREE AND NOTEDAY PRO The free version includes: • Up to 5 events • Reminders and single-event widgets • Local backup and export Noteday Pro is a one-time purchase that's yours forever. It also unlocks: • Unlimited events • iCloud sync and event sharing • Import from Calendar and Contacts • Custom images and solid color backgrounds • Event list and all time progress widgets • No watermark on shared images If you run into any problems or have new ideas, let me know through Feedback in the app.

About

YaYa Countdown

This app helps you track and commemorate important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. It offers a diary function to record life events, customizable themes, and home screen widgets for quick access. Never miss a special day again with its reminder features.

Highlights
  • Countdown to important dates
  • Diary for recording life events
  • Customizable themes
  • Home screen widgets
  • Reminder function
  • Anniversary tracking
Features
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YaYa Countdown - is a countdown software that records the day and commemoration time. Diary, memo and notebook meet your needs. Rich background for you to choose, your intimate anniversary Notepad. "Features" Diary: cherish time, record every bit of life with words, pictures and time axis, and leave every meaningful moment of life; Components: let your mobile phone's home screen have multiple small components at the same time, and you can quickly set up small components in only three steps; Anniversary: Commemorate important days. Count the anniversary, birthday, anniversary and love days with a positive / negative number. Don't miss the important days worthy of commemoration; Reminder function: regularly remind according to the cycle, remind in advance, remind important days, and don't miss every important day; Switch theme: change the theme at will to create a truly unique design for your device;

Screenshots

Noteday4 screens
YaYa Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: YaYa Countdown at 46% against Noteday's 0%. YaYa Countdown also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Noteday's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Noteday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YaYa Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noteday holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Noteday's written reviews are positive against 46% of YaYa Countdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Noteday versus YaYa Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotedayYaYa Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer铧 杨晓庆 韩

Customer experience

Noteday

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

YaYa Countdown

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Noteday

One-time1
  • Noteday Pro$2.99
None

YaYa Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noteday free?
Noteday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YaYa Countdown free?
YaYa Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Noteday or YaYa Countdown?
Noteday is rated higher. Noteday averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while YaYa Countdown averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Noteday or YaYa Countdown have ads?
YaYa Countdown shows ads; Noteday does not.
Which is updated more often, Noteday or YaYa Countdown?
Noteday ships an update fortnightly, and YaYa Countdown fortnightly. Most recently, Noteday was updated on November 7, 2026 and YaYa Countdown on November 3, 2026.

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