Comparison

Days Countdown vs Upcoming

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

Head to head
About

Days Countdown

Track important dates and events with a customizable countdown. Set reminders for specific days before an event and share your countdowns with others. The app allows for recurring events and multiple countdowns.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Countdown to or from a date
  • Repeat events weekly, monthly, yearly
  • Customizable event reminders
  • Share countdowns with friends
Features
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Days Countdown, Countdown to your favorite events and important dates! Features: - Create as many events as you'd like - Countdown until or countdown from a date - Repeat an event for week, month, year - Get notified on the day of the event, you can receive reminders 1 day before or 3 days before the event. - Share your countdowns with friends and family

About

Upcoming

Track important dates with a customizable countdown widget. Visualize your progress towards goals, events, or holidays with daily updates. Stay motivated and focused by seeing how much time remains until your next milestone.

Highlights
  • Daily countdown tracking
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Event card styling
  • Motivation for goal completion
  • Sense of urgency for tasks
Features
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Upcoming is a simple, beautiful countdown app for the days that matter: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, exams, launches, or anything you're looking forward to. MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOUR OWN • Pick a color and an icon for each event, or draw your own icon • Organize events into groups • See your whole year at a glance in the calendar view • Get reminders before important dates • Keep countdowns on your Home Screen with widgets • Check your next events on Apple Watch • Sync across your devices with iCloud, and back up your events to a file WHY COUNT DOWN? Knowing exactly how much time is left keeps you motivated and focused on what's ahead. Watching the days go by, one at a time, gives you a sense of urgency, so you spend less time scrolling and more time on what matters. FREE AND UPCOMING PLUS Upcoming is free to use with up to 8 events, 3 groups, 8 pre-made icons, 1 custom drawn icon and 2 color themes. Reminders, widgets, the year calendar, Apple Watch, iCloud sync and backups are free for everyone. Upcoming Plus unlocks: • Unlimited events and groups • Unlimited custom drawn icons • All 182 pre-made icons • All color themes Upcoming Plus is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The yearly plan may include a free trial. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNCHjdEaUqFAD1AAu1UufTuoq4-qbyzt3BvMIHGcQn8/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have a suggestion? Email us at kokk97799@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Days Countdown3 screens
Upcoming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Days Countdown at free with in-app purchases against Upcoming's subscription. Days Countdown also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 57%). Upcoming's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Days Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Upcoming sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Days Countdown against 4.7 for Upcoming. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 40 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Days Countdown's written reviews are positive against 57% of Upcoming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Countdown ships an update every 15 months, Upcoming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Days Countdown versus Upcoming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays CountdownUpcoming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69 ratings)4.7 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better56.5% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB22 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer云云 唐Kok Keong

Customer experience

Days Countdown

All ratings69 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Upcoming

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral30.4%
Negative13.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Days Countdown

One-time1
  • Pro Version$0.99
4 purchases

Upcoming

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$11.491 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime - Early Bird Discount$5.99
  • Lifetime$20.99

Questions

Is Days Countdown free?
Days Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upcoming free?
Upcoming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Days Countdown or Upcoming?
Upcoming is rated higher. Days Countdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Upcoming averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do Days Countdown or Upcoming have ads?
Both Days Countdown and Upcoming show ads.
Which is updated more often, Days Countdown or Upcoming?
Days Countdown ships an update every 15 months, and Upcoming every 2 months. Most recently, Days Countdown was updated on October 3, 2026 and Upcoming on October 13, 2026.

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