The Simple 30 Day Countdown vs Day Counter widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Simple 30 Day Countdown
This minimalist timer allows you to set countdowns for up to 30 days. It's designed for simplicity and speed, offering a completely ad-free experience for tracking your important events.
- Countdown timer up to 30 days
- Simple and fast interface
- Completely ad-free
- Minimalist design
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The simple and fast countdown timer that can go up to 30 days and is completely ad-free!
Day Counter widget
Easily track important dates with this free countdown timer and reminder app. It helps you manage birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and more, with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Never miss an event again with timely notifications.
- Countdown timer and reminder
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Shared countdowns
- Customizable backgrounds
- Expiration tracker
- Event reminders
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Day Countdown is a completely free, easy to use countdown timer and reminder for important events. It is the only COUNTDOWN app you need, helps you manage anniversaries, birthdays, vacations, and all the important events. Main features: • Countdown Timer & Reminder - count up & down to events with reminders • Widgets - Check your events in home screen & lock screen widgets • Shared Countdowns - share with friends and family • Customizable Countdowns - set your countdown background with pictures or color • Life Countdown - death countdown of your life • Year Countdown - know how much of the year is left • Birthday Countdown - countdown & reminders for all the birthdays you care • Holiday Countdown - countdown & reminders for all holiday • Expiration Tracker - track the expire date of your things • Event Reminders - never miss an event any more • More features are coming soon Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Simple 30 Day Countdown at none against Day Counter widget's 2. The Simple 30 Day Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Day Counter widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 9). On price, rating, ads 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. Day Counter widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. The Simple 30 Day Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for The Simple 30 Day Countdown against 4.8 for Day Counter widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day Counter widget has 95 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Simple 30 Day Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Day Counter widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Simple 30 Day Countdown | Day Counter widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (95 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mats Bauer | LightByte Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
The Simple 30 Day Countdown
Day Counter widget
In-app purchases
The Simple 30 Day Countdown
No in-app purchases
Day Counter widget
- Yearly Member7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Lifetime MemberFree
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