Comparison

x Days Ago vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

x Days Ago

Features
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When did you last get a haircut, replace a filter, or call family? x Days Ago helps you remember the recurring things in everyday life. SEE HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN Keep your events together and see the days since each one last happened. Search your list or filter it to see what is due. RECORD IT IN A TAP Tap an event's icon to record it today. Add an event with a name, date, count, and icon, or edit an existing record. FIND YOUR RHYTHM See the usual interval between events, calculated from your recorded history. Progress indicators help you spot what is coming due. LOOK BACK AT YOUR HISTORY Open an event to browse its calendar and dated records. Add or remove past dates as needed. KEEP YOUR RECORDS HANDY Export your event data as CSV and import it again when needed. Optional due reminders help you keep track of recurring events. x Days Ago includes ads. A one-time in-app purchase removes ads, and previous purchases can be restored.

About

Countdown

Features
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Count down the days to every big moment: birthdays, trips, weddings, holidays, exams and due dates. Countdown shows each event live, down to the second, and puts it on your home screen with a widget. Live countdowns Days, hours, minutes and seconds, ticking live. Switch any event between days, weeks and hours with a tap. Home-screen widgets Put any countdown on your home screen: one event per widget, small, medium or large, in three styles. Each widget works out the days by itself. On iPhone, widgets need iOS 17 or later; there are Lock Screen widgets too. Days since Count up from a date to follow anniversaries, streaks and milestones in days, weeks or hours. Reached milestones are ticked off. Your own style Choose a colour gradient, a photo from the background packs or one of your own photos. Each countdown gets its category and its occasion art. Reminders Get a reminder 30, 7, 3 or 1 day before, on the day itself and at milestones. Yearly events roll over to next year on their own. Three views Cards, a compact list or a timeline of what is coming. Favourites, 16 categories, search and sorting keep everything tidy. Share the countdown Make a share card as a story, a square or a card. Send it to friends or save the image. Holidays Add the public holidays of the next 12 months for the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Indonesia or India in one go. Full screen Show one big live countdown in full screen, or let the slideshow go through all your events. Countdown Pro Countdown Pro unlocks every background pack, every widget style and the slideshow. Private No account. Your countdowns stay on your phone, and a backup file keeps them safe, photos included. Also included โ€ข Dark mode โ€ข Phone and tablet layouts โ€ข 18 languages, chosen in Settings

Screenshots

x Days Ago4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against x Days Ago's shown. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. x Days Ago sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

x Days Ago ships an update every 13 months, Countdown every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
x Days Ago versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterx Days AgoCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDCMA Technology LimitedGunawan Santoso

In-app purchases

1 purchases

x Days Ago

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$6.99

Questions

Is x Days Ago free?
x Days Ago is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do x Days Ago or Countdown have ads?
x Days Ago shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, x Days Ago or Countdown?
x Days Ago ships an update every 13 months, and Countdown every 2 months. Most recently, x Days Ago was updated on November 3, 2026 and Countdown on November 7, 2026.

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