Comparison

Countdown Widget vs DayCue

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Widget

Easily track important dates and events with real-time countdowns. Set custom alerts and personalize your countdowns with themes and emojis. Features home screen widgets for instant access on iOS 14.

Highlights
  • Live countdown display
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • iOS 14 home screen widgets
  • Widget customization with themes
  • Emoji integration
  • Manage multiple countdowns
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Countdown Widget helps you stay ready for the moments that matter most. From birthdays and anniversaries to holidays, vacations, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and personal milestones, it keeps your upcoming events beautifully organized with live countdowns, reminders, widgets, and Apple Watch support. Create countdowns for any future date and watch the time update in real time. See exactly how long is left in months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds, so every event feels a little closer. Bring your existing plans into the app with calendar import. You can import events you’ve added to your iPhone calendar and instantly turn them into countdowns, making it easy to keep everything in one place. Countdown Widget also works on Apple Watch. Add and manage countdowns right from your watch, so your important dates are always close at hand, even when your phone is not. Features: Live Countdown Display Track the time remaining for any event with precise, real-time updates. Calendar Event Import Import events from your iPhone calendar and add them to the app as countdowns in just a few taps. Apple Watch App Create countdowns from your Apple Watch and keep your upcoming events within easy reach. Custom Alerts Choose when you want to be reminded. Set notifications for a month before, a week before, a day before, or right before the event. Home Screen Widgets Add beautifully designed countdown widgets to your Home Screen for quick access to your most important dates. Widget Customization Personalize your countdown widgets with different colors, themes, and styles to match your Home Screen. Give each countdown its own unique look. Emoji Support Make each countdown feel more personal with emojis that fit the occasion. Manage Multiple Countdowns Keep track of birthdays, trips, celebrations, and more in one simple, organized place. Clean and Easy to Use Enjoy a smooth, intuitive interface that makes creating and managing countdowns effortless. Countdown Widget makes it simple to stay excited, prepared, and on time for every special moment. Terms of use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-EULA-Countdown-Widget-Time-Until-325686c61ac48055af76feee4fa2eaca Privacy policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-325686c61ac48080a023ed9a4acd78bd EULA: https://www.notion.so/EULA-Countdown-Widget-325686c61ac48060a9a8ddc0b83cb2bc

About

DayCue

Visually track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Add photos, emojis, and choose from multiple themes to personalize your countdowns. Receive timely notifications to ensure you never miss a significant moment.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown themes
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Configurable event notifications
  • Add photos and emojis
  • One-time purchase
Features
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The best moments in life deserve a countdown. DayCue turns the dates you care about into something worth looking at — a birthday, a trip, a concert, a deadline, a launch. Whatever you're building toward, DayCue keeps it front and center. BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN Choose from 8 handcrafted dark themes — from Midnight purple to Champagne gold to Forest green. Pick an accent color, add an emoji, drop in a photo. Every DayCue looks exactly how the moment feels. ALWAYS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Small and medium widgets that update automatically. Glance at your lock screen, your home screen, your standby display — your countdown is always there. BUILT TO STAY IN SYNC iCloud keeps your DayCues in sync across all your devices automatically. Create one on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. NEVER MISS THE MOMENT Get notified the day of, a day before, a week out, or a month in advance — you choose which reminders make sense for each event. ONE PRICE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Try DayCue free for 14 days. Then unlock everything forever with a single one-time purchase. Count down to the trip. The show. The finish line. The thing you've been waiting for.

Screenshots

Countdown Widget4 screens
DayCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DayCue at 5.0 against Countdown Widget's 4.4. DayCue also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Countdown Widget's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and DayCue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DayCue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, DayCue every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Widget versus DayCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown WidgetDayCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (44 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETIORTEK GROUP INC.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$29.99
1 purchases

DayCue

One-time1
  • DayCue Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayCue free?
DayCue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Widget or DayCue?
DayCue is rated higher. Countdown Widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while DayCue averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Countdown Widget or DayCue have ads?
Neither Countdown Widget nor DayCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Widget or DayCue?
Countdown Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, and DayCue every 2 days. Most recently, Countdown Widget was updated on October 27, 2026 and DayCue on October 25, 2026.

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