Days 2.0 vs Ahead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Days 2.0
This app offers a fresh perspective on your calendar by organizing events based on the number of days remaining until they occur. It seamlessly integrates with your existing calendars, preserving their names and colors, and allows for event creation directly within the application.
- Organize events by days remaining
- Integrates with existing calendars
- Preserves calendar names and colors
- Create new events within the app
- User-friendly interface
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Your days are numbered – and that's a good thing! Days gives a new perspective to your calendars by grouping events by the number of days until they occur. Days uses the calendars you already have set up – all of the calendar names and colors are just as you have them now. Days even allows you to add new events to your calendars without leaving the app. Give it a try – it may just become your new go to calendar.
Ahead
Easily track important life events with this user-friendly calendar countdown application. View upcoming events as home screen widgets, receive timely notifications, and share your countdowns with others. Sync events across devices and enjoy a dark mode option.
- Home screen widgets
- Event notifications
- Cross-device sync
- Event sharing
- Dark mode
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Ahead is a free, easy to use calendar countdown app that you can use to track important events in your life. Features: • View events as Widgets on your Home Screen • Use on iPhone and iPad. Premium users get Apple Watch and Mac versions! • Share your events with friends and family • Receiving a notification when it is time for your event • Create as many events as you'd like • Sync your events across your devices (via iCloud) • Dark Mode Questions or Feedback? ———————————— We'd love to hear from you! Free free to email suggestions or issues to alexmariposa@outlook.com Terms of Use ——————— https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Days 2.0 at none against Ahead's 2. Days 2.0 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Ahead's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Ahead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Days 2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Days 2.0 against 5.0 for Ahead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Days 2.0 ships an update every 25 months, Ahead every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Days 2.0 | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Eggleston | Alex Malek |
Customer experience
Days 2.0
Ahead
In-app purchases
Days 2.0
No in-app purchases
Ahead
- Annual Subscription$3.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlock$12.99
