Countdown vs HiDays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Never forget important dates again with this app. It helps you track upcoming events like birthdays and holidays, and also shows how many days have passed since a specific event. Customize reminders and categorize your countdowns for better organization.
- Positive countdowns for future events
- Track days passed for past events
- Customizable push reminders
- Repeatable date settings
- Date categorization
- Today in History feature
- Icon color customization
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Are you worried about forgetting the date of your love? Are you upset about forgetting someone's birthday~ Are you counting how many days until Chinese New Year? Do you want to know clearly how many days have passed for something~ Download the Countdown App, and all these problems will be solved! positive countdown date Clearly know how many days are left for something and how many days have passed~ Message push reminder You can choose the reminder of the day, the previous day or every day~ Dates can be repeated Repeat daily, monthly or yearly as you like. Date category Different days are sorted according to your own ideas. today in History Look at what happened today in history~ Icon color customization Define the App to your liking Hurry up and use it~ If you think this App is not bad, please give me a five-star praise and attach your review, it is very important to me. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact me~
HiDays
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Hidays Countdown: A sleek and beautiful tool for counting up and counting down to anniversaries. Track the dates that matter most to you, making life more anticipatory and memorable. • Countdown Days: Easily identify remaining days. • Count Up Days: Keep track of the time since. • Event Notifications: Enable notifications. • Event Icons: Cute and intuitive icons. • Data Backup: Automatically syncs with iCloud. • Home Screen Widget: Check dates without opening the app. • Light and Dark Themes: Choose as you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against HiDays's 1. Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). HiDays's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. HiDays sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | HiDays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 晓文 刘 | 阳 张 |
In-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
HiDays
- Life Time Pro Access$2.99
