Days Countdown vs Nearing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Days Countdown
Track upcoming and past important dates with this app. Save countdowns as images, share them on social media, and receive notifications on event days. Easily edit or delete events as needed.
- Countdown past events
- Countdown future events
- Save countdowns as images
- Share countdown images
- Edit and delete events
- Event day notifications
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Feel so exited when an important event is coming? Days Countdown helps countdown the important days in your life. App feature: - Countdown how many days a event has passed - Countdown how many days a event is coming in - Save the countdown page as image - Share the image to social media - Edit and delete the event - Notifications would pop up on the day of the event
Nearing
Create visually appealing countdowns for important events like vacations, birthdays, and launches. See remaining days at a glance with customizable cards and home screen widgets. Receive notifications and celebrate milestones with festive animations.
- Customizable countdown cards
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Celebratory animations
- Recurring event tracking
- Event arrival notifications
- iPhone and iPad optimized design
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Nearing — Countdown to What Matters Create beautiful countdowns for the events you're looking forward to. Whether it's a vacation, birthday, wedding, or launch day, Nearing helps you see exactly how many days are left at a glance. COLORFUL COUNTDOWN CARDS Each countdown gets its own card with a custom emoji and color. Pick from a wide palette to make every event feel unique and personal. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add your countdowns to your home screen and lock screen so you always know what's coming up — no need to open the app. CELEBRATIONS When the big day arrives, Nearing celebrates with you. Open the app to a burst of confetti. RECURRING EVENTS Birthdays, anniversaries, and yearly traditions come back around. Set a countdown to repeat so it's always tracking the next one. NOTIFICATIONS Get a reminder when your event arrives so you never miss the moment. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE & iPAD A clean list on iPhone, an expansive grid on iPad — Nearing looks right on every screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Days Countdown at none against Nearing's 1. Days Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Nearing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Days Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Days Countdown against 5.0 for Nearing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Days Countdown ships an update every 4 days, Nearing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Days Countdown | Nearing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foodmatesss Limited | Gary Pezza |
Customer experience
Days Countdown
Nearing
In-app purchases
Days Countdown
No in-app purchases
Nearing
- Nearing Widget Unlock$1.99
