Comparison

Big Day vs BoardGameGeek

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

Head to head
About

Big Day

Easily track important upcoming events with visually appealing widgets. This app offers a simple, beautiful way to count down to or count up from significant dates using your own photos and animations.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Custom photo backgrounds
  • Animation effects
  • Event sharing
  • Notification alarms
  • Color customization
  • Supports up to 30 events
Features
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Are you looking for widgets to track your events? Here is the widget app to help you see your events on your Home Screen at a glance. Are you bored with the other countdown or day tracking apps which have only text, small images? We have a totally different and unique app with full graphics and animation effects. Or are you tired of too complicated user interfaces with other apps? We have an easy-to-use app focusing on the basics. Big Day is a day tracking app and widget which tells you the remaining days until or starts counting the days after the event with your own photos. It is the simplest and the most beautiful way to track your big days. When to use Big Day : - Your wedding day, valentine's day, the first date, birthday, anniversary, the birth of your children and baby, holiday, meeting, trip, party, vacation, discharge, exam, days of quitting smoking, graduation, halloween, new year, thanksgiving and all of the other very important days of your life. Features: - Widgets on your home screen. - No annoying ads banner. - Select your own pictures for the background. - Share your big day on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or other social apps. - Set notification date and time to get an alarm. - Change color by double-tapping the counter frame. - Multiple dates and events up to 30. - Reorder dates and events. - View all events in a list. Contacts/Downloads : To contact us or download some sample photos on the screenshot, Please visit at http://bigdayapp.com/

About

BoardGameGeek

Access the world's largest board game database with reviews, ratings, and community discussions. Discover new games, track your collection, and log your play sessions. Engage with fellow enthusiasts and stay updated on all things board gaming.

Highlights
  • Extensive board game database
  • User reviews and ratings
  • Community forums and discussions
  • Game collection tracking
  • Play session logging
  • Discover new and rare games
Features
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This is the official app for BoardGameGeek, an online resource and community that aims to be the definitive source for board game and card game content. Daily new content, continuously updated by millions of passionate users, makes ‘the Geek’ the largest and most up-to-date place to get gaming information. You can become a registered member of BoardGameGeek (BGG) for free, and we welcome your contributions in the form of ratings, reviews, and thoughts on games! BGG features reviews, ratings, images, play-aids, translations, and session reports from board game geeks around the world, as well as live discussion forums. Here you’ll find many types of board games, including thousands you’ve probably never seen in a store. We cover not only board games but also dice games, card games, tile-laying games, and games of dexterity. We have abstracts, economic games, dungeon crawls, city building, diplomacy and negotiation, trading, puzzle games, strategy games, party games, war games, and many more. We run the gamut from the light and whimsical Carcassonne to the serious and heavy empire-building of Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition. Well-known games like Monopoly exist in the database as well, although you’ll find almost all users prefer modern games that exhibit advancements in game play and component quality since Monopoly was first published. Ad-blocking subscription When you purchase ‘AdBlock for iOS’ you enjoy an ads-free experience in the app (except for embedded web views). Payment will be charged on a recurring monthly or annual basis to your Apple ID account. Your monthly or annual AdBlock subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. Cancel anytime in your device’s Account Settings. No partial refunds. Privacy policy: https://boardgamegeek.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://boardgamegeek.com/terms Community Guidelines: https://boardgamegeek.com/community_rules Welcome to the board gaming community. Stay for a while. Stay forever...

Screenshots

Big Day4 screens
BoardGameGeek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BoardGameGeek at Free against Big Day's $0.99. BoardGameGeek also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Big Day's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BoardGameGeek is free to download; Big Day costs $0.99 up front. BoardGameGeek sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Big Day asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Day holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 116 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Big Day's written reviews are positive against 38% of BoardGameGeek's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Day ships an update every 6 months, BoardGameGeek every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Big Day versus BoardGameGeek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig DayBoardGameGeek
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (58 ratings) — better3.8 (116 ratings)
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews — better37.6% of reviews
Number of ratings58116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperwhatisidBoardGameGeek, LLC

Customer experience

Big Day

All ratings58 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews373 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral15.5%
Negative22.8%

BoardGameGeek

All ratings116 ratings
Positive69.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral16.5%
Negative45.9%

User reviews

Big Day

From 58 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 🚀 Simple and effective
  • 💡 Ability to use own photos
  • 👍 Visually appealing
  • 👍 Useful for tracking events

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or freezes
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔍 Outdated design
  • 🔍 Lacks features like sorting or reordering events
  • 🔍 Limited number of events allowed

BoardGameGeek

From 116 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Comprehensive board game database and information
  • 🎮 Excellent community features and resources
  • 📱 Convenient mobile access to BGG
  • 🎯 Easy collection tracking and management
  • 📊 Play history logging functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Search functionality broken or unreliable
  • 📉 Significantly less functionality than desktop version
  • ⚠️ Multiple bugs affecting core features
  • 🎮 Play logging dialog crashes on some devices

Bugs and requests

Big Day

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dates changing in the background without user interaction
  • Widget not updating automatically
  • Crashes when trying to add/edit events or change photos

Requested features

7 requests
  • Allow more than 20 events
  • Add option to count in weeks/months instead of just days
  • Implement iCloud sync
  • Add widget support
  • Allow reordering of events
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  • Improve photo handling and scaling
  • Add push notifications for upcoming events

BoardGameGeek

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Search returns no results after updates
  • Log Play dialog opens and closes instantly
  • App crashes when selecting My Geek section
  • Cannot add player names after latest update
  • Forum posts display with excessive formatting
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  • Image viewing breaks and requires app restart
  • Album photo swiping stops working
  • Game page shows 'Loading...' indefinitely
  • Dark mode renders nothing visible
  • Video playback crashes on screen rotation
  • Bookmarked GeekLists fail to open
  • App freezes after AirTV mirroring
  • Links to game pages unresponsive
  • Post button unresponsive
  • Comment text input field inaccessible
  • Video section fails to load
  • Ads display despite donor status

Requested features

16 requests
  • Weight information display for games
  • Player count filtering for collections
  • Grid view option for collection display
  • Advanced search filters
  • Dark mode support
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  • Subscription management page
  • Poll functionality in forums
  • Video language preference settings
  • Geek Buddy access in mobile app
  • Profile customization options (top 10, hot 10)
  • Game randomizer from personal collection
  • Game bookmarking feature
  • Larger collection thumbnail sizes
  • Homepage customization and organization
  • Quickbar functionality
  • Russian language support

In-app purchases

None

Big Day

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BoardGameGeek

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Ad-Removal for iOS$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Ad-Removal for iOS$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Big Day free?
Big Day costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoardGameGeek free?
BoardGameGeek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Day or BoardGameGeek?
Big Day is rated higher. Big Day averages 4.2 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while BoardGameGeek averages 3.8 from 116 ratings.
Do Big Day or BoardGameGeek have ads?
BoardGameGeek shows ads; Big Day does not.
Which is updated more often, Big Day or BoardGameGeek?
Big Day ships an update every 6 months, and BoardGameGeek every 2 weeks. Most recently, Big Day was updated on October 31, 2026 and BoardGameGeek on October 30, 2026.

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