Comparison

Big Day Lite vs Countdown Widget | Day Counter

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

Head to head
About

Big Day Lite

Easily track important upcoming events with visually appealing widgets for your home screen. Customize backgrounds with your own photos and enjoy a simple, intuitive interface. Get timely reminders and share your special days with friends.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable photo backgrounds
  • Event sharing
  • Notification alarms
  • Color theme customization
  • Ad-free experience
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. 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 theme by double-tapping the counter frame. 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. Contacts/Downloads : To contact us or download some sample photos in the screenshot, Please visit at http://bigdayapp.com/ * Big Day Lite is a free version. You will have all the features and animation effects if you UPGRADE TO FULL VERSION of Big Day. SEARCH 'BIG DAY' in App Store! The full version of Big Day offers to : - Support multiple dates and events. - More rich animation effects and graphics. - Reorder and sort each event.

About

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Easily track important dates with customizable widgets. Create countdowns for future events or count up from past milestones. Never miss a special moment again with this free, ad-free time tracking app.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Count up timers
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Advanced appearance customization
  • Event notifications
  • Pre-made countdown gallery
Features
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Countdown Widget is completely free, has no ads, universal, and super easy to use app for tracking time until and since important events in your life. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, sporting event, wedding, or anniversary, Countdown Widget helps you create countdowns or timers for any event. The app offers a wide range of ready-to-use widgets and customizable options to create a unique countdown just for you. Install it, and you'll never miss an important moment again! Key Features: • Widget Keep your countdowns always at hand on the home screen or lock screen. • Count Up Track the time that has passed since significant events. • Unlimited Countdowns Create an unlimited number of countdowns and timers. • Transparent and Blurred Backgrounds Set the transparency or blur of the widget background to make your home screen more stylish and unique. • Advanced Customization Customize the appearance of your countdowns with styles, fonts, text and background colors, custom background images, and more. • Notifications Set notifications for the moment of the event or an hour, day, or week before the event. • Gallery A wide selection of ready-made countdowns and timers with beautiful and diverse styles and background images. Privacy Policy - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lfphmy5xj86svrztl6mxm/countdown_privacy.pdf?rlkey=i0vebii3yabkw8afg0hdyvkwu&e=1&st=7zbzoa28&dl=0 Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Big Day Lite4 screens
Countdown Widget | Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Day Lite at none against Countdown Widget | Day Counter's 11. Big Day Lite also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 42%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.2). Countdown Widget | Day Counter's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (196 vs 35). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Countdown Widget | Day Counter sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Big Day Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget | Day Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget | Day Counter has 196 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Big Day Lite's written reviews are positive against 42% of Countdown Widget | Day Counter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Day Lite ships an update every 2 months, Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Big Day Lite versus Countdown Widget | Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Day LiteCountdown Widget | Day Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (35 ratings)4.4 (196 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings35196 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperwhatisidEvgeniia Ludinova

Customer experience

Big Day Lite

All ratings35 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews486 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative28.6%

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

All ratings196 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative52.6%

Bugs and requests

Big Day Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect date changes when crossing international date line
  • Widget option disappearing for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow multiple countdown events in free version
  • Add option to display countdown on home/lock screen
  • Provide more countdown details (hours, minutes, seconds)

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Big Day Lite

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Subscriptions6
  • One Week Premium$1.997 Days
  • One Week Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • One Month Premium$3.991 Month
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  • One Year Premium$5.991 Year
  • One Year Premium$9.991 Year
  • One Year Premium$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Donation Cookie$0.99
  • Donation Coffee$1.99
  • Donation Burrito$3.99
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  • Lifetime Premium Access$7.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$12.99

Questions

Is Big Day Lite free?
Big Day Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown Widget | Day Counter free?
Countdown Widget | Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Day Lite or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
Countdown Widget | Day Counter is rated higher. Big Day Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Countdown Widget | Day Counter averages 4.4 from 196 ratings.
Do Big Day Lite or Countdown Widget | Day Counter have ads?
Neither Big Day Lite nor Countdown Widget | Day Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Day Lite or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
Big Day Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Big Day Lite was updated on October 16, 2026 and Countdown Widget | Day Counter on October 12, 2026.

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