# Day vs Big Day

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Day at 71% against Day's 15%. Big Day also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Day's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Day costs $1.99 and Big Day $3.99 up front. Big Day sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Day asks for nothing beyond the download.

Big Day holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Day has 81 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Day's written reviews are positive against 71% of Big Day's.

Day ships an update every 4 months, Big Day every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Day | Big Day |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$1.99** | $3.99 |
| Rating | [3.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-n-night/id309409371/reviews) | **[4.0 (81 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-dayevent-countdown-clock/id581481166/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 6 | **81** |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | **70.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 5 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 70 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Austin-Soft.com](https://appshunter.io/developer/303475380) | [WW Productions BVBA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1171837096) |

## What reviewers say

### Day

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/day-n-night/id309409371)

Visualize the Earth's day and night cycle with a dynamic world clock. Observe real-time transitions of light and darkness across different regions. Customize the display to show only essential time and date information.

**Highlights:** Live day and night visualization, Zoomable world map, Real-time light transition effects, Dynamic local date and time display, Customizable display options

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Big Day

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-dayevent-countdown-clock/id581481166)

This app helps you track the time until important life events with customizable countdowns. It offers detailed timers, personalized visuals, and repeating alerts to enhance anticipation for holidays, anniversaries, and more.

**Highlights:** Comprehensive event countdowns, Hour, minute, and second timer, Customizable background visuals, Personalized countdown timer, Repeating and multiple alerts, Social sharing of events, Unlimited event tracking

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| package of 32 different Anniversaries background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Holidays background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Parties background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Events background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Celebrations background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Yearly background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Career background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Personal background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| All background images | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Customizable with own photos
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate countdown
- 👍 Helpful for visualizing time
- 👍 Multiple events supported

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
- 💰 In-app purchases required for more features
- 🔧 Occasional issues with time/date accuracy
- 🔧 Background image resizing not possible

**Reported bugs**

- Countdown time not always accurate
- Inability to restore purchased content
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Ability to set recurring events
- Widget support for home screen
- More free background image options
- Countdown alerts/notifications


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Day free?

Day costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Big Day free?

Big Day costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Day or Big Day?

Big Day is rated higher. Day averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Big Day averages 4.0 from 81 ratings.

### Do Day or Big Day have ads?

Neither Day nor Big Day shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Day or Big Day?

Day ships an update every 4 months, and Big Day every 5 weeks. Most recently, Day was updated on October 20, 2026 and Big Day on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*