Comparison

Countdown Me vs DaysUp!

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Me

Track upcoming events with customizable widgets and app icon badges. See remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds without opening the application. Create alerts and share countdowns with others.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets (iOS 16+)
  • App icon badge countdowns
  • Detailed countdowns (seconds)
  • Event alerts
  • Calendar event integration
  • Shareable countdowns
Features
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Create an event or select one from your calendar and track the remaining days on your home screen (or on your lockscreen on latest iOS) using widgets, or on the app icon’s badge. See the remaining days (minutes, seconds) without even opening the app. Countdown Me lets you - see a list of your countdowns without opening the app on your lockscreen (new on iOS 16), on your homescreen using widgets. - see the remaining days to your most important event without opening the app on the app icon’s badge. - create a new countdown quickly by selecting an existing event from your calendar or create a new event in the app - create an alert for an upcoming event. - see detailed countdowns: not only days, but also hours, minutes and seconds. You can enable this inside the app in Settings. - share countdowns with your friends & family Notes: We use Apple PUSH Notification technology for updating the app icon’s badge number. In other words, for the feature to work, you should connect to the internet regularly. This is a limitation imposed by Apple — there is no other usable way of changing the badge number. The rest of the app’s functionality works also without internet connection. Follow us on Twitter @tapmints - see a list of your countdowns without opening the app on your lockscreen (new on latest iOS), on your homescreen (iOS 14 and later) or in the Today widget in case you use iOS 13 or older. - see the remaining days to your most important event without opening the app on the app icon’s badge. - create a new countdown quickly by selecting an existing event from your calendar or create a new event in the app - create an alert for an upcoming event. - see detailed countdowns: not only days, but also hours, minutes and seconds. You can enable this inside the app in Settings. - share CountdownMeUITests with your friends & family Notes: We use Apple PUSH Notification technology for updating the app icon’s badge number. In other words, for the feature to work, you should connect to the internet regularly. This is a limitation imposed by Apple — there is no other usable way of changing the badge number. The rest of the app’s functionality works also without internet connection. Follow us on Twitter @tapmints Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DaysUp!

Features
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Never miss a deadline or an important moment again with DaysUp! DaysUp! is the smart, all-in-one countdown calendar and to-do app designed to keep your schedule crystal clear and your tasks under control. By combining the power of intuitive calendar scheduling with actionable to-do tracking and countdown timers, DaysUp! transforms how you manage your time. It seamlessly syncs with your iOS system calendars—no setup required. Start organizing your days in seconds! ◆ Why You'll Love DaysUp! ■ "Days-To-Go" Countdown at a Glance Every event and task shows the exact countdown of days remaining (e.g., "In 3 days" or "5 days ago"), along with its time, title, and customizable calendar color. Always know how much time you have to prepare. ■ Powerful To-Do & "Done" Management Use DaysUp! as a full-featured, time-specific to-do list: ・Swipe right on any event to mark it as "Done"—a clean checkmark is added, and the task is saved to your archive. ・Long-press on any calendar cell to quickly edit events or toggle completion status. ・Quickly filter your view to hide or show completed archives whenever you need a distraction-free workspace. ■ Refined Month & List Views ・Dynamic Month Calendar: Multi-day events are visualized with sleek continuous color bars. Daily events expand to two lines when vertical space is available, making long titles easy to read. ・Smooth Pull-to-Switch List: Effortlessly pull down or pull up to switch between upcoming and past events. ・Priority Filtering: Toggle between "Primary" (your most important commitments) and "All" to focus on what matters most. ■ Rich Event Details & Widgets ・Add notes, location with map previews, URLs, travel times, alarms, and recurrence rules to any event. ・Lock Screen & Home Screen Widgets: Keep track of upcoming deadlines and events right from your home screen. Whether you're tracking project deadlines, counting down to exciting trips, or managing daily to-dos, DaysUp! gives you the clarity and motivation to stay on top of everything. Download DaysUp! today and elevate your daily scheduling!

Screenshots

Countdown Me4 screens
DaysUp!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DaysUp! at none against Countdown Me's 1. DaysUp! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). Countdown Me's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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 Me sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. DaysUp! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, DaysUp! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Me versus DaysUp!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown MeDaysUp!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMints s.r.o.Ajiro Tech Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Me

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited number of countdowns$0.991 Year
None

DaysUp!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Me free?
Countdown Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DaysUp! free?
DaysUp! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Me or DaysUp! have ads?
Neither Countdown Me nor DaysUp! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Me or DaysUp!?
Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, and DaysUp! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Me was updated on September 21, 2026 and DaysUp! on September 20, 2026.

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