Comparison

Countdown Me vs DaysEcho Countdown Widgets

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

DaysEcho Countdown Widgets

Features
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DaysEcho is a calm countdown and anniversary app for the dates that matter: birthdays, trips, exams, product launches, anniversaries, holidays, and the small promises you want to remember. Create an event, choose a soft theme color, and see what is coming soon or what has already become a memory. DaysEcho keeps the interface quiet and spacious, so your important dates feel personal instead of noisy. Features: - Create countdowns and anniversaries - See upcoming dates and past memories in separate groups - Filter events by theme color - View details with a focused, minimal layout - Add Home Screen widgets - Add Lock Screen widgets - Keep event data stored locally on your device - Unlock all widget styles with a one-time purchase DaysEcho does not upload your countdown records to a server. Your events stay on your device by default, with RevenueCat used only to verify the optional widget unlock purchase.

Screenshots

Countdown Me4 screens
DaysEcho Countdown Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DaysEcho Countdown Widgets at daily against Countdown Me's every 7 months. DaysEcho Countdown Widgets also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 and DaysEcho Countdown Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, DaysEcho Countdown Widgets daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown Me versus DaysEcho Countdown Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown MeDaysEcho Countdown Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMints斌 王

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Me

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited number of countdowns$0.991 Year
1 purchases

DaysEcho Countdown Widgets

One-time1
  • Lifetime Widget Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown Me free?
Countdown Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DaysEcho Countdown Widgets free?
DaysEcho Countdown Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Me or DaysEcho Countdown Widgets have ads?
Neither Countdown Me nor DaysEcho Countdown Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Me or DaysEcho Countdown Widgets?
Countdown Me ships an update every 7 months, and DaysEcho Countdown Widgets daily. Most recently, Countdown Me was updated on October 9, 2026 and DaysEcho Countdown Widgets on October 8, 2026.

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