Comparison

Birthday Countdown ‎ vs Big Day Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Countdown ‎

Easily track upcoming birthdays with customizable countdowns. Add photos, set reminders, and even attach personal songs to celebrate special occasions. Share your countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Flexible countdown units (years, months, days, hours, etc.)
  • Add personal or free photos
  • Customizable names and display
  • Birthday reminders
  • Attach personal songs
  • Multiple countdowns
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Birthday Countdown lets you count down to birthdays in style! Never miss a birthday again — and have a blast celebrating. Have fun counting down with these customizable features: FLEXIBLE countdown units — count down in any combo of years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats! (e.g. "2 months 20 mins" or "48,000 heartbeats") LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS — add a birthday countdown widget right to your lock screen! PHOTOS — choose from your own library, Instagram photos, or your friends' Facebook albums, or browse a collection of free photos. Sort them your way and flip through them while counting down! CUSTOMIZED NAME — got a nickname for the birthday person? Type it in! REMINDERS — set a time to be reminded of your loved ones' birthdays! Your own SONG — attach a meaningful song to each Birthday Countdown! DRAGGABLE Countdown display — position it wherever you want. Customizable FONT TYPES, FONT COLORS, and BACKGROUND COLORS for the Countdown display. Track BIRTHDAY or AGE. SMART TOOLBAR — hidden until you tap the screen, so it's never in your way. Works in PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE modes. MULTIPLE COUNTDOWNS — sort them in the order you like! SHARE a live Countdown or a screenshot via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or email. === Birthday Countdown Premium === HOME SCREEN WIDGETS: Count the days to your birthday without leaving the home screen! SLIDESHOW MODE: Cycle through background photos with a choice of animation styles and speeds. NO ADS: No distractions or clutter — just you and your countdown. Make each second count! In addition to the free features above, Birthday Countdown Premium is available as a subscription. Premium subscribers get an ad-free experience, home screen widgets, and slideshow mode. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions are charged to your payment method through your Apple ID account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in Account Settings. Terms: https://www.sunflowr.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/

About

Big Day Countdown

Easily track important dates and hours with customizable widgets and reminders. Schedule alerts for birthdays, deadlines, and more, and visualize time remaining in hours, minutes, and seconds. Organize events into categories and personalize their appearance to stay on top of every significant moment.

Highlights
  • Interactive Home Screen Widgets
  • Customizable Alerts
  • Hour Tracker
  • Event Categorization
  • Personalized Appearance
  • Shareable Countdowns
Features
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Big Day Countdown: Widget helps you track birthdays, vacations, anniversaries, deadlines, holidays and special events with countdown widgets, reminders, a day counter and an hour tracker on your Home Screen. Create beautiful countdowns for the moments that matter most. See how many days, hours, minutes and seconds are left, set reminders, organize events, and keep important dates easy to view at a glance. Key Features: • Interactive Widgets: Add day and hour countdown widgets to your Home Screen in multiple sizes and styles. • Custom Reminders: Schedule one-time or recurring alerts for birthdays, anniversaries, deadlines, holidays and more. • Hour Tracker: View time remaining in hours, minutes and seconds for more precise countdown tracking. • Event Library: Organize events into categories such as birthdays, holidays, goals, projects and personal milestones. • Personalized Appearance: Choose colors, icons and labels to match your countdown style. • Shareable Moments: Share countdowns with friends and family through messages, email or social apps. Stay in control of every important moment, whether it is a friend’s birthday, a work deadline, your next vacation, a wedding, an anniversary or a personal goal. Big Day Countdown: Widget helps you plan ahead, reduce stress and enjoy the excitement as your big days get closer. Download Big Day Countdown: Widget today and start tracking life’s moments one day, one hour and one second at a time. Subscribe to get Pro access to all features. You will be charged after purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage your subscriptions in Account Settings on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/event-reminder-widget/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/event-reminder-widget/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown ‎4 screens
Big Day Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Big Day Countdown at none against Birthday Countdown ‎'s shown. Big Day Countdown also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Birthday Countdown ‎'s advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Birthday Countdown ‎ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Big Day Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Day Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Countdown ‎ has 2.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Birthday Countdown ‎'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Big Day Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthday Countdown ‎ versus Big Day Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Countdown ‎Big Day Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB137 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.Reena Williams

Customer experience

Birthday Countdown ‎

All ratings2,135 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative10.7%

Big Day Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Birthday Countdown ‎

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown sometimes displays incorrect dates
  • App crashes or freezes occasionally
  • Widget functionality not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to change countdown name
  • Add more background and font options
  • Integrate with social media to share countdowns
  • Provide widget support for home screen

Big Day Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birthday Countdown ‎

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium 3 Months$4.993 Months
  • Countdown Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Background I$0.99
  • Premium$3.99
3 purchases

Big Day Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscriptions$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Purchase Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown ‎ free?
Birthday Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day Countdown free?
Big Day Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Big Day Countdown?
Big Day Countdown is rated higher. Birthday Countdown ‎ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Big Day Countdown averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Birthday Countdown ‎ or Big Day Countdown have ads?
Birthday Countdown ‎ shows ads; Big Day Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Big Day Countdown?
Birthday Countdown ‎ ships an update every 3 months, and Big Day Countdown every 3 months. Most recently, Birthday Countdown ‎ was updated on October 28, 2026 and Big Day Countdown on October 24, 2026.

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