Comparison

Countdown ‎ vs Days To Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdown ‎

Visually track upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Set timers for vacations, concerts, or anniversaries using your own photos, music, and phrases. Share your progress with friends and family.

Highlights
  • iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Customizable Background Photos
  • Personalized Music & Fonts
  • Calendar Event Integration
  • Count Up from Past Events
  • Event Reminders
Features
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Count down to your next event — a vacation, your favorite band's concert, a movie premiere, a graduation, an anniversary, and more — in style! Features: LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS: Add countdown widgets to your lock screen! First, set up your countdown in the Countdown app. Then, pull down your lock screen, long-hold an empty area and tap "Customize." FLEXIBLE UNITS: Years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats! (e.g. "3 months 14 mins" or "56,713 heartbeats") DRAG the Countdown and DISPLAY it wherever you want. Use YOUR OWN PHOTOS as the background, including INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK PHOTOS! Or browse a large selection of FREE BACKGROUND PHOTOS. Flip through your background photos while counting down. Set your own MUSIC for each Countdown. Customizable FONTS, font colors, and background colors. Add YOUR OWN PHRASE — "the concert of the year," "little pumpkin's dance performance," "we board the plane." Create Countdowns straight from your CALENDAR EVENTS. MULTIPLE Countdowns — rearrange them however you like. REMINDERS for your events. SHARE a live Countdown or a screenshot via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or email. Count down to ANNIVERSARIES that repeat every year. (e.g. "25 days until my 10th anniversary!") COUNT UP from past events. (e.g. "21 days since…") SMART TOOLBAR stays hidden until you tap the screen — more room for your Countdowns. Works in PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE mode. === Countdown Premium === HOME SCREEN WIDGETS: Count the days to your event without ever opening the app. SLIDESHOW MODE: Automatically cycle your 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, 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

Days To Countdown

Easily track special events and moments with a modern countdown and reminder app. Customize events with backgrounds, colors, and fonts. Features home screen widgets and customizable notifications to ensure you never miss an important date.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count up for events
  • Customizable event themes and backgrounds
  • Home screen widgets
  • Reminder notifications
  • Repeat event options
  • Cloud backup
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Days To is a modern mix of a countdown app and a reminder app to track all your special events and moments. Whether it's a wedding, anniversary, birthday, holiday, graduation, exam, or retirement, our app makes it easy to count down how many days until the date! Our user-friendly app comes with home screen widgets that let you display your important events on your home screen for easy access. Plus, with notifications that remind you of important dates, you'll never forget an event again. With the Days To Countdown app, stay organized while reaching the milestones of your life! Days To is also highly customizable as much as it's functional. You can customize your events with backgrounds, colors, frames, and fonts to make each moment uniquely yours! Key Features: • Use with Ease Enjoy a clean and intuitive interface that makes it easy to create, manage, and view your countdowns. • Home Screen Widgets for Every Style Display your favorite countdowns directly on your home screen for quick and easy access. Choose from a variety of widget styles and sizes to suit your preferences. • Personalize Every Events with Customizations Create personalized countdowns and count ups for all your important events and moments. Choose from different themes and colors to make each event unique. Customize your events with various colors, frames, and font options to add your personal touch! • Never Miss a Moment with Reminder Notifications Set up reminder notifications individually for each occasion in the way it suits. Choose when you get notification freely with six different options. Let our app help you remember! • Stunning Backgrounds Choose your background from our selection of stunning images or use your photos to make each one of them even more special! • Count up from Your Milestones and Moments with Day Since Day Since lets you count up from important dates and milestones. Track how long it's been since your wedding, the birth of your child, vacations, new beginnings or any special occasion. • Repeat Options Set events to repeat weekly, monthly, or yearly, so you never have to create the same countdown multiple times. For example, you can choose to repeat annually if it happens every year like an anniversary, Valentine's Day, Christmas, or Halloween. • Cloud Back-up Securely backup your events across multiple devices so you can access them from anywhere. Download now and join thousands of users and make your special moments unforgettable with Days To! Read our privacy policy, terms and conditions: https://www.daysto.app/privacy-and-terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown ‎4 screens
Days To Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Days To Countdown at 4.8 against Countdown ‎'s 3.8. Days To Countdown also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 61%). Countdown ‎'s advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 55). On price, ads, 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. Countdown ‎ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Days To Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Days To Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown ‎ has 11K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Countdown ‎'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Days To Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ‎ ships an update every 2 months, Days To Countdown daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown ‎ versus Days To Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown ‎Days To Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11K ratings)4.8 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better55
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.EROL YIKARBABA

Customer experience

Countdown ‎

All ratings11,426 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral8.4%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews1,467 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.2%

Days To Countdown

All ratings55 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdown ‎

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Countdown not displaying correctly
  • Widget not loading properly
  • Purchased premium features not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to have multiple countdowns
  • Option to repeat countdown events
  • Countdown widget on home screen
  • Improved sharing capabilities

Days To Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Countdown ‎

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium - 3 Months$4.993 Months
  • Countdown Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Backgrounds I$0.99
  • Holiday Backgrounds I$0.99
  • Premium$19.99
3 purchases

Days To Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Days To Pro For 1 Year$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Welcome Offer Lifetime Pro$8.99
  • Unlimited Pro$17.99

Questions

Is Countdown ‎ free?
Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days To Countdown free?
Days To Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown ‎ or Days To Countdown?
Days To Countdown is rated higher. Countdown ‎ averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Days To Countdown averages 4.8 from 55 ratings.
Do Countdown ‎ or Days To Countdown have ads?
Both Countdown ‎ and Days To Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown ‎ or Days To Countdown?
Countdown ‎ ships an update every 2 months, and Days To Countdown daily. Most recently, Countdown ‎ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Days To Countdown on October 3, 2026.

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