Comparison

Countdown vs Dayfall

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Easily track upcoming events and deadlines. Set a date and name for any occasion to see the remaining time in months, weeks, and days. Never forget important dates again with this helpful reminder tool.

Highlights
  • Track upcoming events
  • Count down time remaining
  • Display time in months, weeks, days
  • Remember important dates
  • Set custom event names
Features
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Do you have an event approaching? Want to know how long is left before this event? This application will do the job perfectly! Set the date of your choice and the name of the event, and you’ll quickly see how many months, weeks and days you have left. This application remembers important dates for you and helps you count down to the deadline. Terms of service: https://termsfeed.com/terms-service/5c8b6678a74ea05ab5f671329b35ddc1

About

Dayfall

Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable widgets and a stylish overview. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and more, all from your home screen.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for direct tracking
  • Stylish overview of all countdowns
  • Countdown to event start
  • Customizable countdown colors
  • Reminders for various life events
Features
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Dayfall turns every date you're looking forward to into something you actually want to look at. Birthdays, trips, weddings, launches, the last day of school: watch the days fall away on beautiful countdowns that live on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and Apple Watch. No ads. No account. No tracking. Ever. MAKE EVERY COUNTDOWN YOURS • 30 themes, your own photo backgrounds, custom colors, fonts, rings and layouts • Count down, count up ("days since") or repeat automatically for birthdays and anniversaries • Start from ready-made templates for holidays and life moments • Group countdowns into collections, like "Summer trip" or "Wedding" SEE IT EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, large and extra large • Lock Screen widgets and StandBy • Live Activities and Dynamic Island for the days that matter most • Full Apple Watch app and watch face complications • Siri and Shortcuts: "How long until my trip?" CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY • Milestone alerts at 100, 50, 30, 7 and 1 days to go • Reminders that stay on your phone, no server involved • Dates that are right: all-day events count calendar days, time zones are respected (New Year arrives first in Tokyo) • Countdown Room: full-screen live digits for your desk or nightstand SHARE THE EXCITEMENT • Turn any countdown into a card or a ready-to-post story video for Instagram, TikTok and Messages • Invite friends with a link or QR code BUILT FOR PRIVACY • Your countdowns stay on your devices and in your iCloud • No third-party ads, no tracking, no sign-up FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE Unlimited countdowns, count-up, repeating events, calendar view, small and medium widgets, 6 themes, templates, backup and Siri are free forever. Dayfall Pro unlocks photo backgrounds, all 30 themes, fonts and layouts, Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, the full Apple Watch app, Countdown Room, story videos without watermark, multiple reminders, milestone alerts, calendar import, iCloud sync and alternate app icons. Dayfall Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Dayfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown at 52% against Dayfall's 0%. Countdown also leads on ratings volume (52 vs 15) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Dayfall's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Dayfall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dayfall holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dayfall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, Dayfall monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown versus Dayfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownDayfall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (52 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperoWorld SoftwareSenol Cagir

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings52 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative45.5%

Dayfall

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro - days Counter7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • LifeTime access$12.99
2 purchases

Dayfall

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription + No Ads$2.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dayfall free?
Dayfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Dayfall?
Dayfall is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.4 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Dayfall averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Countdown or Dayfall have ads?
Both Countdown and Dayfall show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Dayfall?
Countdown ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dayfall monthly. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 29, 2026 and Dayfall on October 24, 2026.

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