Comparison

ScheduledDay vs Retirement Countdown App

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

Head to head
About

ScheduledDay

Countdown to important scheduled days with customizable widgets and notifications. This app helps you anticipate and build excitement for upcoming events by providing timely reminders and visual personalization options.

Highlights
  • Countdown to scheduled days
  • Daily notifications
  • Customizable background image
  • Customizable font color
  • Widget support
Features
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This app counts down until a scheduled day of you. This app can notify at the daily appointed time. Your feeling will be raised by the scheduled day. A background image and font color can be changed.(Add-on)

About

Retirement Countdown App

Track your time until retirement with a customizable countdown. Explore bucket list ideas, get daily inspiration, and discover travel news and deals. Offers free and premium subscription options.

Highlights
  • Retirement countdown
  • Bucket list planner
  • Retirement ideas
  • Quote of the day
  • Customizable themes
  • Travel news and deals
Features
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With this Retirement Countdown App you can see how much time you have left until retirement. Just set the date and time when you will retire and the app will calculate the time until your retirement. The Retirement Countdown will count down the months, days, hour, minutes and seconds until you are free to do whatever you want :) You can customize the look of this app by choosing different themes and background images. Where would you like to retire or go on a long vacation? Do you like the beach? Or hiking in the mountains, skiing in the snow? Or watching beautiful sunsets? What is on your bucket list for your retirement? Write down the things that you are dreaming of doing. Need inspiration? Our app will suggest fun ideas for you retirement bucket list. Our Quote of the Day will make the journey to your retirement more fun and inspire you to live a fulfilling life in the here and now. ******************************************* FEATURES - Retirement Countdown - Retirement calculators - Quote of the day - Bucket list - Ideas for your retirement - Picks of the week - Book recommendations - Games - Offers & Deals - Travel News Choose your favorite background theme, change styles and share your countdown via email or social media You can use most of this app totally free of charge. To use the premium version of this app that includes all themes, the feature to use your own picture, the quote of the day and no advertisement, we offer two auto-renewing subscriptions: $4.99 per month $17.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. A purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. We also offer a Lifetime subscription which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment of $59.99 with unlimited access to all features forever. Terms of service: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/terms.html Privacy policy: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/privacy.html

Screenshots

ScheduledDay4 screens
Retirement Countdown App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Retirement Countdown App at 6.3K against ScheduledDay's 177. Retirement Countdown App also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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. ScheduledDay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Retirement Countdown App sells 15 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ScheduledDay against 4.8 for Retirement Countdown App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retirement Countdown App has 6.3K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of ScheduledDay's written reviews are positive against 87% of Retirement Countdown App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScheduledDay ships an update every 4 months, Retirement Countdown App every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScheduledDay versus Retirement Countdown App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScheduledDayRetirement Countdown App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (177 ratings)4.8 (6.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews86.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1776.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiGreen Gecko LLC

Customer experience

ScheduledDay

All ratings177 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative15.6%

Retirement Countdown App

All ratings6,284 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

ScheduledDay

From 177 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Simple interface
  • 👍 Clear display
  • 👍 Convenient for motivation
  • 👍 Cute design elements

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Badge icon not updating
  • 🐛 Badge icon limited to 60 days
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Ads present
  • 🐛 Limited features

Retirement Countdown App

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate countdown
  • 💡 Inspiring quotes and anticipation features
  • 😊 Motivating and fun
  • 🎉 Celebration at the end

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Collects too much personal data
  • 🔕 Intrusive notifications
  • 💤 Repetitive reminders
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and buffering issues

Bugs and requests

ScheduledDay

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Color change not saving
  • Home screen display not as previewed
  • Badge icon stops displaying
  • Badge icon only shows 60 days or less
  • App crashes
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  • Date not matching actual day
  • Countdown moved only once in 3 days
  • Purchase required to remove ads
  • Badge icon doesn't update automatically
  • D-day date calculated one day early
  • Badge on icon doesn't change

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more than one date/timer
  • Option to count down in weeks/months
  • Ability to share schedule with contacts
  • More background/theme choices
  • Automatic daily badge update
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  • Option to delete purchase history

Retirement Countdown App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Countdown not updating accurately
  • Inability to turn off daily notifications

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add widget for home/lock screens
  • Option to track work days instead of calendar days
  • Weekly or monthly reminders

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScheduledDay

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full-version$2.99
15 purchases

Retirement Countdown App

Subscriptions4
  • Remove Ads$2.991 Month
  • Premium Version$4.991 Month
  • Remove Ads$8.991 Year
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  • Premium Version$17.991 Year
One-time11
  • Theme Snow$0.99
  • Theme Mountains$0.99
  • Theme Zen$0.99
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  • Theme Mountain Lake$0.99
  • Theme Mountain Lake 2$0.99
  • Theme Beach Hammock$0.99
  • Theme Forest$0.99
  • Theme Cruise Ship$0.99
  • function to add own picture$1.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is ScheduledDay free?
ScheduledDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retirement Countdown App free?
Retirement Countdown App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScheduledDay or Retirement Countdown App?
Retirement Countdown App is rated higher. ScheduledDay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Retirement Countdown App averages 4.8 from 6.3K ratings.
Do ScheduledDay or Retirement Countdown App have ads?
Both ScheduledDay and Retirement Countdown App show ads.
Which is updated more often, ScheduledDay or Retirement Countdown App?
ScheduledDay ships an update every 4 months, and Retirement Countdown App every 2 months. Most recently, ScheduledDay was updated on October 29, 2026 and Retirement Countdown App on October 29, 2026.

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