MyCountdown vs Countdown Days Since & Until
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyCountdown
Track upcoming events with a visually customizable countdown. Receive daily notifications and enjoy a modern interface with various display styles and widgets. Celebrate milestones as they arrive.
- Daily countdown notifications
- Customizable image backgrounds
- Number and flip view styles
- Today widget view
- Event celebration
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Countdown the date that you most waiting for, and decorate the view with your image you love. - Notification that count for every day. - Update look for iOS 7. - Styles: number / flip view - today widget view Celebrate when the time has come!
Countdown Days Since & Until
Track important dates by counting down or up in various time units. Customize events with photos and icons, and receive timely reminders. Sync across devices and share your countdowns easily.
- Unlimited event tracking
- Customizable event visuals
- Calendar event import
- Customizable alerts
- Cross-device synchronization
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Never miss a moment that matters! Track any important date by counting down (or up) in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years – or even sleeps! Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, deadlines, and everything in between. Unlimited Events – Add as many countdowns as you want. Make It Yours – Custom photos, icons, and 8 different time formats. Easy Setup – Import events straight from your calendar. Custom Alerts – Get reminders exactly when you want them. Sync Everywhere – Automatically updates across your devices and Apple Watch. Widgets – Add beautiful widgets to your Home or Lock Screen (ad-free with in-app purchase). Share the Excitement – Post and text your countdowns with a single tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Days Since & Until at 4.8 against MyCountdown's 3.3. Countdown Days Since & Until also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). MyCountdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. MyCountdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Days Since & Until sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Days Since & Until holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Days Since & Until has 2.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of MyCountdown's written reviews are positive against 80% of Countdown Days Since & Until's.
MyCountdown ships an update every 6 weeks, Countdown Days Since & Until fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyCountdown | Countdown Days Since & Until |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iReka Soft | Joseph Sferrazza |
Customer experience
MyCountdown
Countdown Days Since & Until
Bugs and requests
MyCountdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Countdown Days Since & Until
Reported bugs
10 issues- Widget won't unlock
- Countdowns not updating
- Widget isn't working
- The 'Day' Bar isn't scaled right
- New update and still crashes
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- Occasional glitches
- Can't see Months and Days in widget
- Date and Data Disappearance
- Entries disappeared
- All my events disappeared
Requested features
6 requests- One request
- ADD More features please
- Include start date
- Duration function for events
- Dark mode option
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- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
MyCountdown
- Remove Ads!$0.99
Countdown Days Since & Until
- Let it Snow$1.99
- Falling Object Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Color and Effect Pack$2.99
- Unlock All$4.99
Questions
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