World Day vs Special Days App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Day
Discover international observances, national anniversaries, and religious events. Search for specific days, bookmark important dates, and add events to your calendar with local reminders. Stay informed about meaningful days from 221 countries and over 70 religious observances.
- Explore international observances
- Browse by month and date
- Search by criteria
- Bookmark important days
- Add events to calendar
- National days from 221 countries
- Religious observances
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World Day lets you explore international observances, national anniversaries, and religious events — all in one place. - Check today’s World Day or browse by month and date - Search by criteria and find related info and websites - Bookmark important days and see what’s coming up - Add events to your calendar or set local reminders World Day includes: - National days and anniversaries from 221 countries - Over 70 religious observances for the current year - Historical events for every day of the year Stay informed, get reminders, and never miss a meaningful day again!
Special Days App
Discover and count down to various special days, from fun holidays to important observances. Share event dates, link to Wikipedia for more information, and customize the app's appearance. An upgrade unlocks calendar integration.
- Countdown to special days
- Share event dates
- Wikipedia lookup for special days
- Calendar integration (upgrade)
- Light and dark themes
- Animated background
- Apple Watch support
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See the schedule and countdown to upcoming and current special days, like Towel Day, Pi Day, Earth Day and much more. Features: - Share event dates - Look up special days on Wikipedia - Add events to your calendar (after upgrade) - Switch between modern light and dark traditional design - Animated background - Support for the iPhone 6 and 6+ - Support for the iPad multitasking (split view..) Apple Watch Features: - countdown to the current and upcoming special days - highlights the current special day - watch app and glance interface for a quick lookup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: World Day at 3.3 against Special Days App's 2.0. World Day also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Special Days App's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. World Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Special Days App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
World Day holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of World Day's written reviews are positive against 0% of Special Days App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Day | Special Days App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MindIT | Piet Jonas |
Customer experience
World Day
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In-app purchases
World Day
- Unlock extra features$0.99
Special Days App
- Special Days Upgrade$0.99
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