DayRemain vs XL Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayRemain
This utility app counts down the remaining days until important events and tracks days that have passed since an event. It sends notifications to the center when a countdown ends and can display countdowns on the icon badge for up to 60 days.
- Countdown remaining days
- Track elapsed days
- Notification center alerts
- Icon badge countdown
- Event list management
- Simple event editing
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I delete the countdown display by icon badge from version 2.4. I changed the notification center to notify the countdown. --------------------------------------------- The remaining days of the event which is registered in the list, is counted down with the message to Notification Cente. And "lapse of days" is useful, too. - You can confirm "days remaining" or "lapse of days" on the list. - It posts to Notification Center that countdown ends. When an application is activated, the following countdown is begun. - Countdown of 60 days or more in order to continue to display the badge posts to Notification Center 60 days. - Days from today it is inspected simply in the event edit view. - It can delete the list with the flick.
XL Widgets
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XL Widgets is built for the brand-new extra-large widget in iOS 27, the 4x6 tile that fills most of your Home Screen. Turn one page into a photo frame, a countdown, a calendar, or a giant clock. Every widget comes in four sizes, small, medium, large, and extra-large, so you can mix a tiny CarPlay-ready dial with a full-page XL centerpiece. The five widgets: Photo Pick one or more photo sets from your library. The widget rotates through them on your Home Screen. At extra-large size it becomes a full-page picture frame. Countdown Track the days to a trip, a birthday, a deadline, or any date that matters. The XL size turns a countdown into a bold, glance-and-go number. Calendar See your upcoming events at a glance, from a quick agenda strip at small size to a full week view at extra-large. Daily Note A single line for today, written on-device by Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones. On other iPhones you get a curated quote instead. Either way, it is a fresh line worth a glance every morning. Clock and Date A big, typographic clock and date. At extra-large size it becomes a striking Home Screen centerpiece; at small size it doubles as a clean CarPlay dashboard widget. How it works Long-press your Home Screen, tap the plus button, choose XL Widgets, and pick a widget and size. Small widgets also show up on your CarPlay dashboard automatically. Privacy XL Widgets has no accounts, no sign-in, and no servers. Your photos, events, and notes are read and processed entirely on your iPhone and never leave the device. There is no analytics and no tracking of any kind. FREE TO TRY XL Widgets is free: Clock & Date, Daily Note, one countdown and one photo set. XL Widgets Pro adds the Calendar widget, unlimited countdowns and unlimited photo sets. Choose a yearly subscription, which renews automatically until you cancel it in Settings, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. If you bought Pro before, it stays yours. No ads, ever. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://telepaxa.com/xlwidgets/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DayRemain at none against XL Widgets's 3. DayRemain also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). XL Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). On price and device support 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. XL Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. DayRemain asks for nothing beyond the download.
DayRemain ships an update every 4 months, XL Widgets daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayRemain | XL Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keietsu Yasuhara | League of Strategic Enterprises and Revenue, LLC. |
In-app purchases
DayRemain
No in-app purchases
XL Widgets
- XL Widgets Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- XL Widgets Pro$2.99
- XL Widgets Pro Lifetime$19.99









