Comparison

Countdown Star vs Days Until ‎

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Star

Track time until or since important life events. Set custom timers for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and more. Personalize with your own photos and share progress with friends.

Highlights
  • Add custom events
  • Customize event visuals
  • Apple Watch display
  • Today Widget integration
  • Set exact event times
  • Adjust time units
  • Share event progress
Features
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Countdown Star is the best way to countdown to — and count up from — all of your favorite events. Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, a wedding, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts and more. Count up from anniversaries, the day you were born, and other special events in the past. * How many seconds until your next birthday? * How many months since you were born? * How many days until you graduate from college? * How many hours until your anniversary? * How much time is left until your vacation starts? * How many days until Christmas? * How many minutes until your party begins? * How much time is left until your baby's due date? Countdown Star is the countdown app that lets you choose which events to add, then keeps them in sync across all of your devices. Features: * iCloud Sync — events and wallpapers sync automatically across all your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch devices * Celebration Animations — choose Confetti, Fireworks, Balloons, Stars, or Lasers when your countdown reaches zero * Repeating Events — annual events automatically advance to the next year so you never have to update them * Home Screen Widgets — Small, Medium, and Large widgets let you glance at your countdowns without opening the app * Apple Watch — view your events right on your wrist * Add Your Own Events — add as many events as you like * Custom Wallpapers — choose from 15+ built-in wallpapers or use your own photos * Time Zone Support — set each event in any time zone with localized city names * Sort and Search — sort by date, title, or your own custom order; events are sectioned into Countdown and Count Up groups * Favorites and Notifications — mark events as favorites to receive a notification when their countdown reaches zero * Interactive Slider — instantly switch between seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years to see your countdown exactly how you want it * Customizable Timer — choose timer position (Top, Middle, or Bottom), show or hide weeks, and toggle the leading zero * Multiple App Icons — personalize the app icon on your Home Screen Note: Countdown Star is available as a free version (with ads and an optional Remove Ads purchase) and as a paid ad-free version.

About

Days Until ‎

This app helps you track upcoming events with a visually appealing countdown. It offers a home screen widget and daily notifications to keep you informed. You can also share your countdowns with others or use the images as wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns and count-ups
  • Home screen widget
  • Daily notifications
  • Background image customization
  • Easy sharing with friends
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Simple, elegant design shows you how long until your upcoming big event with beautiful background images. Or, if your event is in the past, it will count up. There is also a widget to track your countdown on your home screen. Daily notifications remind you how long until your special day. • Easy share your countdown tracking with friends and family • Post your countdown tracking to Facebook with one click • Works offline • Countless beautiful background images • Great to use as wallpapers • Great for tracking birthdays, weddings, trips, or any other big event! Please email us or leave review feedback for feature requests or any other improvement suggestions you have for Countdown Timer. We love to hear from you and are always looking to improve our Countdown Timer app! Please share Countdown Timer app with your friends and family! Thanks! Team Zaffles

Screenshots

Countdown Star4 screens
Days Until ‎4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Star at 60% against Days Until ‎'s 0%. Countdown Star also leads on ratings volume (216K vs 81) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Star sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Days Until ‎ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Star holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Star has 216K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Countdown Star's written reviews are positive against 0% of Days Until ‎'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Star ships an update fortnightly, Days Until ‎ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Star versus Days Until ‎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown StarDays Until ‎
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (216K ratings) — better4.6 (81 ratings)
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings216K — better81
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB310 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MerrillZaffles

Customer experience

Countdown Star

All ratings215,578 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,309 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral11.7%
Negative28.8%

Days Until ‎

All ratings81 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Star

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widget not displaying events
  • Wallpaper not saving
  • Countdown off by one day
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Crashes and glitches after updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add weeks option
  • Allow multiple countdowns on one screen
  • Provide Apple Watch complications
  • Add ability to export/backup data
  • Improve wallpaper customization
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  • Add option for annual/recurring events

Days Until ‎

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Star

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Days Until ‎

One-time1
  • Countdown Lifetime Supporter$1.99

Questions

Is Countdown Star free?
Countdown Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Until ‎ free?
Days Until ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Star or Days Until ‎?
Countdown Star is rated higher. Countdown Star averages 4.8 out of 5 from 216K ratings, while Days Until ‎ averages 4.6 from 81 ratings.
Do Countdown Star or Days Until ‎ have ads?
Both Countdown Star and Days Until ‎ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Star or Days Until ‎?
Countdown Star ships an update fortnightly, and Days Until ‎ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Star was updated on October 2, 2026 and Days Until ‎ on September 29, 2026.

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