# Big Day vs Healing nature sounds

The clearest difference is rating: Big Day at 4.0 against Healing nature sounds's 3.0. Big Day also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 2). Healing nature sounds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (83% vs 71%). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Big Day costs $3.99 and Healing nature sounds $3.99 up front. Big Day sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Healing nature sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

Big Day holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Day has 81 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Big Day's written reviews are positive against 83% of Healing nature sounds's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Big Day ships an update every 5 weeks, Healing nature sounds every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Big Day | Healing nature sounds |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | **[4.0 (81 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-dayevent-countdown-clock/id581481166/reviews)** | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/healing-nature-sounds/id1504179921/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **81** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | **83.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 29 months |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 35 MB | 145 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [WW Productions BVBA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1171837096) | [Satoshi Masui](https://appshunter.io/developer/1296555927) |

## What reviewers say

### Big Day

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-dayevent-countdown-clock/id581481166)

This app helps you track the time until important life events with customizable countdowns. It offers detailed timers, personalized visuals, and repeating alerts to enhance anticipation for holidays, anniversaries, and more.

**Highlights:** Comprehensive event countdowns, Hour, minute, and second timer, Customizable background visuals, Personalized countdown timer, Repeating and multiple alerts, Social sharing of events, Unlimited event tracking

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| package of 32 different Anniversaries background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Holidays background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Parties background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Events background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Celebrations background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Yearly background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Career background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Personal background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| All background images | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Customizable with own photos
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate countdown
- 👍 Helpful for visualizing time
- 👍 Multiple events supported

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
- 💰 In-app purchases required for more features
- 🔧 Occasional issues with time/date accuracy
- 🔧 Background image resizing not possible

**Reported bugs**

- Countdown time not always accurate
- Inability to restore purchased content
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Ability to set recurring events
- Widget support for home screen
- More free background image options
- Countdown alerts/notifications


### Healing nature sounds

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/healing-nature-sounds/id1504179921)

Relax and de-stress with a wide variety of high-quality nature sounds and gentle music. Alleviate anxiety, improve focus, and induce deep sleep with ambient noise. Customize your soundscape and enjoy offline playback with a sleep timer.

**Highlights:** Over 100 high-quality nature sounds, 41 types of healing music, Customizable sound mixes, Adjustable volume for sounds and music, Sleep timer with automatic silence, Offline and background playback, Beautiful background visuals

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Big Day free?

Big Day costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Healing nature sounds free?

Healing nature sounds costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Big Day or Healing nature sounds?

Big Day is rated higher. Big Day averages 4.0 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Healing nature sounds averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Big Day or Healing nature sounds have ads?

Neither Big Day nor Healing nature sounds shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Big Day or Healing nature sounds?

Big Day ships an update every 5 weeks, and Healing nature sounds every 29 months. Most recently, Big Day was updated on October 23, 2026 and Healing nature sounds on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*