When Does vs Countdown to Norooz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
When Does
This app provides the dates for numerous holidays and observances throughout the year. Users can easily add these events to their personal calendars or send them via email to themselves or others. It's a convenient reference for tracking important dates, including major holidays and time changes.
- Holiday date lookup
- Add holidays to calendar
- Email holiday information
- Includes major holidays
- Tracks US Daylight Saving Time
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When Does tells you when a number of holidays occur in a given year. It allows you to add the holiday to your calendar or to email it to you or to someone else. If you want to know when a holiday occurs, look here! It includes Chinese New Year, Martin Luther King Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Passover, and many more! It also includes the start and end of US Daylight Savings Time.
Countdown to Norooz
This app helps you track the exact date and time of the Persian New Year in your local time. It supports multiple languages, ensuring accessibility for a wide range of users.
- Persian New Year countdown
- Local time display
- Multi-language support
- Spring equinox notification
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Countdown to the Persian New year, the first day of spring. Provides the date and time in your local time for the upcoming new year. Supports your phone's chosen languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown to Norooz at Free against When Does's $0.99. Countdown to Norooz also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). When Does's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Countdown to Norooz is free to download; When Does costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for When Does against 4.9 for Countdown to Norooz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
When Does ships an update every 5 months, Countdown to Norooz every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | When Does | Countdown to Norooz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul T Cottey | Gearley |
Customer experience
When Does
Countdown to Norooz
In-app purchases
When Does
No in-app purchases
Countdown to Norooz
No in-app purchases
