Comparison

When vs Days Until & Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

When

Never forget important dates again with this simple event tracking tool. Easily add and customize upcoming events like birthdays and anniversaries to see them all at a glance. Stay organized and ensure you never miss a moment that matters.

Highlights
  • Track birthdays and anniversaries
  • Countdown to concerts and vacations
  • Simple event adding
  • Customizable with emojis
  • Clear event overview
Features
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Always forget to send that birthday card on time? Me too. With When, you'll never forget an important date again. Keep track of all the moments that matter to you, from birthdays and anniversaries to concerts, vacations, and everything in between. Designed with simplicity in mind, When makes it easy to see all your upcoming events at a glance. Quickly add new events, customize with a lil emoji, and voila! You'll never miss a thing.

About

Days Until & Countdown Widget

Features
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Your next trip, birthday, wedding or anniversary deserves more than a plain number. Days Until turns meaningful dates into personal photo postcards for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Count down to future plans, count up from favorite memories, and keep the moments that matter only a glance away. MEMORY POSTCARD WIDGETS • Turn your own photos into beautiful countdown postcards • Add widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Choose from small, medium and large Home Screen layouts • Use inline, circular and rectangular Lock Screen widgets • See multiple upcoming moments in the large widget • Enjoy full support for tinted widget mode MAKE EVERY WIDGET YOURS • Move and zoom each photo until the crop feels right • Configure every widget family independently • Adjust the countdown stamp size • Choose the stamp typeface • Personalize moments with colors and symbols • Preview each widget while editing COUNT DOWN — OR LOOK BACK Count the days until birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, vacations, holidays, graduations, retirement, concerts and personal milestones. You can also count the days since a meaningful memory, such as an anniversary, a move, a personal achievement or the beginning of a new chapter. REPEATING MOMENTS Set weekly, monthly or yearly repeats for birthdays, anniversaries and recurring events. Days Until automatically follows the next occurrence. MORE THAN A COUNTDOWN A built-in focus timer helps you stay productive while you wait for what comes next. FREE TO START Create and personalize up to two moments for free. Premium unlocks unlimited moments while preserving all the ways you already customize and use your postcards. Days Until includes optional auto-renewing subscriptions. Available durations and prices are shown before purchase and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Turn waiting into something worth seeing. Download Days Until and create your first memory postcard.

Screenshots

When4 screens
Days Until & Countdown Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: When at none against Days Until & Countdown Widget's 2. When also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Days Until & Countdown Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. When asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

When ships an update every 4 days, Days Until & Countdown Widget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
When versus Days Until & Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhenDays Until & Countdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClark DinnisonSTAN I. C. ALEXANDRU PERSOANA FIZICA AUTORIZATA

In-app purchases

None

When

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Days Until & Countdown Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly PRO Mode3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly PRO Mode$19.991 Year

Questions

Is When free?
When is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Days Until & Countdown Widget free?
Days Until & Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do When or Days Until & Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither When nor Days Until & Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, When or Days Until & Countdown Widget?
When ships an update every 4 days, and Days Until & Countdown Widget fortnightly. Most recently, When was updated on June 9, 2026 and Days Until & Countdown Widget on September 19, 2026.

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