Squid 2 vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squid 2
This app allows web developers to easily capture HTTP packages for API debugging. It supports various encoding methods like gzip and br, and handles multiple media types including images, HTML, and JSON. Securely debug both HTTP and HTTPS APIs.
- HTTP package capture
- API debugging
- Gzip and BR encoding
- Image, HTML, JSON media support
- HTTPS API support
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Squid 2 - Professional Web debug manager, This APP is very easy to capture http package, when you are developer web api. * Feature encode: gzip,br media: jpg, png, html,json,webp tls:http api,https api
Countdown
Easily track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Set reminders, sync with your calendar, and share progress with friends and family. Organize your life and never miss a moment.
- Customizable countdowns
- Event reminders
- Calendar event sync
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Share countdowns
- Light and dark mode
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Welcome to DayPlus. We make counting down days and events easy. Customize the countdown to perfectly suit your needs with backgrounds, colors, and reminders. Keep track of your countdowns on the app, lock screen, and home screen. You can even import and sync calendar events. Highlights: • Quickly create and track countdowns for goals, trips, births, weddings and other important events. • Customizable event balls and cards • Reminders for each countdowns • Sync Calendar items into DayPlus • Share event countdowns with friends and family • Track all countdowns on the timeline • Light and dark mode • Repeat countdowns every day or week • Pin important events • Easy sorting Download DayPlus now! Counting down days and events just got easy. Customize, sync, track, and share countdowns on your app, lock screen, and home screen. Don’t miss any important event - Set reminders and stay organized. Let the countdown begin! Do you have suggestions? Contact us at hlai.manjun@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/user-agreement.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Squid 2 at Free against Countdown's $4.99. Countdown's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On rating, 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
Squid 2 is free to download; Countdown costs $4.99 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 Squid 2 against 5.0 for Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Squid 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Countdown fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squid 2 | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | ShenZhen Yuyue Technology Co., Ltd. | Manjun Tech |
Customer experience
Squid 2
Countdown
In-app purchases
Squid 2
No in-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
