Comparison

Calendar Event Countdowns vs OwlCal

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Event Countdowns

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With this app you can display countdowns for events and appointments from your calendars. Simply select an event from your calendars and start the countdown! Keep track of birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations, parties and professional appointments or tasks by creating countdowns for them. Stay on top of your busy schedule and count down the days until an important date or appointment! In the free version, you can create countdowns for events and appointments from up to three of your calendars. Boost your productivity by using the free version as an event scheduler, deadline app, or task manager with a countdown function for your calendars! --------------------------------- Pro Version -- more calendars With a subscription to the Pro Version, you can create countdowns for events and appointments from more than three of your calendars. Upon purchase confirmation, the amount will be charged from your iTunes account. Your iTunes account will undergo another charge upon the automatic renewal of your subscription at the end of the subscription period. If you wish to avoid this, you need to cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the subscription expires. You can cancel your subscription at any time after purchase within your Apple ID account settings. --------------------------------- End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OwlCal

This app centralizes family schedules with color-coded calendars for each member. It allows for shared shopping and to-do lists, meal planning, and integration with existing calendars. It also supports creating profiles for children without requiring individual accounts.

Highlights
  • Color-coded family calendars
  • Shared shopping and to-do lists
  • Integrated meal planner
  • Child profiles without accounts
  • Subscription to external calendars
  • Event reminders with attendee details
Features
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OwlCal keeps your whole family on one calendar, color-coded so a glance tells you whose day it is. EVERYONE, ONE CALENDAR Give each person a color. See the family in Month, Week, Day, and List views, and tap a name to filter to just them. KIDS WITHOUT ACCOUNTS Add children as profiles with no email or password. On a shared device you switch into their profile like a streaming app, and everything they add is theirs. SHOPPING & TO-DO LISTS A list per store. Assign a whole list or a single item to someone. Check things off and see who did it and when. MEAL PLANNER Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on one weekly board, per person. SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CALENDARS Fold in your Google, Outlook, or Apple calendars. Put each on the right person's color and choose who sees it. REMINDERS THAT SAY WHO A push before events with the time, the person, and a tappable address. Start with a 30-day free trial. After that, OwlCal is $9.99 per year for up to 6 family members. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS OwlCal Yearly: $9.99 per year (1-year auto-renewing subscription) after a 30-day free trial. Payment is charged to your App Store account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://owlcal.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Calendar Event Countdowns4 screens
OwlCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calendar Event Countdowns at none against OwlCal's 1. Calendar Event Countdowns also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). OwlCal's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. OwlCal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Calendar Event Countdowns asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Event Countdowns ships an update every 3 weeks, OwlCal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calendar Event Countdowns versus OwlCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Event CountdownsOwlCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Data Applications Cologne UGSignOut

In-app purchases

None

Calendar Event Countdowns

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OwlCal

Subscriptions1
  • OwlCal Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendar Event Countdowns free?
Calendar Event Countdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OwlCal free?
OwlCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calendar Event Countdowns or OwlCal have ads?
Neither Calendar Event Countdowns nor OwlCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Event Countdowns or OwlCal?
Calendar Event Countdowns ships an update every 3 weeks, and OwlCal every 4 days. Most recently, Calendar Event Countdowns was updated on October 1, 2026 and OwlCal on October 6, 2026.

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