Comparison

Days Till by E vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Days Till by E

Easily track important upcoming events and past milestones. This app offers multiple modes to count down to or up from any date, with customizable icons and flexible display options. It syncs seamlessly across devices and prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • Countdown to any event
  • Count up from any date
  • Calculate time between dates
  • Customizable event icons
  • Home screen widgets
  • Siri integration
  • iCloud sync
Features
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How many days until your vacation? When's the wedding? How long since you started that new job? DaysTill is the simple, elegant way to track the moments that matter most. COUNT DOWN TO ANYTHING Create countdowns for birthdays, holidays, vacations, deadlines, anniversaries—any date you're looking forward to. Choose from dozens of icons to make each event uniquely yours. THREE POWERFUL MODES • Till — See exactly how long until your upcoming events • From — Add days to any date to plan ahead • Between — Calculate the time between any two dates ALWAYS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS • Home Screen widgets show your countdowns at a glance • Ask Siri "How many days until my vacation?" • Works with Shortcuts for powerful automations SYNCS EVERYWHERE Your countdowns sync seamlessly across iPhone and iPad with iCloud. Add an event on one device, see it instantly on all the others. FLEXIBLE DISPLAY View your countdowns your way—as relative time, days, weeks, or months. Perfect whether you're tracking a date next week or next year. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your data stays yours. DaysTill stores everything in your personal iCloud account with no third-party servers. --- Start counting down to what matters. Download DaysTill today.

About

Countdown

Track upcoming events and past milestones with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Offers a free tier with essential features and a premium upgrade for advanced visualizations and integrations. Designed for a calm, glanceable experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups
  • Home-screen widget
  • Customizable visualizations
  • Workdays-only counting
  • Pattern dates for floating holidays
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Count down to what matters. No ads. No account. Your countdowns sync privately through iCloud, so a new phone never means starting over. THE BASICS, FREE - Unlimited countdowns and count-ups (days since) - A free home-screen widget — no paywall on the basics - Beautiful editorial cards with curated colors - Tags, custom views, search, and archive - Workdays-only counting that skips weekends - Pattern dates like "3rd Sunday of May" for floating holidays PREMIUM Unlock everything with a one-time purchase. - Every visualization: dot grid, segments, rings, flip clock, bloom, orbit, temperature and more - Year Grid: every day of the year in one screen, your events shown as emoji - Photo backgrounds and a frosted Frost card finish - Custom fonts, decorations, and the full colour picker - Multi-event and Lock Screen widgets - Reminder notifications and two-way Apple Calendar sync DESIGNED TO FEEL CALM A warm, editorial look with custom typography — built for glancing, not fiddling. If dates sneak up on you (hello, time blindness), the grid shows everything coming at a glance, and Live Activities keep the big day on your Lock Screen. Prefer to buy once? The Lifetime unlock is a single purchase — no renewal, no expiry. Countdown Premium is also available as a monthly or annual subscription; the annual plan includes a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://hellogoodday.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://hellogoodday.com/countdown/terms

Screenshots

Days Till by E4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Days Till by E at none against Countdown's 3. Days Till by E also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Days Till by E asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Days Till by E holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Till by E ships an update every 3 months, Countdown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Days Till by E versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays Till by ECountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperE-String Technologies, Inc.Hello Good Day LLC

Customer experience

Days Till by E

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Days Till by E

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Countdown Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Days Till by E free?
Days Till by E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Days Till by E or Countdown?
Days Till by E is rated higher. Days Till by E averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Countdown averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Days Till by E or Countdown have ads?
Neither Days Till by E nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Days Till by E or Countdown?
Days Till by E ships an update every 3 months, and Countdown every 4 days. Most recently, Days Till by E was updated on October 3, 2026 and Countdown on October 10, 2026.

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