Comparison

Working Days Counter & Widget vs U

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

Head to head
About

Working Days Counter & Widget

Track days until important events like vacations or project deadlines. Customize countdowns, import holidays, and view progress with home screen widgets. Sync across devices and share your progress easily.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns and count-ups
  • Work schedule customization
  • Exclusion lists for off days
  • Calendar holiday import
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • iCloud sync
  • Sharing options
Features
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Get a clear view of the days ticking down to your next big milestone, vacation, or project deadline with Working Days! This sleek app is tailored for professionals who anticipate their free time or count days until important work-related events. Key Features: ◆ Customizable Countdowns Create multiple countdowns (or count-ups!) for vacations, project deadlines, or public holidays ◆ Work Schedules Customize to your workday schedule ◆ Exclusion Lists Filtering out off days and holidays for a precise countdown (requires premium) ◆ Calendar Import Import holidays from your existing calendars (requires premium) ◆ Home & Lock Screen Widgets Stay updated with a quick glance, no need to open the app ◆ Apple Watch App & Complications Quickly check Working Days right on your wrist ◆ iCloud Sync Seamlessly sync countdowns across your devices ◆ Sharing Options Share your countdowns with colleagues or on social media with a tap Perfect for anyone needing a visual reminder and tracker for the working days left until their well-deserved break or important work events.

About

U

This app helps trading card collectors assess the potential grade of their cards before professional submission. It provides estimated grades, PSA population data, and real-time market comparisons from eBay to inform decisions about grading costs versus potential returns.

Highlights
  • Estimated card grading
  • PSA population data lookup
  • Live eBay market comps
  • Referral rewards for free credits
  • Flexible pay-per-card or subscription options
Features
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Know Your Card's Grade Before You Send It U-Grade gives trading card collectors fast, data-driven grading insight before they commit to a professional grading service. Snap a photo of your card and get an estimated grade, real PSA population data, and live eBay market comps, all in one app. KEY FEATURES Grading Estimates: an estimated grade based on centering, corners, edges, and surface condition. PSA Population Lookup: see how many copies of your card have been graded at each grade level. eBay Market Comps: recent sales and active listings for your card across grade levels, so you can weigh grading cost against expected return. Referral Rewards: invite a friend, earn a free grading credit when they join. FLEXIBLE PRICING Pay per card with one-off bundles (1, 2, 3, or 5 cards), or subscribe monthly with Basic, Premier, or Collector membership for a lower cost per card and a set monthly allotment. Subscriptions auto-renew and can be cancelled anytime in your account settings. Full terms are available in-app and below before you buy. WHO IT'S FOR Casual collectors deciding whether a card is grading-worthy, and high-volume resellers who need to triage a whole collection quickly. U-Grade gives both the data to decide with confidence. https://flourishing-entremet-6c86c8.netlify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Working Days Counter & Widget4 screens
U4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: U at none against Working Days Counter & Widget's shown. U also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Working Days Counter & Widget's advantage is ratings volume (207 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Working Days Counter & Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and U sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

U holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Working Days Counter & Widget has 207 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Working Days Counter & Widget ships an update monthly, U fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Working Days Counter & Widget versus U: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorking Days Counter & WidgetU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (207 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings207 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCDavid Shelor

Customer experience

Working Days Counter & Widget

All ratings207 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative20.8%

U

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

Bugs and requests

Working Days Counter & Widget

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App icon multiplies on Home Screen
  • Does not work as expected, wrong counting
  • App counts down incorrectly, stays at the same number
  • Lost schedule after a new release
  • Widget is black and doesn't show countdown

Requested features

6 requests
  • Widget counters rotate
  • Display time in years, months, days, minutes
  • Show percentage towards completion based on start date
  • Add other languages
  • Annual recurrence option
Show 1 more
  • More detailed breakdown in one click (weeks, months, hours, minutes, weekdays)

U

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Working Days Counter & Widget

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
7 purchases

U

Subscriptions3
  • Basic Membership$9.991 Month
  • Premier Membership$19.991 Month
  • Collector Membership$29.991 Month
One-time4
  • 1 Card Credit$2.99
  • 2 Card Credits$4.99
  • 3 Card Credits$6.99
Show 1 more
  • 5 Card Credits$9.99

Questions

Is Working Days Counter & Widget free?
Working Days Counter & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is U free?
U is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Working Days Counter & Widget or U?
U is rated higher. Working Days Counter & Widget averages 4.7 out of 5 from 207 ratings, while U averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Working Days Counter & Widget or U have ads?
Working Days Counter & Widget shows ads; U does not.
Which is updated more often, Working Days Counter & Widget or U?
Working Days Counter & Widget ships an update monthly, and U fortnightly. Most recently, Working Days Counter & Widget was updated on November 7, 2026 and U on October 31, 2026.

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