Comparison

DaysUntilWhen vs Countdowns+

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

Head to head
About

DaysUntilWhen

Track the days remaining until important events with customizable home screen widgets. This app helps you visualize your countdowns for holidays and other significant dates, keeping you informed and excited.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Holiday countdowns
  • Home screen display
  • Event tracking
  • User-requested features
Features
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Always know how many days are left until your favorite holidays with Holiday Countdown Widgets! This simple but useful app provides customizable widgets that display holiday countdowns right on your home screen. More holidays are in the works! Let us know what you want to see! DaysUntilWhen falls under the Apple EULA found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Countdowns+

Track all your upcoming events, from birthdays and holidays to movie releases and personal milestones, in one organized list. Get visual updates with widgets and notifications, and easily add new events via Siri or Shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Track birthdays, holidays, and custom events
  • Import events from device calendars
  • Syncs countdowns across Apple devices
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Optional event notifications
Features
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Everything you're looking forward to, counted down in one place. Birthdays, holidays, vacations, the next movie in a series you love — Countdowns puts them all in a single list, sorted by the days remaining. Add an event in a couple of taps and watch the days tick down. Add Anything • Holidays and observances, ready to add with one tap • Movie and TV release dates from The Movie Database, which keep themselves up to date if a date moves • Events imported from any calendar on your device, kept in sync automatically • Your own custom dates for trips, anniversaries, and milestones See It at a Glance • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complications • Optional notifications on the day of an event, or the day before Just Ask Use Siri or Shortcuts to create a countdown, ask how many days are left until something, or hear what's coming up. Everywhere You Are Your countdowns sync with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple Watch. Countdowns uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

DaysUntilWhen4 screens
Countdowns+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdowns+ at none against DaysUntilWhen's 1. Countdowns+ also leads on device support (4 vs 2). DaysUntilWhen's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. DaysUntilWhen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdowns+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaysUntilWhen ships an update monthly, Countdowns+ every 13 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DaysUntilWhen versus Countdowns+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysUntilWhenCountdowns+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert J Sarvis Jr256 Arts

Customer experience

DaysUntilWhen

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdowns+

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DaysUntilWhen

One-time1
  • Advanced Holiday Alerts$1.99
None

Countdowns+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DaysUntilWhen free?
DaysUntilWhen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdowns+ free?
Countdowns+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DaysUntilWhen or Countdowns+ have ads?
Neither DaysUntilWhen nor Countdowns+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DaysUntilWhen or Countdowns+?
DaysUntilWhen ships an update monthly, and Countdowns+ every 13 months. Most recently, DaysUntilWhen was updated on November 4, 2026 and Countdowns+ on November 4, 2026.

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