Date Countdown Widget vs Hytko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Date Countdown Widget
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Date Countdown widget allows to display the number of years / months / days remaining until a given target date. It is also possible to display the number of days elapsed since a given date. See how many days you have left until your birthday, or how long ago an important event in your life happened! A custom name can be displayed and the look can be customized. Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).
Hytko
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hytko is a calm countdown to the moments you're waiting for. Create a timer for any date - summer, a trip, a birthday, an exam. Swipe between circular timers, put your favourite on a widget and the Lock Screen, and follow it live with a Live Activity. FEATURES - Multiple timers with a smooth carousel - Home and Lock Screen widgets, plus Live Activity - Styles: ring, glow, minimal, bar, vertical - Custom colour, ready-made themes and backgrounds (gradient, emoji, photo) - Reminders a week, a day, an hour before, and at the moment - Repeating timers for birthdays and anniversaries - Add events to Apple Calendar and Google Calendar - Siri Shortcuts and Spotlight search - Import birthdays from Contacts and events from Calendar - Sign in with Apple is optional; your data stays on your device - English, Ukrainian, Russian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hytko at Free against Date Countdown Widget's $0.99. Hytko also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). Date Countdown Widget's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Hytko is free to download; Date Countdown Widget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Date Countdown Widget ships an update every 7 months, Hytko every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Date Countdown Widget | Hytko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Yura Zabrodskiy |
In-app purchases
Date Countdown Widget
No in-app purchases
Hytko
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Date Countdown Widget free?
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Do Date Countdown Widget or Hytko have ads?
Which is updated more often, Date Countdown Widget or Hytko?
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