Comparison

Big Countdown vs Anniversary Countdown Tracker

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

Head to head
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Big Countdown

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Big Countdown is your ultimate companion for tracking the days leading up to your significant events. Whether it's a birthday, holiday, or special occasion, stay informed and excited right on your iPad/iPhone.

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Anniversary Countdown Tracker

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Anniversary Countdown Tracker turns the dates that matter β€” your wedding day, the day you met, a birthday, a quiet milestone β€” into a live count you can see at a glance: how many days until the next one, and how many days you have already shared. Most countdown apps treat every date the same. This one understands anniversaries. It knows your 25th is Silver and your next big one is Pearl, counts time together in real years, months and days (never days divided by 365), lands a Feb 29 anniversary on the right day, and repeats yearly so you enter a date once and never again. WHAT YOU GET β€’ "612 days until your Silver anniversary" waiting on your Home Screen widget β€” no need to open the app β€’ A running days-together counter: 9 years, 4 months, 11 days β€” 3,421 days in total β€’ Reminders that actually arrive: a week before, a day before, the morning of β€” at the hour you choose β€’ The traditional gift for every year β€” Paper, Wood, Silver, Gold β€” surfaced before you have to search for it β€’ A plan for the day: dinner spot, gift idea and place saved with each date, plus a photo and a note β€’ Share cards ready to post β€” "1,000 days together" as a clean image in two taps PERFECT FOR β€’ Couples counting the days together since their first date β€’ Spouses who never want to scramble the week before a wedding anniversary β€’ Anyone keeping birthdays, memorials and family milestones in one calm place β€’ Long-distance partners watching the count to the next reunion WHY NOT JUST USE THE CALENDAR? A calendar tells you a date exists. It does not count the days for you, does not know your 30th is Pearl, fires one alert you will swipe away, and puts your anniversary next to a dentist appointment. Here, every date gets a countdown, a memory and a reminder plan of its own. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your dates, notes and photos stay on your iPhone. No account, no cloud upload, no tracking. The widget shows only the short summary it needs. FULL ACCESS Anniversary Countdown Tracker requires Full Access: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full Access unlocks unlimited events, the Home Screen widget, multi-date reminders, every share-card design and all event colours. Add your first date today β€” by tonight, the count is already on your Home Screen. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Big Countdown3 screens
Anniversary Countdown Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Countdown at every 2 days against Anniversary Countdown Tracker's every 4 months. Big Countdown also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Countdown ships an update every 2 days, Anniversary Countdown Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Big Countdown versus Anniversary Countdown Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig CountdownAnniversary Countdown Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 4 months
Adsβ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre RamoinLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Big Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Anniversary Countdown Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Countdown free?
Big Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anniversary Countdown Tracker free?
Anniversary Countdown Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, Big Countdown or Anniversary Countdown Tracker?
Big Countdown ships an update every 2 days, and Anniversary Countdown Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, Big Countdown was updated on May 16, 2026 and Anniversary Countdown Tracker on September 25, 2026.

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