Comparison

TimeTil Countdown Timer vs Big Day

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

Head to head
About

TimeTil Countdown Timer

Easily create and track countdowns for important events like birthdays and anniversaries. Get timely alerts and personalize timers with images or emojis. Widgets offer quick access to upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Unlimited real-time countdowns
  • Birthday and repeating event tracking
  • Customizable alerts
  • Personalize with emojis or images
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Create countdown timers for the moments that matter most to you. Free, forever! TimeTil is the simplest and most intuitive way to keep track of birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions. Never miss an important event again! Get started: • Create unlimited real-time countdowns for all your events • Add birthdays and repeating events with ease • Get alerts when any of your countdowns end • Personalize each countdown with any emoji, photo or image • Stay organized with custom notes and automatic links • Display live countdowns on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with Widgets • Glance at your upcoming events in StandBy • Faster access with Control Center and Lock Screen controls • Sync your countdowns seamlessly across all your devices with iCloud • Intuitive interface with full Dark Mode support Upgrade to TimeTil Plus for an ad-free experience with even more features and customization: • Completely remove ads • Personalize countdowns with fonts and colors • Add up to 5 early alerts per countdown • Focus with full screen countdowns Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: taurusapp.wordpress.com/countdowns

About

Big Day

Features
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Big Day turns the dates you're excited about into bright, glanceable countdowns you can pin anywhere — your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Holidays, birthdays, trips, paydays, due dates, anniversaries — add a countdown, give it a colour and an icon, and watch the days tick down (or up) every time you glance at your phone. WHY BIG DAY • Start free — create your first countdown and pin it as a widget, no account needed. • Beautiful, brightly-coloured cards that look great on any screen. • The little details other countdown apps get wrong: it says "Today" at zero, handles "1 day" correctly, and uses your local time zone — never UTC. WIDGETS, EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large. • Lock Screen widgets — rectangular, circular, and inline. • StandBy support for your nightstand. • Configurable: pick exactly which countdown each widget shows. MAKE IT YOURS • Curated colour palette for every countdown. • Icon and emoji picker. • Widget styles: number, progress ring, progress bar, or photo background. • Adjustable text size and legibility. COUNT DOWN — OR UP • Countdowns to future dates, and "days since" counters for the past. • Repeating events — annual, monthly, or weekly. • Local reminders as your big day approaches, plus a day-of nudge. TEMPLATES & SHARING • Seasonal and holiday template gallery — browse and add in a tap. • Export a shareable countdown card for any event. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. • Your countdowns sync automatically through your own iCloud — free, login-less, and only you can see them. We never receive your data. BIG DAY PLUS Unlock the full colour library, photo-background widgets, shareable countdown cards, and unlimited countdowns with a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your free countdown and widgets keep working either way. Questions or feedback? Email coraliadigital@icloud.com — we read everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://katinkia.github.io/big-day/privacy.html

Screenshots

TimeTil Countdown Timer4 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Big Day at none against TimeTil Countdown Timer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. TimeTil Countdown Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Big Day sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
TimeTil Countdown Timer versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTil Countdown TimerBig Day
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCiaran OBrienCoral Rose Page

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeTil Countdown Timer

Subscriptions3
  • TimeTil Plus$1.991 Month
  • TimeTil Plus7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • TimeTil Plus$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Big Day

Subscriptions1
  • Big Day Plus Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Big Day Plus Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is TimeTil Countdown Timer free?
TimeTil Countdown Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeTil Countdown Timer or Big Day have ads?
TimeTil Countdown Timer shows ads; Big Day does not.

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