Comparison

TimeTil Countdown Timer vs Faraway Days

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

Faraway Days

Features
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Faraway Days turns the dates you're looking forward to into beautiful painted countdowns you can pin anywhere: your Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. Christmas, birthdays, trips, paydays, due dates, anniversaries. Add a countdown, pick a painted scene and an icon, and watch the days tick down (or up) every time you glance at your phone. PAINTED SCENES FOR EVERY BIG DAY • Over 90 painted scenes: a snowy Christmas village, a beach holiday, a birthday party, Diwali lights, Hanukkah candles and many more • Travel and places: city breaks, cruises, safaris, ski trips, plus England, Scotland, France, Italy, Greece, America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the Middle East, India, China, Japan and Australia • Simple unthemed skies and hills when you just want something calm • Let Faraway Days match the picture to your icon, or choose your own • Or go for a bold plain colour instead READY-MADE DATES, WORKED OUT FOR YOU • Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and New Year • Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Bonfire Night, St Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day • Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid, Ramadan, Lunar New Year, Holi, Passover, Mid-Autumn Festival and Day of the Dead • Dates that move each year are calculated for you, so you always get the next one WIDGETS, EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in small, medium and large • Lock Screen widgets: rectangular, circular and inline • StandBy support for your nightstand • Pick exactly which countdown each widget shows THE LITTLE DETAILS • Says "Today" at zero, handles "1 day" correctly, and uses your local time zone • Count down to future dates, or count up from past ones • Repeating events: yearly, monthly or weekly • Reminders as your big day approaches, plus a nudge on the day • Share a countdown card with friends PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads • Your countdowns sync through your own iCloud, so only you can see them FARAWAY DAYS PLUS Unlock unlimited countdowns, the full colour library, photo backgrounds and shareable cards with a single one-time purchase. Your free countdown and its widgets keep working either way. Questions or ideas? 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
Faraway Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Faraway Days at none against TimeTil Countdown Timer's shown. TimeTil Countdown Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). 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 Faraway Days sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeTil Countdown Timer ships an update every 4 days, Faraway Days every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
TimeTil Countdown Timer versus Faraway Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTil Countdown TimerFaraway Days
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB37 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

Faraway Days

Subscriptions1
  • Big Day Plus Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Big Day Plus Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is TimeTil Countdown Timer free?
TimeTil Countdown Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Faraway Days free?
Faraway Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeTil Countdown Timer or Faraway Days have ads?
TimeTil Countdown Timer shows ads; Faraway Days does not.
Which is updated more often, TimeTil Countdown Timer or Faraway Days?
TimeTil Countdown Timer ships an update every 4 days, and Faraway Days every 2 months. Most recently, TimeTil Countdown Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Faraway Days on November 13, 2026.

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