Comparison

Days Ahead vs Simple CountDown

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

Head to head
About

Days Ahead

Features
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Name the day. Days Ahead finds the photograph for it. You never go looking. The holiday. The birthday. The wedding. The last day of term. Type a name and the app suggests the picture and the emoji to go with it, so a countdown ends up looking like the thing you are actually waiting for. Every widget. Every style. Free. Six widget styles, every Home Screen size including extra large on iPad, all three Lock Screen shapes, two Control Centre buttons and a Live Activity for the last stretch. None of it sits behind a paywall and none of it ever will. Pin the one countdown that matters, or a rolling list of what is next. It taps you on the shoulder Reminders at any of nine moments, from a hundred days out to the morning of, and as many as you like on a single countdown. Free. Send the countdown, not a screenshot Share a countdown as a story card or a square, or as a link that opens the live count on somebody else's phone. No account needed at either end. The whole year, at a glance A month calendar where each day wears its own photograph. Collections for grouping the ones that belong together. Import birthdays and dates straight from your calendar. Repeat weekly, fortnightly, monthly or yearly, and keep counting up once the day has passed. Made to look like yours Thirty typefaces, twenty-four gradients, every emoji, four numeral faces, and a photograph from your own library on any countdown. Built for iPhone and iPad, with a proper three-column layout on the bigger screen. Everything syncs over iCloud. What is free Three countdowns, and every single thing above. What Pro adds Four things, and only four: - Unlimited countdowns - Photo search, so a name finds a picture without you leaving the app - Six more accent colours - Fourteen alternate app icons No account. No ads. Your countdowns live on your device and in your own iCloud, and nobody else can read them. Days Ahead Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-off lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app and vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://thecosypeople.com.au/days-ahead/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Simple CountDown

Features
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Simple Countdown is a beautifully minimalist countdown app designed to keep track of all your important events and exciting milestones in life. Whether it is a wedding, birthday, anniversary, holiday trip, or your retirement, Simple Countdown makes tracking remaining days a delight. With a clean interface and hand-picked pastel colors, keeping track of time becomes simple and aesthetically pleasing. You can view your countdowns down to the exact days, hours, and minutes, or track your progress beautifully. Key Features: Simple & Straightforward: Create and manage your countdown items with zero fuss. Beautiful Widgets: Access your countdowns directly from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with gorgeous widget styles. Progress Tracker (%): Easily visualize the completion progress of your upcoming events. Icons & Colors: Tons of custom icons and premium pastel colors to personalize every single countdown. Smart Notifications: Get reminded before your event starts so you never miss a special moment. Download Simple Countdown today and enjoy the excitement of counting down to your most anticipated days!

Screenshots

Days Ahead4 screens
Simple CountDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple CountDown at none against Days Ahead's 3. Simple CountDown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Days Ahead's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Days Ahead sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Simple CountDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 2 level
Days Ahead versus Simple CountDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays AheadSimple CountDown
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander ThompsonLy Truong

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Days Ahead

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Forever$14.99
None

Simple CountDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Days Ahead free?
Days Ahead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple CountDown free?
Simple CountDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Days Ahead or Simple CountDown have ads?
Simple CountDown shows ads; Days Ahead does not.

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