JointSpend vs Days Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JointSpend
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JointSpend makes it easy to track and split expenses with your group. Everyone can add and manage expenses in the same group, so there’s no confusion about who paid and who owes what. The app keeps everything transparent and gives you simple insights into your group’s spending. Perfect for households, trips, or shared living, JointSpend is a clean, clutter-free way to manage shared money together.
Days Counter
Track important dates with visually appealing widgets that count down to future events or count up from past ones. Customize with photos or preset backgrounds and receive timely notifications. Organize events with categories and sync across devices.
- Reliable widget updates
- Count down to future dates
- Count up from past dates
- Photo-first design
- Repeating event support
- Customizable notifications
- iCloud sync
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See "how many days" at a glance — and make every day a little more exciting. Trips, concerts, exams, weddings. Or the day you met, the day they were born, the day you quit smoking. DaysCounter shows both "days until" and "days since," beautifully layered over your favorite photos. ■ WIDGETS THAT UPDATE RELIABLY DaysCounter pre-renders 14 days of widget timelines in advance, so your numbers tick over reliably at midnight — every night. Full support for Home Screen widgets (small, medium, large) and Lock Screen widgets (circular, rectangular, inline). ■ COUNT DOWN AND COUNT UP Future dates count down, past dates count up — detected automatically, switchable manually. And when there's less than a day left, YOU decide whether it switches to hours or stays in days. ■ PHOTO-FIRST DESIGN Your photos, full screen. One big beautiful number on top. No photo? Choose from 5 free preset backgrounds or 50 premium designs. ■ REPEATING EVENTS Birthdays repeat yearly, payday monthly, trash day weekly. Set once and the date rolls forward automatically. ■ AND MORE - Organize events with 12 categories - Notifications: on the day, 1 day before, 1 week before, or custom - iCloud sync — switch phones without losing anything - JSON backup & restore - Share your countdown as an image on social media ■ FREE vs PRO Everything essential is free: unlimited events, all widget types (with ads). Upgrade to Pro — a one-time purchase, not a subscription: - Remove all ads forever - Unlock all 50 premium backgrounds - Create custom categories - Business-day counting and repeat-every-X-days No subscriptions. Pay once, keep it forever. Keep the days that matter where you can always see them. Start counting today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JointSpend at none against Days Counter's 1. JointSpend also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Days Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JointSpend asks for nothing beyond the download.
JointSpend ships an update fortnightly, Days Counter every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | JointSpend | Days Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veena Singh | Ke Tong |
In-app purchases
JointSpend
No in-app purchases
Days Counter
- DaysCounter Pro$2.99
