Balloonsdays vs Life Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balloonsdays
Never forget a loved one's birthday again. This app displays upcoming birthdays throughout the year and offers a home screen widget for quick access to the next celebrations.
- Birthday tracking
- Yearly birthday view
- Home screen widget
- Loved one reminders
- Intuitive interface
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Remember the birthdays of your loved ones. See the birthdays over the course of the year. Add a home screen widget with the next birthdays.
Life Countdown
This app helps you visualize your remaining time by calculating days lived and days left based on your birthday and expected lifespan. It offers a deep space theme, extensive iOS widgets, and prioritizes user privacy with local data storage. All core features are free to use.
- Calculates days lived and remaining
- Personalized expected lifespan setting
- Deep space theme
- Extensive iOS widgets
- Local data storage
- 14 language support
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In our fast-paced life, we often forget time is finite. Life Countdown shows your days lived and remaining in an intuitive countdown—so you cherish every moment. Enter your birthday and expected lifespan to start. Completely free, no ads. Core Features • Precise calculation of days lived and remaining, at a glance • Personalized expected lifespan setting—plan your life by your expectations • Deep space theme design, immersive experience • Rich iOS widgets: 12+ types for home screen and lock screen, covering year/month/day/hour/minute/second progress • Supports 14 languages Widget System • Home screen and lock screen widgets in circular, rectangular, inline styles • Control Center widget (iOS 18+) for quick access • Statistics widget showing remaining time • Smart color adaptation to system theme • Glass effect design with semi-transparent background • Optimized update frequency for different time dimensions Privacy & Data • All data stored locally on your device only • No personal information collected or uploaded • No internet required; delete app to clear all data Completely Free • All core features free to use • No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions • Regular updates, more free features in development Planned Features • Life milestone recording • Personalized time reminders • Life statistics charts • More themes and animations Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/leilei0091/Lifeless-Privacy-Policy-2545e372803f80649426e06ec5921809?source=copy_link Feedback: leilei0091@icloud.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Balloonsdays at $0.99 against Life Countdown's $4.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Balloonsdays costs $0.99 and Life Countdown $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Balloonsdays ships an update every 2 months, Life Countdown monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Balloonsdays | Life Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominik Hauser | 雷雷 张 |
Customer experience
Balloonsdays
Life Countdown
In-app purchases
Balloonsdays
No in-app purchases
Life Countdown
No in-app purchases
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