Comparison

CountDownList vs Year Progress

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

Head to head
About

CountDownList

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CountDown is a simple and intuitive countdown timer app that helps you keep track of important events, deadlines, and special occasions. Features: β€’ Create multiple countdown timers with custom names and dates β€’ Beautiful, clean interface with SwiftUI β€’ Simple and easy to use β€’ Notification reminders for upcoming events β€’ Customizable theme Whether you're counting down to a birthday, vacation, wedding, or any other special event, CountDown makes it easy to see exactly how much time is left.

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Year Progress

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See exactly how much of this year is gone, how many days are left, and how many days stand between today and every date you care about. Most calendars show you squares on a page. This app shows you time itself: an animated ring that fills as the year moves, a dot grid with one dot for every single day of the year, and a live count of days passed, days remaining, and percent complete. Then it lets you drop your own dates onto that year β€” birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, deadlines, launch days β€” and counts down to each one, day by day. Everything is computed right on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no server. WHAT YOU GET - Know the state of your year at a glance, with a progress ring and percentage that move every day - See all 365 days at once in a dot grid, with today highlighted and your own dates marked - Get an exact "X days away" or "X days ago" number for every date you add - Stop re-entering the same dates: repeat any event yearly, monthly, weekly, or on your own interval - Be reminded before it is too late β€” 7 days, 3 days, or 1 day ahead, or on the day itself - Keep it all organized with categories, colors, notes, pinning, and upcoming/past filters PERFECT FOR - People who feel the year slipping away and want a number instead of a feeling - Anyone who keeps forgetting birthdays and anniversaries until the day after - Students, freelancers, and planners counting down to deadlines and delivery dates - Goal-setters who think in quarters, half-years, and "days left to finish this" WHY NOT JUST USE THE CALENDAR APP? Your calendar answers "what day is it on?" It does not answer "how many days do I have left?" There is no year-completion percentage, no day-by-day grid of the whole year, and no countdown that tells you in one look that a birthday is 12 days out. That is the entire job of this app, and it does that job on one screen. PRIVACY Your dates never leave your iPhone. No account to create, no cloud upload, no analytics profile, no ads, no tracking. Delete the app and the data goes with it. FULL ACCESS The year ring, the 365-day dot grid, the seasonal moments, and your first 5 countdowns are free. Full Access unlocks unlimited events, recurring events, every reminder timing, pinning, notes, custom categories, the Insights screen, and export to .ics calendar or .csv spreadsheet files. It is available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The price is shown in your local currency before you confirm, and a subscription can be cancelled anytime in your App Store settings. Add the one date you have been dreading β€” or looking forward to β€” and see the number today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

CountDownList3 screens
Year Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CountDownList at none against Year Progress's 2. Year Progress's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Year Progress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. CountDownList asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountDownList ships an update every 10 months, Year Progress monthly. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
CountDownList versus Year Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountDownListYear Progress
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakuya EndoPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

CountDownList

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Year Progress

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$14.991 Year

Questions

Is CountDownList free?
CountDownList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Year Progress free?
Year Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CountDownList or Year Progress have ads?
CountDownList shows ads; Year Progress does not.
Which is updated more often, CountDownList or Year Progress?
CountDownList ships an update every 10 months, and Year Progress monthly. Most recently, CountDownList was updated on September 28, 2026 and Year Progress on September 28, 2026.

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