Comparison

Countdown Calendar Timers vs DayGlow

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Calendar Timers

This app helps you track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Never miss a birthday, holiday, or deadline again with smart reminders and calendar integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown timers
  • Birthday and anniversary reminders
  • Calendar import
  • Count up or count down
  • Repeating event rules
  • Color-coding and icons
Features
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Countdown Calendar Timers: Count What Matters Life moves fast. Countdown Calendar Timers keeps you ahead of every moment that matters. Birthdays, holidays, weddings, vacations, deadlines, and more. Beautifully designed, endlessly customizable, and always at your fingertips. Your Personal Countdown Timer App Whether you're counting down days to Christmas, tracking a pregnancy milestone, or staying on top of a work deadline, Countdown Calendar Timers makes it effortless. Add any event in seconds and watch the clock tick down in real time, years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Count up or count down. Celebrate how far you've come or build excitement for what's ahead. Never Miss a Birthday or Anniversary Again Forget scrambling for last-minute gifts. With smart birthday countdown reminders and anniversary alerts, you'll always be the first to celebrate. Set multiple notifications per event, 10 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, or 1 week before, so you're always prepared, never caught off guard. Calendar Import and Event Management Connect directly with Apple Calendar to instantly import your upcoming events as countdowns. No double entry, no hassle. All your important dates, personal and professional, live in one clean, organized view. Search events instantly, organize by category, and color-code everything your way. Birthdays in pink. Vacations in blue. Work deadlines in red. Your calendar, your rules. Make Every Countdown Yours Every event in your life deserves its own identity. Personalize each countdown with colors and icons so that opening the app feels like flipping through your own story. A graduation countdown looks different from a concert countdown, a baby shower timer feels different from a retirement party reminder, and it should. When your calendar countdowns reflect real life, you actually look forward to checking them. Repeating Events Made Simple Set yearly, monthly, or weekly repeat rules for recurring events. Birthdays auto-reset. Anniversaries count themselves. For yearly repeats, the app even displays the age or repeat count, perfect for milestone tracking. Download free today. Start counting down to the moments worth waiting for. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.soltiapps.com/legal/soltiapps/privacy

About

DayGlow

Features
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Count down to anything. DayGlow puts beautiful, glanceable widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen so your next birthday, trip, or deadline is always visible — no app-opening required. Zero data collected. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Vision. Set it once. See it every day. WHY DAYGLOW No subscription. Ever. DayGlow Pro is a one-time purchase. No recurring charges, no surprise renewals, no paywalled reminders. Pay once and own it. Zero data collected. DayGlow does not collect, store, or share your personal data. What you track stays on your device. Completely private. Works across all your Apple devices. iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision. One app, everywhere. 16 languages supported. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and more. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • Birthdays and anniversaries — never forget the people you care about • Trips and vacations — days until you're somewhere you love • Weddings and engagements — count down to the biggest day • Graduation and exams — stay focused on the finish line • Holidays — Christmas, New Year, Diwali, Eid, and every celebration • Deadlines — projects, launches, and important due dates • Personal milestones — sobriety, fitness goals, big life moments • Anything — if it matters to you, count down to it DAYGLOW PRO — WIDGET STUDIO Upgrade to DayGlow Pro to unlock the full Widget Studio: • Premium widget styles — minimal, bold, colorful, and dark designs • Advanced time formats — display weeks, months, or years remaining • Multi-event stack widgets — show multiple countdowns in one widget slot • Full Home Screen and Lock Screen customization • Colors, notes, and event personalization The free version lets you create unlimited countdowns and reminders. Pro unlocks how they look on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create an event — choose a category, pick a date, add a color and note 2. Add the widget — long-press your Home Screen, tap + and find DayGlow 3. See it every day — your countdown is always there, at a glance FEATURES • Beautiful countdown cards in the app • Home Screen widgets — small, medium, and large sizes • Lock Screen widget support • Birthday, anniversary, holiday, trip, wedding, and custom event types • Repeating yearly countdowns — auto-advance each year • Event reminders and notifications • Notes for plans, gifts, addresses, and ideas • Light and dark appearance • Pin important dates to the top • Multiple language support Terms of Use: https://belymoninfotech.com/app/dayglow/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://belymoninfotech.com/app/dayglow/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Countdown Calendar Timers4 screens
DayGlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DayGlow at every 2 weeks against Countdown Calendar Timers's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Calendar Timers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and DayGlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Calendar Timers ships an update monthly, DayGlow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Countdown Calendar Timers versus DayGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Calendar TimersDayGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa Uzunkishan italiya

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown Calendar Timers

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$17.99
1 purchases

DayGlow

One-time1
  • DayGlow Widget$5.99

Questions

Is Countdown Calendar Timers free?
Countdown Calendar Timers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayGlow free?
DayGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown Calendar Timers or DayGlow have ads?
Neither Countdown Calendar Timers nor DayGlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Calendar Timers or DayGlow?
Countdown Calendar Timers ships an update monthly, and DayGlow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Calendar Timers was updated on October 12, 2026 and DayGlow on October 1, 2026.

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