Comparison

Countdown 321 vs LitDay

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

Head to head
About

Countdown 321

Easily track important upcoming events and past milestones with a clean, minimalist interface. Get instant updates via home screen widgets and sync your data across devices with iCloud. Never forget a special day again.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up days
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Life calendar visualization
  • Timeline view
  • Minimalist design
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Do you find yourself like this? • An important day is coming, but you always forget the reminder? • Want to record life events, but get lost in scattered notes? • Looking forward to a trip, birthday, or anniversary, yet have no clear countdown? With Countdown 321, every special moment becomes crystal clear! ► 【Core Features】 • Countdown & Count-up Days: Track upcoming events or anniversaries with ease. • Reminders & Notifications: Never miss important moments again. • Life Calendar Visualization: See your remaining time in a clear and meaningful way. • Timeline View: All events are displayed on a timeline — past and future at a glance. • Minimalist Design: Clean and simple, only the dates that matter to you. • Home Screen Widgets: View your countdowns instantly without opening the app. • iCloud Sync: Access your events seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ► 【Perfect For】 • Birthdays, anniversaries, wedding anniversaries — keep warm reminders. • Exams, competitions, and study goals — stay prepared. • Trips, vacations, concerts — count down the exciting days. • New Year’s goals and past milestones — track your journey through time. • Life countdown — remind yourself to cherish every moment. ► 【Why Choose Countdown 321?】 Minimalist design, focused on what matters most. Accurate countdowns to track every milestone. Handy widgets for quick access right on your home screen. Reliable iCloud sync so your data is always safe. Let Countdown 321 be your companion in recording and witnessing every meaningful moment. Terms of Service: https://www.notion.so/timekeep/User-Agreement-Privacy-Policy-of-Countdown321-APP-2525858d478680319f6de841fdfb52f5 Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/timekeep/User-Agreement-Privacy-Policy-of-Countdown321-APP-2525858d478680319f6de841fdfb52f5 Follow us for tips: 小红书 @呱呱计数 | X @FrogCount Feedback & Support: 3578027083@qq.com

About

LitDay

Track important dates with custom backgrounds and recurring reminders. View time spans in years, months, weeks, and days, and add tags and notes for better organization. Supports lunar calendar display.

Highlights
  • Customizable card backgrounds (images, videos, Live Photos)
  • Monthly and yearly recurring event tracking
  • Detailed time span breakdown (years, months, weeks, days)
  • Tagging and note-taking for events
  • Day-of-week and lunar calendar display options
Features
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LitDay is a practical date-counting tool for both countdowns and countups, designed for tracking all kinds of dates and recurring events that need to be counted on a regular basis. 【Features & Functions】 1. Use images, videos, or Live Photos as card backgrounds to make every date uniquely yours. 2. Comes with a rich set of home screen and lock screen widgets, letting you set countdown dates, countup days, lock screen text, and more. 3. Set monthly or yearly recurring cycles to fit a variety of dates—like annual recurring birthdays, monthly payment due dates or paydays, as well as expiration dates for medications or food items, whether counting down or up. 4. Tap on any date number to instantly see the time span broken down into years, months, weeks, and days, giving you a clearer picture from multiple angles. You can also add tags and notes—tags keep your dates organized, and notes let you add more context and details.

Screenshots

Countdown 3214 screens
LitDay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LitDay at none against Countdown 321's 3. LitDay also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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 321 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. LitDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown 321 ships an update every 2 months, LitDay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown 321 versus LitDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown 321LitDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer帆 邱广悦 谢

Customer experience

Countdown 321

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%

LitDay

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown 321

Subscriptions1
  • CountdownPro$1.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Pro$1.99
  • Lifetime Pro$2.99
None

LitDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown 321 free?
Countdown 321 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LitDay free?
LitDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown 321 or LitDay have ads?
Neither Countdown 321 nor LitDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown 321 or LitDay?
Countdown 321 ships an update every 2 months, and LitDay every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown 321 was updated on November 5, 2026 and LitDay on October 31, 2026.

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