Comparison

Photo Countdown Widget vs Days Until

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

Head to head
About

Photo Countdown Widget

Easily track days until or since important events with customizable widgets. Add your own photos as backgrounds and choose from various themes and fonts. All features are free and private, with no ads or accounts required.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up to any event
  • Customizable widgets for Home, Lock, and StandBy screens
  • Personalize with your own photos and themes
  • Automatic event switching from 'until' to 'since'
  • Repeat events by year, month, or week
  • Optional reminders before events
Features
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Photo Countdown is a free countdown widget with your own photo: the days until a birthday, wedding or trip, or a days-since counter for anything you started or quit. Every widget free — Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. No ads, no account, nothing locked. New widgets show your next event on their own and move on when its day has passed. They flip from "days until" to "days since" automatically. Your events and photos never leave your phone. Nothing to sync, nothing to lose in a sync. COUNTDOWN & COUNT SINCE • Count down the days to any future event • Count up from any date — perfect for sobriety, streaks and milestones • Show days, or weeks, months or years ("12 weeks, 3 days") • Switches automatically when the date passes, or lock it to always count down or always count since EVERY WIDGET, FREE • Small, medium, large and extra-large Home Screen widgets • Up Next: your next few events in one widget • Lock Screen widgets — circular, rectangular and inline • Your photo as the background — add up to 10, and the widget rotates through up to 6 of them • Color themes for events without a photo, including Birthday, Wedding, Trip and Holiday • Tap a widget to open its event MAKE IT YOURS • 10 ready-made looks, previewed live with your own photo • Frame your photo: drag and pinch until it fits every widget size • 8 fonts, any text color, 6 text positions and a readability slider • Photos stay visible on a Tinted or Clear Home Screen • Widgets follow the event's style, or pick a font and color for one widget alone REMINDERS & REPEATS • Repeat every year, month or week, or every few days, weeks, months or years — birthdays and anniversaries roll over on their own • Reminders on the day, or 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month before, at the time you pick • Share any countdown as a square photo card SIMPLE & PRIVATE • Add an event in seconds — pick an occasion, a date and a photo • No account, no signup, no ads, no subscription • Your events stay on your device • In English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish and Japanese Perfect for: • Vacations, birthdays, weddings, holidays • Sobriety tracking & addiction recovery • Fitness goals & streaks • Anniversaries & milestones • Baby due dates & retirement countdowns Free to use. If Photo Countdown earns a place on your Home Screen, the Support screen lets you leave an optional tip or a rating — that's what keeps it free. Nothing is ever locked.

About

Days Until

Visually track important dates with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Set up countdowns for events, deadlines, or anniversaries and receive timely reminders. Share your excitement with friends through links or shareable images.

Highlights
  • Home, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Customizable countdowns with emoji and color
  • Count in days, weeks, or working days
  • Repeat events daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly
  • Reminders before events
  • Shareable countdown links and images
Features
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The days you're waiting for, right where you look. DAYS turns birthdays, trips, launches and deadlines into beautiful widgets that count down on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy. Add a countdown in seconds: pick a date, an emoji or symbol and a color. That's it. The widget keeps counting on its own. Or import birthdays from Contacts and events from Calendar in a few taps. WIDGETS THAT FEEL AT HOME • Home Screen widgets in every size, including a poster-style large widget • Lock Screen widgets: round, rectangular and inline • An Upcoming list widget for all your next events, filtered by pin or tag • StandBy on your nightstand, plus tinted and clear Home Screen styles • A live timer for anything happening in the next 24 hours • Widget Style: color and gradient backgrounds, or your own photo with Premium; drag it to choose what stays in view (styles stay on this device) • A Month widget in medium and large: this month's calendar with your countdowns on it MADE TO BE GLANCED AT • Count in days, weeks or working days • Past events can keep counting up ("days since") • Repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly; events roll over by themselves • Reminders before the big day • Pin, tag, search and archive • A calendar view: switch to it at the top of Countdowns to see your countdowns and Discover holidays by month SHARE THE EXCITEMENT • Send a countdown as a link, friends add it in one tap • Share any countdown as a poster image BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Redesigned for iOS 26, and on iOS 18 too • iPad sidebar, keyboard shortcuts and multiple windows • Ask Siri how many days are left, or find any countdown in Spotlight • A Control Center button to add a countdown from anywhere • iCloud sync across your devices • No account, no tracking DAYS PREMIUM DAYS includes 2 countdowns, the small Home Screen widget and the round Lock Screen widget. DAYS Premium unlocks: • Unlimited countdowns • Every widget: all sizes, the Upcoming list, the Month calendar, Lock Screen and StandBy • Photo backgrounds DAYS Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription or as an unlock that does not renew; the app shows the plans on offer. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://getdays.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getdays.app/privacy Questions or ideas? hello@boring-apps.dev

Screenshots

Photo Countdown Widget4 screens
Days Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Photo Countdown Widget at free against Days Until's freemium. Days Until's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Photo Countdown Widget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Days Until sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Photo Countdown Widget against 5.0 for Days Until. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Countdown Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Days Until every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Photo Countdown Widget versus Days Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Countdown WidgetDays Until
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShahriar AhmedBoring Apps

Customer experience

Photo Countdown Widget

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Days Until

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Countdown Widget

One-time3
  • Nice Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Amazing Tip$9.99
4 purchases

Days Until

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • DAYS Premium Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • DAYS Premium Unlock$5.99
  • DAYS Premium Unlock$10.99

Questions

Is Photo Countdown Widget free?
Photo Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Until free?
Days Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Countdown Widget or Days Until?
Photo Countdown Widget and Days Until are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Photo Countdown Widget or Days Until have ads?
Neither Photo Countdown Widget nor Days Until shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Countdown Widget or Days Until?
Photo Countdown Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Days Until every 10 days. Most recently, Photo Countdown Widget was updated on October 30, 2026 and Days Until on November 13, 2026.

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