Countdown vs DayCount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Create personalized timers for important events like birthdays or vacations. Offers customizable widgets, recurring event options, and sharing capabilities. Track time past events with a count-up mode and enjoy celebratory animations.
- Personalized timers with smart suggestions
- Recurring events with flexible options
- Share countdowns with friends
- Free home screen widgets
- Count-up mode for past events
- Customizable color palettes and backgrounds
- Dark mode support
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Countdown keeps every moment on your radar, whether it’s a birthday bash, product launch, or dream vacation. Create gorgeous, personalized timers in seconds and never lose track of what matters most. What you’ll love: * Quick setup with smart suggestions for titles, emojis, and backgrounds * Recurring events with flexible repeat options for weekly hangouts, annual celebrations, and more * Share countdowns with friends so everyone stays in sync * Beautiful (and free) home screen widgets sized for every device and lock-screen glance * Dynamic progress rings * Count-up mode once the moment passes * Confetti surprises to celebrate the finish line Your timeline, your vibe: * Pick from curated color palettes, drop in your own photos * Sort by upcoming, alphabetical, or custom drag-and-drop order to keep your list just right * Enjoy full dark-mode support Celebrate on autopilot: * Reminders hit right when you need them * Less than an hour to go? You’ll see it instantly on the widget * Once the moment passes, the countdown flips into count-up mode so you can track the time since Countdown is crafted for people who live by their milestones. Stay organized, stay inspired, and make every countdown feel like an event. TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DayCount
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DayCount helps you track the moments you are excited for. Create beautiful countdowns for birthdays, vacations, anniversaries, holidays, exams, launches, weddings, trips, school dates, work deadlines, and personal milestones. Add a title, emoji, date, time, color, category, reminder, and countdown format in seconds. Keep your next big moment visible and easy to check whenever you open the app. With DayCount, you can: - Create personal countdowns - Add emojis, colors, dates, times, and categories - Track birthdays, holidays, vacations, weddings, exams, and events - View countdowns in days, days plus hours, or full time - Set local reminder notifications - Organize countdowns by category - Import selected calendar events where supported - Export created countdowns back to calendar where supported - Use widgets where available - Use the app without creating an account - Keep your countdowns simple and private DayCount is built for everyday moments: birthdays, vacations, graduations, weddings, Christmas, New Year, work deadlines, school events, travel plans, and quiet personal milestones. No account is required. No social features. No public profiles. Your countdowns are designed to stay simple and personal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DayCount at none against Countdown's 2. Countdown's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. DayCount asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown ships an update weekly, DayCount every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | DayCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yana Pohranychna | Starter Studio, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Premium Lifetime$5.99
DayCount
No in-app purchases








