Comparison

FunCountDown vs Days Counter

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

Head to head
About

FunCountDown

Features
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Fun CountDown makes it easy (and fun!) to track the moments that matter most. Whether it’s a birthday, vacation, anniversary, or a special goal, create a beautiful countdown in seconds and keep it front and center with widgets. Highlights: β€’ Create unlimited countdowns for your events β€’ Personalize with photo backgrounds, gradients, or dynamic shapes β€’ Share a high‑quality image of your countdown with friends β€’ Add Home Screen widgets for glanceable updates β€’ Smart notifications: at event time, daily, weekly, monthly, or a set time before the event β€’ Reorder your countdowns and edit anytime β€’ Works great on all iPhone sizes Why you’ll love it: β€’ Clean, friendly design that’s easy to use β€’ Big, readable time remaining with days, hours, minutes, and seconds β€’ Flexible background styles that make each countdown feel unique β€’ Widgets that look great and update automatically Make every moment more exciting β€” start counting down today!

About

Days Counter

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See "how many days" at a glance β€” and make every day a little more exciting. Trips, concerts, exams, weddings. Or the day you met, the day they were born, the day you quit smoking. DaysCounter shows both "days until" and "days since," beautifully layered over your favorite photos. β–  WIDGETS THAT UPDATE RELIABLY DaysCounter pre-renders 14 days of widget timelines in advance, so your numbers tick over reliably at midnight β€” every night. Full support for Home Screen widgets (small, medium, large) and Lock Screen widgets (circular, rectangular, inline). β–  COUNT DOWN AND COUNT UP Future dates count down, past dates count up β€” detected automatically, switchable manually. And when there's less than a day left, YOU decide whether it switches to hours or stays in days. β–  PHOTO-FIRST DESIGN Your photos, full screen. One big beautiful number on top. No photo? Choose from 5 free preset backgrounds or 50 premium designs. β–  REPEATING EVENTS Birthdays repeat yearly, payday monthly, trash day weekly. Set once and the date rolls forward automatically. β–  AND MORE - Organize events with 12 categories - Notifications: on the day, 1 day before, 1 week before, or custom - iCloud sync β€” switch phones without losing anything - JSON backup & restore - Share your countdown as an image on social media β–  FREE vs PRO Everything essential is free: unlimited events, all widget types (with ads). Upgrade to Pro β€” a one-time purchase, not a subscription: - Remove all ads forever - Unlock all 50 premium backgrounds - Create custom categories - Business-day counting and repeat-every-X-days No subscriptions. Pay once, keep it forever. Keep the days that matter where you can always see them. Start counting today.

Screenshots

FunCountDown4 screens
Days Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FunCountDown at none against Days Counter's 1. FunCountDown also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Days Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FunCountDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FunCountDown ships an update fortnightly, Days Counter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
FunCountDown versus Days Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunCountDownDays Counter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size36 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua VucelichKe Tong

In-app purchases

None

FunCountDown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Days Counter

One-time1
  • DaysCounter Pro$2.99

Questions

Is FunCountDown free?
FunCountDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Days Counter free?
Days Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FunCountDown or Days Counter have ads?
Days Counter shows ads; FunCountDown does not.
Which is updated more often, FunCountDown or Days Counter?
FunCountDown ships an update fortnightly, and Days Counter every 2 weeks. Most recently, FunCountDown was updated on September 29, 2026 and Days Counter on September 24, 2026.

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