Comparison

Countdown & Day Counter vs Backspace

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

Head to head
About

Countdown & Day Counter

Track past and future important dates with customizable counters and widgets. Set goals, reset progress without losing history, and view your milestones in a simple timeline. Data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Count up from past dates
  • Count down to future dates
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable events
  • Goal setting
  • Counter resets with history preservation
  • Milestones and reminders
Features
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Since is the simplest way to keep track of the moments that matter most to you—whether they happened in the past or are still ahead. Track how many days have passed since you met your partner, started a new habit, quit a bad one, moved to a new city, or began a personal journey. You can also create countdowns for birthdays, trips, anniversaries, and other important dates. Since updates everything automatically, so your milestones are always easy to see. Create unlimited events, customize them, and check your progress at a glance—in a list or a grid. Add widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen, personalize them with unique backgrounds, and keep your most meaningful dates visible throughout the day. Set goals to stay motivated, and if you slip up, reset your counter without losing your history—your past streaks stay with you. Features • Beautiful counters for all your important events • Count up from past dates or count down to future ones • Automatic tracking in days, weeks, months, or years • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access to your favorite events • Custom widget backgrounds to match your style • Customizable events with icons, colors, and notes • Goals to keep you motivated on your way to a target • Counter resets that preserve your streak history • Milestones and reminders so you never miss an important date • Simple timeline overview with all your events in one place • Export and import your events anytime (CSV) • Available in English and Spanish • Lightweight, fast, and private—all data is stored on your device Since focuses on what matters: clarity, simplicity, and meaningful moments. Track your story and look forward to what comes next—one day at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.matiasturra.dev/privacy/since

About

Backspace

This private journaling app allows you to write down your unfiltered thoughts and set a timer for them to be automatically deleted. It's designed for emotional release, ensuring your thoughts remain private and temporary.

Highlights
  • Write unfiltered thoughts
  • Set automatic deletion timers
  • Temporary thought storage
  • No accounts required
  • No cloud storage
  • No tracking or analytics
Features
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Backspace is a private journaling and mental wellness app for writing thoughts and letting them go. Use Backspace to: Write unfiltered thoughts Choose a release time (minutes or hours) Automatically delete thoughts when time expires No accounts. No cloud storage. No tracking or analytics. Backspace is designed for emotional release, not long-term storage. Your thoughts stay private, local, and temporary — just like they should.

Screenshots

Countdown & Day Counter4 screens
Backspace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backspace at none against Countdown & Day Counter's 3. Countdown & Day Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). 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. Countdown & Day Counter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Backspace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown & Day Counter against 5.0 for Backspace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Countdown & Day Counter versus Backspace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown & Day CounterBackspace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB0 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMatias TurraRuth Edouard

Customer experience

Countdown & Day Counter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backspace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown & Day Counter

Subscriptions2
  • Since Pro Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Since Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Since Pro$19.99
None

Backspace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown & Day Counter free?
Countdown & Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backspace free?
Backspace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown & Day Counter or Backspace?
Countdown & Day Counter and Backspace are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown & Day Counter or Backspace have ads?
Neither Countdown & Day Counter nor Backspace shows ads.

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