Comparison

Countdown & Day Counter vs Days Counter

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

Easily track significant past and future events with customizable counters and widgets. Set goals, monitor progress, and receive reminders for important dates. Offers a simple, private way to cherish your milestones.

Highlights
  • Count up from past dates
  • Count down to future dates
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable events and backgrounds
  • Goal setting for motivation
  • Streak 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 started something new. 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, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese • Lightweight, fast, and private: all data is stored on your device Since Pro One payment, yours for good. No subscription. Pro unlocks every widget, photo backgrounds, goals and custom reminders, and removes ads. 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

Days Counter

Features
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Days Counter turns the dates that matter into beautiful cards you'll actually want to look at. Count down to the day you can't wait for — a trip, a wedding, a birthday, an exam, retirement, a due date — or count up from a moment you never want to forget, like a sober streak or an anniversary. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • No ads. Ever. Just your countdowns • Count down AND count up, with real time-of-day precision • See it your way — days, weeks, months, years, or a full breakdown • Gorgeous themes: a curated gallery of gradients, your own photos, emoji & symbols • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets that stay one glance away • Live Activities & Dynamic Island keep your top countdown ticking on the Lock Screen (Pro) • Ask Siri how many days are left — or jump straight to a countdown with a Shortcut • Share any countdown as a beautiful image, or as a link that opens right in the app • Reminders on the day, plus milestone alerts (100 days, 1 year, 1,000 days…) • Recurring birthdays & anniversaries roll forward automatically every year • A little confetti when the big day arrives — then it flips to counting up • Dark mode, iPhone & iPad, and iCloud sync across your devices FREE & PRO Days Counter is free — and completely ad-free — with up to 2 active countdowns. Days Counter Pro unlocks unlimited events, per-event photo backgrounds, every widget, Live Activities & Dynamic Island, iCloud sync, and milestone reminders. Start counting the days that count. Days Counter Pro is a Monthly or Annual auto-renewing subscription (the Annual plan includes a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mwsupplylimited.github.io/dayscounter/privacy.html

Screenshots

Countdown & Day Counter4 screens
Days Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Countdown & Day Counter at 15.1 against Days Counter's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Days Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown & Day Counter ships an update fortnightly, Days Counter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Countdown & Day Counter versus Days Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown & Day CounterDays Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatias TurraMatthew Wong

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$4.99
2 purchases

Days Counter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown & Day Counter free?
Countdown & Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Counter free?
Days Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown & Day Counter or Days Counter have ads?
Neither Countdown & Day Counter nor Days Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown & Day Counter or Days Counter?
Countdown & Day Counter ships an update fortnightly, and Days Counter weekly. Most recently, Countdown & Day Counter was updated on November 5, 2026 and Days Counter on October 25, 2026.

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