Comparison

Awaited vs DayCount

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

Head to head
About

Awaited

Features
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Awaited turns anticipation into joy. Whether you're counting down to a wedding, vacation, birthday, graduation, or any moment that matters — Awaited keeps it beautifully in view. BEAUTIFUL COUNTDOWN CARDS Create personalized countdowns with your own photos. Each event becomes a visual reminder of what's ahead, showing days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the big moment. WIDGETS EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large sizes • Lock Screen widgets so you never have to unlock to check • Choose which countdowns to display on each widget LIVE ACTIVITIES Keep your most important countdown alive in your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. Watch it update in real-time as your moment approaches. SMART REMINDERS Set notifications to remind you on the day — or days, weeks, even a month in advance. You choose when the excitement begins. AWAITED PREMIUM Unlock Live Activities and advanced features with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no recurring fees. Start counting down to your next adventure. Download Awaited today.

About

DayCount

Easily track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Display your events on your Home Screen, Apple Watch, and Lock Screen with personalized photos and themes. Get live updates down to the hour, minute, and second for the final 24 hours.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Home Screen widgets with photos
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities
  • Live hours, minutes, and seconds
  • Calendar date import and iCloud backup
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Count down to the big days of your life: holidays, weddings, birthdays, trips, a baby on the way. The day you are waiting for should not hide in a calendar you never open. DayCount keeps it on your Home Screen with your own photo, on your Apple Watch and live on your Lock Screen. FREE - Unlimited countdowns, counting until or since - One Home Screen widget for the day that matters most - Days, weeks, months or years - Templates: Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, Ramadan, Eid, Diwali, birthdays, trips, weddings and more - Import dates from your calendar, back up and restore with iCloud - A quiet celebration on the day, and a story card to share DAYCOUNT PRO - Your own photo on the widget, behind your countdown - Apple Watch app and watch face complications - Lock Screen widgets - Step between all your countdowns inside one widget - A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island for the final 24 hours - Live hours, minutes and seconds - Eight extra themes, from Winter Night to Kyoto Bloom Apple Watch and the Live Activity work with iPhone and Apple Watch only, not on iPad. Dates are kept as calendar days, so a countdown stays right when you fly across time zones. No account and no ads. SUBSCRIPTION DayCount Pro is available monthly, or yearly with a 14-day free trial. In the US it costs $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year; the price in your currency is shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://thedolceway.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy

Screenshots

Awaited3 screens
DayCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Awaited at fortnightly against DayCount's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Awaited sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DayCount 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

Awaited ships an update fortnightly, DayCount every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Awaited versus DayCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwaitedDayCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSven-Eric MolzahnDt nova

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Awaited

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
2 purchases

DayCount

Subscriptions2
  • DayCount Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DayCount Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Awaited free?
Awaited is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayCount free?
DayCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Awaited or DayCount have ads?
Neither Awaited nor DayCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awaited or DayCount?
Awaited ships an update fortnightly, and DayCount every 3 months. Most recently, Awaited was updated on November 5, 2026 and DayCount on November 5, 2026.

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