Comparison

Daystreak vs Antici Photo & Video Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Daystreak

This app helps you track important dates with customizable countdowns. Set reminders, use widgets, and sync across devices to never miss a birthday, trip, deadline, or bill payment.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen Live Activity
  • Smart reminders
  • Repeating countdowns
  • Calendar sync
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Count down to the dates that actually matter — birthdays, trips, exams, rent, deadlines, anniversaries, and the moments you keep meaning to plan for. Create a countdown in seconds, see exactly how many days are left, and keep the next one in view without opening the app. WIDGETS ARE FREE Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets come with the app — no subscription needed. Pin one countdown or let the widget cycle through what’s coming next. COUNT DOWN TO ANYTHING • Birthdays and anniversaries — repeat yearly and never rely on memory again • Trips and vacations — flights, holidays, weekends away • Exams and study goals — watch the date get closer and start earlier • Rent, bills and subscriptions — monthly repeats that reset themselves • Launches, meetings and deadlines — the work dates you cannot miss REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE IN TIME Choose the day itself, a few days before, an exact time, or the last working day before the date. Set several at once. Milestone alerts tell you when you hit 100, 50, 30, 10 and 1 days to go. BUILT TO BE GLANCED AT • Home Screen widgets in three sizes • Lock Screen widgets — inline, circular and rectangular • Light and Dark Mode, matched to your system • Ten themes, custom icons, and photo backgrounds • Sort, group and filter by label when the list grows MORE THAN A NUMBER • Journey Notes — jot down small moments while you wait • Time Capsules — seal a message and photos that unlock on the day • Milestone Moments — celebrate the steps, not just the finish • Year in Review — what you waited for, and what arrived • Share any countdown as a card worth sending CALENDAR AND SYNC Import from your calendar so you are not typing dates twice, and keep your countdowns backed up and consistent across your devices with iCloud. PREMIUM Premium removes ads and adds: • Custom background photos • Custom themes and home header typography • Automatic iCloud sync • Live Activities and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones • Time Capsules • Custom milestones and unlimited Journey Notes • Lunar calendar repeats and advanced repeat rules Free for 3 days, then billed yearly. Monthly and a one-time Lifetime purchase are also available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Apple Account Settings. Prices vary by region. Terms: https://daystreak.net/countdown-terms Privacy: https://daystreak.net/countdown-privacy

About

Antici Photo & Video Countdown

Create personalized countdowns to special events using your own photos and videos. Organize memories into montages and share them. Offers free and premium tiers with varying features and widget options.

Highlights
  • Photo and video countdowns
  • Moment montages
  • Customizable categories
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Event reminders
  • Private iCloud sync (Premium)
Features
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Count down to birthdays, weddings and vacations with your own photos and short videos. Choose a photo or video, add a name, and set the date and time. Videos play on repeat without sound. Longer videos use the first five seconds; widgets and shared cards use the video’s cover photo. Bring your memories together in a montage. Choose moments with photos or clips and export a full-screen portrait video to share. Pick a year for a yearly montage. Free exports include the Antici logo; Premium exports have no logo. Create a moment from another app’s share sheet. Send a photo, video, link or text to Antici, then choose a title, date and category before saving. Drag the timeline ruler to move between past and upcoming moments. Keep birthdays, travel plans and family milestones together in categories you name yourself. Find your moments in the Moments tab and adjust reminders and sync in Settings. Start free - Save up to five moments with photos or videos - Organize moments in up to 10 categories - Set daily, weekly, monthly or yearly repeats - Get reminders before the moment arrives - Add a small Home Screen widget in Photo, Days or Live countdown style - Share a countdown card with the Antici footer Antici Premium - Unlimited moments and categories - Medium and large Home Screen widgets, plus Lock Screen widgets - Sync moments, photos and videos through your private iCloud account - Share cards without the Antici footer Requires iOS 26 or later. Your moments stay personal Moment details, photos and videos stay on your device and, when Premium sync is enabled, in your private iCloud account. Titles, dates, categories, photos and videos are not used for analytics or ads. Anonymous, aggregate usage statistics help improve Antici; you can turn them off in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Daystreak4 screens
Antici Photo & Video Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Antici Photo & Video Countdown at none against Daystreak's shown. Antici Photo & Video Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Daystreak's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Daystreak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Antici Photo & Video Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Daystreak against 5.0 for Antici Photo & Video Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daystreak ships an update weekly, Antici Photo & Video Countdown every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Daystreak versus Antici Photo & Video Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaystreakAntici Photo & Video Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer毓鑫 戴Reinaldo Simoes Lariao Pires Capao

Customer experience

Daystreak

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

Antici Photo & Video Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daystreak

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$14.99
2 purchases

Antici Photo & Video Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Daystreak free?
Daystreak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Antici Photo & Video Countdown free?
Antici Photo & Video Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daystreak or Antici Photo & Video Countdown?
Daystreak and Antici Photo & Video Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Daystreak or Antici Photo & Video Countdown have ads?
Daystreak shows ads; Antici Photo & Video Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Daystreak or Antici Photo & Video Countdown?
Daystreak ships an update weekly, and Antici Photo & Video Countdown every 2 days. Most recently, Daystreak was updated on October 30, 2026 and Antici Photo & Video Countdown on November 5, 2026.

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