Comparison

Daystreak vs Datto

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

Datto

Visually track important upcoming dates directly on your device's home screen. Set up events once and get a quiet, constant reminder of how much time remains until your goals, birthdays, or trips.

Highlights
  • Home screen countdown widget
  • Unlimited events (Pro)
  • Customizable colors
  • Repeating events (Pro)
  • Milestone reminders (Pro)
  • iCloud sync
Features
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You don't have to open it to see how many days are left. Datto is a quiet countdown that puts the days until your important dates right on your Home Screen. There is no habit to keep. Put it there once, and every glance tells you how long is left. An exam, a deadline, a birthday, a trip, a move — you add the day only once. ■ What it does (free) ・Counts down the days to the dates you care about (up to three) ・Shows one of them in a Home Screen widget (small) ・12 curated colors, plus any custom color you like ・Text color adjusts automatically to stay readable ・A dark appearance — match your device, or keep it light or dark ■ Datto Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) ・As many widgets as you like — Medium, Large and the Lock Screen too ・Unlimited events ・Repeating events (yearly or monthly, rolling over on their own) ・Milestone reminders (100 days, the day before, the day itself — always silent) ・Hours and minutes as the day gets close ・Categories to keep work, family and trips apart ・iCloud sync — the same days on every device signed in to the same Apple Account ■ Made for you if ・You want to keep a goal in view ・You would rather be watched over quietly than nagged ・You like a Home Screen that looks like yours No account, no ads. What you enter stays on your device. With iCloud sync on, it lives only in your own iCloud. To improve the app, only anonymous usage (such as which screens were opened) is sent. Never your event names, and never your name, email, or advertising ID. You can turn it off in Settings. Simply, the days until yours.

Screenshots

Daystreak4 screens
Datto3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Datto at none against Daystreak's shown. Datto also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Daystreak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Datto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Datto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daystreak ships an update weekly, Datto every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Daystreak versus Datto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaystreakDatto
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer毓鑫 戴Minari Taniguchi

Customer experience

Daystreak

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

Datto

All ratings1 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
1 purchases

Datto

One-time1
  • Datto Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Daystreak free?
Daystreak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Datto free?
Datto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daystreak or Datto?
Daystreak and Datto are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Daystreak or Datto have ads?
Daystreak shows ads; Datto does not.
Which is updated more often, Daystreak or Datto?
Daystreak ships an update weekly, and Datto every 3 days. Most recently, Daystreak was updated on October 30, 2026 and Datto on October 31, 2026.

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