Comparison

Countdown widgets vs DaysThing

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

Head to head
About

Countdown widgets

Features
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Pebble is a clean and simple way to track your upcoming events. Features: - Home Screen Widgets: View your events at a glance. - Quick & Easy: Simple interface to create and manage dates. - Custom Backgrounds: Use your own photos or choose from solid colors. - Repeating Events: Weekly, monthly, and yearly options. - Flexible Tracking: Count down to future events or track time passed. - Privacy Focused: No data collection or sign-ups.

About

DaysThing

Track important dates with a simple countdown and count-up app. Visualize upcoming events or past milestones with customizable widgets for your home screen, lock screen, and Apple Watch. Keep memories private with an integrated photo album.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up functionality
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Private photo album for each day
  • Customizable card colors and backgrounds
  • On-the-day and advance reminders
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
Features
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Some days deserve to be counted. DaysThing keeps every important day in sight - birthdays, anniversaries, exams, paydays - and shows exactly how many days are left, at a glance. No sign-up, no ads, everything included. COUNT DOWN & COUNT UP • Count down to what is coming: 98 days until the exam, 12 days until the trip • Count up from what matters: 1,314 days together, 100 days since baby arrived • Count one day in both directions at once: 5,415 days so far, 64 days to the next anniversary • Gregorian and lunar dates, repeating yearly, monthly or weekly - repeats never expire ALWAYS IN SIGHT • Home Screen widgets with big, clear numbers • Lock Screen widgets you can read without unlocking • Apple Watch app and complications right on your watch face • Dynamic Island and Live Activity keep the day pinned to the top of your screen MONTH CALENDAR • Event names are printed inside the cells, not hidden behind a dot you cannot read • Tap an empty cell to create that date instantly, or collect a holiday on the spot • On iPad the sidebar stays open, so the month and your list share one screen QUICK START • Collect ready-made anchors like holidays, next Saturday or next month with one tap - your list is ready in 30 seconds JUST SAY IT • Say "payday on the 3rd of next month" and the form fills itself. Audio never leaves your device PHOTOS & CARDS • A private photo album for every day you track • Four card styles, display fonts and your own photo as the backdrop • Turn any day into a poster, add a line of your own, then save or share it PRIVATE SPACE • Protect sensitive days with Face ID REMINDERS & SHORTCUTS • Same-day and advance reminders so nothing slips past you • Siri Shortcuts and Control Center for instant capture 22 LANGUAGES • English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, Português, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Русский, Українська, Polski, Čeština, Türkçe, Azərbaycan, ไทย, Tiếng Việt, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, العربية, עברית • Follows your system language, or pick one yourself in Settings EVERYTHING FREE • No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription, no account • Card styles, photo backgrounds and the private space that other apps sell as a membership are simply open here Your data stays on your device and nothing is collected. iCloud backup is optional, so a new phone never costs you a day. Add your first day now - it takes ten seconds.

Screenshots

Countdown widgets3 screens
DaysThing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DaysThing at 3 against Countdown widgets's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Countdown widgets versus DaysThing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown widgetsDaysThing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus Gunn晓 郭

In-app purchases

None

Countdown widgets

No in-app purchases

None

DaysThing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown widgets free?
Countdown widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DaysThing free?
DaysThing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown widgets or DaysThing have ads?
Neither Countdown widgets nor DaysThing shows ads.

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