Countdown widgets vs DaysThing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown widgets
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Countdown widgets | DaysThing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Gunn | 晓 郭 |
In-app purchases
Countdown widgets
No in-app purchases
DaysThing
No in-app purchases
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