Countdown vs DayCount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
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Never miss a moment that matters. Whether you're counting down to your dream vacation, wedding day, a concert you've waited months for, or the arrival of a new baby - this app makes every day feel like part of the journey. UNLIMITED COUNTDOWNS Create as many countdowns as you need. Track everything from life's biggest milestones to everyday moments worth celebrating. Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, trips, project deadlines - organize them all in one beautiful place. STUNNING WIDGETS Place beautiful countdown widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Choose from small, medium, and large sizes to fit your style. Add your own photos as widget backgrounds to make each countdown personal and meaningful. TIMEZONE SUPPORT Planning a trip abroad? Attending a virtual event in another country? Set the exact timezone for any event and always know the accurate countdown - no matter where you are or where your event is happening. Perfect for international travel, overseas meetings, and global celebrations. SMART REMINDERS Get notified at the right time. Set alerts for one week before, one day before, or the moment your event arrives. Never forget an important date again. PERSONALIZE EVERYTHING Choose from 13 beautiful color themes to match your style. Each countdown can have its own look - pick colors that reflect the mood of your event. Make your vacation countdown feel sunny, your anniversary romantic, and your work deadline focused. EASY SHARING Share your countdowns with friends and family. Let everyone join the excitement as you count down together to weddings, reunions, trips, and celebrations. Backup You can export all of your countdowns in csv format for backup purpose. IMPORT & EXPORT TO CALENDAR Seamlessly add your countdowns to your iOS Calendar with one tap. Keep all your important dates synced across your devices. All of your data will stay locally on your device, you can optionally choose to enable iCloud sync to backup , and sync across your devices. PERFECT FOR TRACKING: - Vacations and travel adventures - Weddings and engagements - Baby due dates - Birthdays and anniversaries - Concerts and festivals - Graduations and ceremonies - Holiday celebrations - Project deadlines - New job start dates - Moving day - Retirement - And any moment worth counting down to Download now and start counting down to the moments that matter most. Terms of use: https://tinygiantapps.com/countdown/terms Privacy Policy:https://tinygiantapps.com/countdown/privacy support: support@tinygiantapps.com
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
Countdown and DayCount are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Countdown 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.
Countdown ships an update every 5 months, DayCount every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | DayCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志琼 羊 | Dt nova |
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Premium Lifetime$1.99
DayCount
- DayCount Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- DayCount Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year









