Countdown vs Days Until
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Track important life events with visually appealing, customizable countdowns. Supports unlimited events, animated backgrounds, and flexible reminders. Integrates with Apple Watch and offers home and lock screen widgets.
- Unlimited event countdowns
- Customizable backgrounds and display styles
- Flexible reminders
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications
- ICS and iOS Calendar import/export
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Countdown helps you keep track of life's most important moments with elegant, customizable countdowns. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, anniversary, or work deadline, every event comes to life with immersive cards, animated backgrounds, and a countdown precise to the second. KEY FEATURES - Unlimited events displaying days, hours, minutes, and seconds - 21 categories including birthday, vacation, work, health, fitness, and many more - 8 animated backgrounds: aurora borealis, particles, starfield, confetti, and more - Custom photos as event backgrounds - 4 display styles: standard, digital, progress bar, and minimal - Interval events for vacations and projects with progress percentage - Working days calendar with national holidays - Flexible reminders: at event time, minutes, hours, days, or weeks before - Search and filters by category, favorites, and status - Import and export events in ICS format and from iOS Calendar - Timezone support for each event - iCloud sync across all Apple devices - Full localization in English and Italian WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH - Home Screen widgets in three sizes: small, medium, and large - Lock Screen widgets (iOS 17+) - Apple Watch app with watch face complications - Automatic sync between iPhone and Apple Watch CRAFTED DESIGN - Immersive cards with gradients and parallax effect - Frosted glass countdown badge with glow - Smooth animations with haptic feedback - WCAG AAA contrast for maximum readability - Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support All features included. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions.
Days Until
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Days Until app lets you see at a glance how much time is left until an important event, or how much time has passed since one. Track birthdays, anniversaries, exam dates, due dates, and more. [Countdown / Count-up Display] · Remaining or elapsed time updates automatically in real time · Choose exactly which units to show: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds · Fractional amounts round up; all-day events show a clear "Today" label on the day itself [Customize Your Background] · Choose photos from your library, built-in illustrations, patterns, or solid colors · Generate images with Apple Intelligence on supported devices · Freely set text color, size, weight, and position — drag it anywhere on screen [Three Sections at a Glance] · Events are automatically sorted into "Upcoming," "Today," and "Since" · They move between sections automatically as time passes, and you can flip the sort order anytime [Repeating Events] · Supports daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly repeats · Automatically advances to the next date once an event has passed [Import from Calendar] · Pick events straight from the calendars on your device · Browse events from multiple calendars at once with "All Calendars" [Share & Widgets] · Create a shareable image combining your background, title, and remaining time · Check events without opening the app using Home Screen widgets (Small/Medium/Large/Extra Large) · Choose a different event for each widget [Apple Watch Support] · Check your event list and countdown screen right on your Apple Watch · See remaining time at a glance with watch face complications [iCloud Sync] · Keep your events in sync across devices (optional, off by default) Available in Japanese and English. Requires iOS 18 or later. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Days Until's shown. Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Days Until's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, Days Until daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Days Until |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabrizio Di Pietro | Legal Prompt Inc. |
In-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
Days Until
No in-app purchases









