Comparison

Countdown vs Days Until

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Days Until

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Days Until3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, Days Until daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Countdown versus Days Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownDays Until
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio Di PietroLegal Prompt Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Days Until

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Days Until free?
Days Until is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Days Until have ads?
Days Until shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Days Until?
Countdown ships an update every 5 weeks, and Days Until daily. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 5, 2026 and Days Until on November 6, 2026.

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