Comparison

DayDot vs Since

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

Head to head
About

DayDot

Features
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Track every moment that matters. DayDot is a beautifully designed countdown app that helps you stay excited about what's ahead — and remember what's behind. Whether it's a birthday, wedding, holiday, graduation, vacation, or any milestone, DayDot shows you exactly how many days remain with gorgeous widgets right on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. COUNTDOWN TO WHAT MATTERS Create countdowns with custom categories, vibrant colors, and personal photos. See your most important dates at a glance. COUNT UP — NOT JUST DOWN Life doesn't stop when the big day arrives. DayDot keeps counting after the event, so you always know how many days since your wedding, your child's birth, or any milestone worth remembering. WIDGETS EVERYWHERE - Home Screen widgets in all sizes (small to extra large) - Lock Screen widgets for instant access - StandBy mode support - Pin your most important countdown front and center SMART REMINDERS Get notified the day before and the day of every event. DayDot handles the scheduling so you can focus on celebrating. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - 9 built-in categories with unique icons - 10 beautiful color themes with gradients - Add photos to make each countdown yours - Pin your favorite event to always appear first SYNC ACROSS DEVICES (PREMIUM) Your countdowns sync seamlessly via iCloud. Add an event on your iPhone and see it instantly on your iPad. DAYDOT PREMIUM — $2.99, ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the full experience: - Unlimited events (free: up to 3) - All 9 categories and 10 color themes - Photo backgrounds for events - iCloud sync across devices - Count-up mode for past events - All widget sizes including large and extra large - No subscription — pay once, yours forever DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE - Dynamic Type support for comfortable reading - Respects Reduce Motion accessibility settings - 10 languages: English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese - No account required PRIVACY FIRST No tracking. No ads. No analytics. Your countdowns are yours alone. Download DayDot for free and never lose count of another moment that matters.

About

Since

Track significant dates and recurring tasks with customizable visual counters. See days passed or days remaining for events, and set reminders for regular activities. Widgets display progress directly on your home or lock screen.

Highlights
  • Count days since or until an event
  • Set recurring task reminders
  • Customizable visual illustrations for counters
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Data stored locally on device
  • Undo function for counter resets
Features
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Add a date. Since counts the days. DAYS SINCE The day you quit. The day you met. The day you said yes. Put the date in and the number climbs on its own, every day, for as long as it takes. When it happens again, one tap sets the counter back to today — with an undo, in case you did not mean it. The run you just ended is kept, so you can always see that you made it 47 days last time. DAYS UNTIL The big trip. The due date. The last day of term. The same counter runs the other way for anything still ahead of you. When the day finally arrives, it flips by itself and starts counting up from it — so you never have to make the same date twice. REMINDERS Water the plants. Change the filter. Call your grandmother. Some things come round again and again, so give a counter an interval — every 3 days, every 90 — and it counts up from the last time you did it and tells you when it is due. One reminder per counter, off until you turn it on. No daily digest, nothing to check in to. ILLUSTRATIONS Pick the drawing that suits each counter and watch it grow with the number: a bonsai that fills out, a rose bush that comes into flower, a cairn that gains a stone at a time, a kite that climbs, a candle that burns down while something waits to be done. Seeing how far yours has come is a reason to keep it going — and every drawing is made for your counter rather than picked off a shelf, so no two are quite alike. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN OR LOCK SCREEN One big number where you already look — on the Lock Screen under the clock, or on the Home Screen in three sizes. The widget follows whichever counter is at the top of your list, so choosing what it shows means dragging one counter above another. No opening the app to find out. WHAT IT WILL NOT DO It will not ask you to journal, rate your mood, or write anything down. There are no leaderboards, no friends to beat, no daily digest and no confetti. It counts the days and stays out of the way. YOUR COUNTERS STAY ON YOUR PHONE Names and dates are stored on the device and never uploaded. There is no account to make, nothing to sign in to, and nobody else to see what you are counting.

Screenshots

DayDot3 screens
Since4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DayDot at none against Since's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. DayDot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Since sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
DayDot versus Since: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayDotSince
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMacLaren's StudioDanil Korovin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayDot

One-time1
  • DayDot Premium$2.99
1 purchases

Since

One-time1
  • Unlock everything$4.99

Questions

Is DayDot free?
DayDot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Since free?
Since is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayDot or Since have ads?
Since shows ads; DayDot does not.
Which is updated more often, DayDot or Since?
DayDot ships an update every 3 weeks, and Since every 3 weeks. Most recently, DayDot was updated on October 31, 2026 and Since on October 31, 2026.

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