Comparison

Giftory vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Giftory

Features
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Keep track of birthdays, anniversaries, and every special occasion in one place. Giftory counts down to each celebration and lets you record memories, so you never miss a moment that matters. ### Key Features - Register birthdays, wedding anniversaries, dating milestones, and custom celebrations - Set yearly or monthly celebration cycles - Flexible dates like "the 2nd Sunday of May" โ€” perfect for Mother's Day and Father's Day - Day-count milestones, such as your 10,000th day together - Start-date-free entries for holidays like Christmas - Import anniversaries from your calendar in bulk - Countdown display until the next celebration - A cheerful congratulations card on the day itself ### Preserve Your Memories - Attach photos to each anniversary for easy look-back - Log past celebrations with notes and dates - View elapsed time at a glance โ€” years, months, or total days ### Make It Yours - Choose from 11 color themes to match your style - Create and manage custom categories with colors - Apple Watch app: check upcoming anniversaries right from your wrist - Home screen widget support - Switch between list view and nearest-anniversary view Manage the important dates for family, friends, and partners with Giftory โ€” and always be ready to celebrate.

About

Countdown

Features
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Count the days to what you are actually waiting for. Countdown keeps your next event on the Home Screen and shows exactly how many days, hours and minutes are left: a wedding, a trip, a birthday, a due date, an exam, the end of a deployment. WHAT THE FREE PLAN GIVES YOU - 3 events, each with one reminder (or watch a short ad for one extra event) - 2 of the 8 display styles: Large and Minimal - 3 of the 6 backgrounds: solid, gradient and glass - Every widget, Lock Screen and inline included - Pin, favorite, archive, search and a timeline view WITH PRO - Unlimited events - Repeating events: yearly, monthly, weekly - The other 6 display styles: Flip Clock, Circular, Progress Ring, Progress Bar, Digital and Elegant - Animated backgrounds: moving gradient, stars and particles - A color wheel instead of the 8 preset colors - Up to 8 reminders on a single event: at the event, 1 hour, 12 hours, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days before - No ads REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE A reminder is scheduled as a fixed instant, not as a time of day, so a flight across time zones or a daylight-saving change does not move it. iOS only holds 64 pending notifications per app, so this version keeps the nearest ones and rebuilds the list every time you open the app: the birthday next week no longer loses its place to an anniversary three years out. COMMON QUESTIONS Do I need Pro to put a countdown on the Home Screen? No. Every widget works on the free plan, Lock Screen ones included. Does it need an internet connection or an account? Neither. Everything stays on the device and there is nothing to sign up for. What happens to a birthday once the day passes? If you set it to repeat, it moves itself to next year the first time you open the app afterwards, and its reminders move with it. How many reminders can one event have? One on the free plan, up to eight with Pro. Can it count up from a date that has already passed? Yes, in days. Once a date has been past for a full day, the event shows how many days ago it was. Repeating events (Pro) jump to the next date instead. What language is the app in? It follows your iPhone. The interface is translated into 34 languages. PERFECT FOR Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, due dates, retirement, product launches, Christmas, sobriety milestones and deployments. Terms of Use: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/terms-condition/ Privacy Policy: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Giftory4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Giftory at none against Countdown's 4. Giftory also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Giftory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Giftory ships an update every 5 days, Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Giftory versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiftoryCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOSHIYUKI HIRATAGrima Hdez

In-app purchases

None

Giftory

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions3
  • Countdown Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Countdown Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Countdown Pro Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Giftory free?
Giftory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Giftory or Countdown have ads?
Both Giftory and Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Giftory or Countdown?
Giftory ships an update every 5 days, and Countdown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Giftory was updated on October 25, 2026 and Countdown on October 28, 2026.

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