Comparison

Hourglass vs Days

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

Head to head
About

Hourglass

Features
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Hourglass counts down to the moments that matter: birthdays, trips, weddings, holidays, launches and every big day in between. COUNTDOWNS THAT FEEL ALIVE - A ticking clock with days, hours, minutes and seconds - An hourglass that fills as the big day gets closer - All-day or timed events with emoji, colors and your own photo (Pro) - Repeats daily, weekly, monthly or yearly and starts over by itself - Count only weekdays for work deadlines, or keep counting up after a date has passed WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN - Home Screen widgets in small and medium sizes, plus a countdown list widget - Lock Screen widgets and StandBy - 120 widget designs in 12 styles; Minimal and Bold are free LIVE ACTIVITIES Pin a countdown to the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island and watch the final hours tick down. STAY ORGANIZED - Tags, search, sorting and drag to reorder - Import events from your calendar - Reminders on the day, one day before or one week before - 8 themes with full dark mode ON MAC AND APPLE VISION PRO Hourglass also runs natively on Mac and Apple Vision Pro. One Pro subscription unlocks it everywhere. Countdowns are stored privately on each device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. HOURGLASS PRO The free version includes up to 5 countdowns, the Minimal and Bold widget styles and 3 themes. Hourglass Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns, all 120 widget designs, all 8 themes and photo countdowns. Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, billed weekly, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ioscorner.com/privacy.html

About

Days

Features
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A very clean day counter. Count down to what matters, or count up the days since. Every counter is a title, a date and a mode, and the number updates by itself every day. COUNTDOWN Pick a date and watch the days go. A ring fills from the day you create the counter to the day itself. COUNT UP Days without smoking, days together, days since the move. Count today as day 1 or day 0, your call. MILESTONES Set a milestone every 7, 30, 100 or 365 days and get a quiet notification at 9am when you reach it. CELEBRATE When a countdown reaches zero or a milestone arrives, open the app and the moment gets its confetti. NOTES Each counter can keep its own checklist right under the ring. Packing list, gift ideas, what to do before the day. ORGANIZE Filter the list by countdown or count up, sort it by date or by name, swipe a counter to pin it to the top. WIDGETS One counter on your home screen, one on your lock screen. Pick which counter each widget shows. SHARE Invite up to five people to a counter through iCloud. They see it and tick off the checklist with you. Only you can change the counter. SIMPLE ON PURPOSE No account, no ads. Your counters stay on your phone unless you share one. Dark, calm, one number at a time.

Screenshots

Hourglass4 screens
Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Days at none against Hourglass's 3. Days also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Hourglass's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Hourglass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Days asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourglass ships an update weekly, Days daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Hourglass versus Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourglassDays
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuseyin BaganaClement Picard Zivy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hourglass

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Days

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hourglass free?
Hourglass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days free?
Days is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hourglass or Days have ads?
Neither Hourglass nor Days shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hourglass or Days?
Hourglass ships an update weekly, and Days daily. Most recently, Hourglass was updated on October 31, 2026 and Days on October 31, 2026.

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