Comparison

Tally vs DayCount

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

Head to head
About

Tally

Track important future events with countdown timers and monitor past milestones with "days since" counters. Includes a simple task manager for daily to-dos. Offers customizable themes and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdown timers
  • Days since event tracking
  • Lightweight task manager
  • Customizable themes (dark/light)
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable reminders
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Tally brings your countdowns and daily tasks together in a calm, personal space. Look forward to the next big moment, or count the days since one worth remembering. YOUR MOMENTS, AT A GLANCE Create countdowns for trips, birthdays, launches, weddings, goals and everyday plans. Clear, compact cards show the most useful time units as each event approaches. Open a countdown for its full time breakdown and exact date. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from more than 200 icons, pick a gradient color theme or add a personal photo. Your countdowns keep their own identity within a neutral Day or Night interface. Follow your device appearance or choose the mode you prefer. DAYS SINCE Track time since a milestone, a move, a new habit or another meaningful date. Countdowns and days-since events live together in the same library. STAY ORGANIZED Sort by date, name or creation time, or touch and hold a countdown to arrange it manually. Swipe left to delete. Keep past events available without crowding upcoming plans. Duplicate an event when you want a similar countdown. REMINDERS ON YOUR TERMS Set a reminder for the event time, one day before, one week before or a custom number of days. Choose morning and evening reminders for daily tasks separately. Notification permission is requested when you enable reminders. DAILY TASKS Keep a focused task list beside your countdowns. Add optional deadlines, icons and colors, mark tasks complete, and carry unfinished tasks forward. Undo an accidental deletion. SHARE AND PLAN Share a text countdown summary through the iPhone share sheet. Add a countdown to Calendar using Apple's event editor, where you review and save it. Tally remembers confirmed Calendar exports to help avoid accidental duplicates. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE No account is required. Countdowns, tasks, preferences and selected photos stay on your device. Tally works offline and includes local recovery safeguards for saved records.

About

DayCount

Easily track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Display your events on your Home Screen, Apple Watch, and Lock Screen with personalized photos and themes. Get live updates down to the hour, minute, and second for the final 24 hours.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Home Screen widgets with photos
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities
  • Live hours, minutes, and seconds
  • Calendar date import and iCloud backup
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Count down to the big days of your life: holidays, weddings, birthdays, trips, a baby on the way. The day you are waiting for should not hide in a calendar you never open. DayCount keeps it on your Home Screen with your own photo, on your Apple Watch and live on your Lock Screen. FREE - Unlimited countdowns, counting until or since - One Home Screen widget for the day that matters most - Days, weeks, months or years - Templates: Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, Ramadan, Eid, Diwali, birthdays, trips, weddings and more - Import dates from your calendar, back up and restore with iCloud - A quiet celebration on the day, and a story card to share DAYCOUNT PRO - Your own photo on the widget, behind your countdown - Apple Watch app and watch face complications - Lock Screen widgets - Step between all your countdowns inside one widget - A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island for the final 24 hours - Live hours, minutes and seconds - Eight extra themes, from Winter Night to Kyoto Bloom Apple Watch and the Live Activity work with iPhone and Apple Watch only, not on iPad. Dates are kept as calendar days, so a countdown stays right when you fly across time zones. No account and no ads. SUBSCRIPTION DayCount Pro is available monthly, or yearly with a 14-day free trial. In the US it costs $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year; the price in your currency is shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://thedolceway.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
DayCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tally at 100% against DayCount's 0%. Tally also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. DayCount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tally's written reviews are positive against 0% of DayCount's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update every 11 days, DayCount every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tally versus DayCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyDayCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNicolas RoweDt nova

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DayCount

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DayCount

Subscriptions2
  • DayCount Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DayCount Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayCount free?
DayCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tally or DayCount?
Tally is rated higher. Tally averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while DayCount averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Tally or DayCount have ads?
Neither Tally nor DayCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or DayCount?
Tally ships an update every 11 days, and DayCount every 3 months. Most recently, Tally was updated on November 5, 2026 and DayCount on November 13, 2026.

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