Comparison

Daymark vs Big Day

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

Head to head
About

Daymark

Features
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Daymark: Dates that matter Daymark is a curated space for the dates that define you. Whether you're counting down to a new chapter or looking back at how far you've come since a life-changing milestone, Daymark keeps those moments close. Look Forward. From birthdays and big adventures to the dreams you're building, set a date and watch the countdown. Give it a time, and on the final day it turns into a live clock. Look Back. Not all milestones are in the future. Track the days since a fresh start, a first step, or a day you'll never forget. Every Year, Every Month. Birthdays and anniversaries come around again. Repeating countdowns roll on to the next one by themselves, weekly, monthly or yearly. Your Moments, Elevated. Every date deserves more than a plain reminder. Give each card a photo, an icon and a color, and build a gallery of your life. Always in View. - Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy - A live countdown on the Lock Screen as the day draws near - An Apple Watch app with your cards on your wrist - Reminders a week before, the day before and on the day, at the time you choose Designed with Intention. - Elegant design: a dark, distraction-free interface that lets your dates speak for themselves - Seamless sync: your cards stay up to date across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch through iCloud - Siri and Shortcuts: add a card, open one or find your dates by voice, and search them in Spotlight - Your calendar: add any date to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or an .ics file - Share the feeling: share any card as a beautiful image, or save it to Photos - iPhone Duo: the phone layout when closed; open, a sidebar with more cards at once - Accessible: Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion throughout - In English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Swedish Private by Design. No account and no sign-up. Daymark works fully offline, and your cards sync only through your own iCloud. Daymark Premium. Start free with up to three cards. A single one-time purchase unlocks Daymark Premium for good: unlimited cards, photo backgrounds, all 34 icons, repeating countdowns, widgets, Lock Screen countdowns, the Apple Watch app, calendar export and six alternate app icons. No subscription.

About

Big Day

Track important dates with a visually appealing countdown. See your upcoming events on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch without opening the app. Count down to future events or count up from past milestones.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets (all sizes)
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities for real-time countdowns
  • Count up or count down functionality
  • Recurring events and weekday-only counting
  • Customizable alerts and categories
  • Apple Watch complications
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Count down to what matters. See it on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Countdown turns any date into a live countdown you can actually see — no opening an app, no digging through a calendar. Your next trip, your wedding, your exam, your due date. Always one glance away. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE No ads. Not on the free tier, not ever. No banners, no video walls, no "watch this to unlock." WIDGETS THAT DO MORE • Home Screen widgets in every size — small, medium, large, and inline • Lock Screen widgets so you see it without unlocking • Live Activities — watch the final hours tick down in real time on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Interactive widgets — mark events done or snooze right from the Home Screen • Apple Watch complication showing your next event COUNT DOWN — OR COUNT UP Days until your holiday. Or days since you quit smoking, since the baby arrived, since you started. Both directions, same app. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Recurring events that reset themselves — birthdays, anniversaries, rent, monthly deadlines • Weekday-only counting for work deadlines (17 working days, not 24 calendar days) • Multiple alerts per event — a week out, a day out, an hour out • Categories with colors and icons — travel, family, work, health • Custom photo backgrounds from your library or our gallery • Choose exactly what shows: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds • Share a countdown to iMessage in one tap YOUR APPLE WATCH, INCLUDED Your countdowns sync to your Watch automatically — no iCloud account needed, no subscription, on the free tier. COUNTDOWN PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited events, iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, unlimited custom backgrounds, and all widget styles. Pay once. Keep it forever. Free tier includes 5 events, all widget sizes, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events stay on your device and in your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. EULA: Apple’s Standard License Agreement applies.

Screenshots

Daymark4 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daymark at every 2 days against Big Day's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, 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. Daymark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Big Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daymark ships an update every 2 days, Big Day every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Daymark versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaymarkBig Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian SjoqvistDamien Asseya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daymark

One-time1
  • Daymark Premium$4.99
1 purchases

Big Day

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Daymark free?
Daymark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daymark or Big Day have ads?
Neither Daymark nor Big Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daymark or Big Day?
Daymark ships an update every 2 days, and Big Day every 2 weeks. Most recently, Daymark was updated on November 9, 2026 and Big Day on November 13, 2026.

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