Comparison

Horaly vs anyCountdown

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

Head to head
About

Horaly

This app provides traditional astrology timing based on planetary hours, day rulers, and moon phases, calculated live for your location. It offers features like live hora countdowns, meeting planners, and customizable alerts to help you stay in sync with celestial cycles. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch with various widgets and complications.

Highlights
  • Live planetary hour tracking
  • Day ruler and moon phase information
  • Meeting planner with shared windows
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Horaly is a daily companion for traditional astrology timing - planetary hours, day ruler, and moon phase, calculated live for your location. Each layer works together: planetary hours shift by season and sunrise, the day ruler sets the overall tone, and the moon adds phase and zodiac context. Horaly keeps all three in sync so you always know where you stand in the day. PLANETARY HOURS Follow the current hora with a live countdown and progress indicator. Browse the full day schedule across day and night flows. Get notified when the hora changes so you never miss a shift. On Apple Watch, the Wheel view shows the full 24-hour cycle at a glance. The List view gives a quick hora-by-hora breakdown with a NOW indicator. Best/Avoid tells you what the current hora is best - and worst - used for. DAY RULER & MOON See today's ruling planet and the week's rulers at a glance. Explore moon phase, illumination, zodiac sign, degree, lunar day, and age - updated live. LUNAR MANSIONS Follow the Moon through the 28 Arabic lunar mansions (manazil al-qamar), used alongside planetary hours since the Picatrix. See the current mansion with its meaning and Arabic name, when the Moon enters the next one, and what tradition says each mansion favors or hinders. MEETING PLANNER Compare planetary hour quality across two cities to find stronger shared windows. Four views - Week Heatmap, Best Slots, Timeline, and Compare Now - help you decide before you schedule. Add selected windows directly to Calendar. APPLE WATCH A full companion app lives on your wrist: Dashboard, Wheel, List, Day Ruler, Moon detail, Best/Avoid guidance, and Watch face complications showing the current hora and countdown. WIDGETS Current Hora, Now + Next, Upcoming Horas List, Today Timeline Strip, Moon Snapshot, Moon Phase Calendar with lunar day view, and Best Window Today - across Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Apple Watch complications. ALERTS & NOTIFICATIONS Stay in rhythm without having to check the app. Horaly can notify you at the start of each new hora so you never miss a shift. Fine-tune your alert schedule with lead time, and set quiet hours so notifications pause during the night - or any window you choose. Filter by daytime and nighttime alerts, or toggle individual planets on and off to receive only the horas that matter to you: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, or Saturn. A live preview shows your upcoming alert schedule before you commit to any changes. Built natively for iPhone and Apple Watch. Some features, such as the Meeting Planner, the Moon almanac and most widgets, require Horaly Pro. --- Horaly provides traditional timing guidance for personal planning and reflection. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://rainbow-heather-30a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-e7c2add29c024f1e81ec228b4d3f12fa Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

anyCountdown

This widget app helps you visualize important upcoming dates with customizable designs. Track events like weddings, birthdays, and holidays directly on your Home and Lock Screens. It offers a variety of themes and personalization options, with an option to count up after an event occurs.

Highlights
  • Customizable Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Over 30 hand-crafted widget styles
  • Count-up mode for past events
  • Personalize with own photos, fonts, and colors
  • No sign-in required
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
Features
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Every big moment deserves a beautiful countdown. Countdown is the widget app that puts your most important days front and centre on your Home Screen and Lock Screen — stunning, glanceable, and always up to date. Whether you are counting down to your wedding day, the arrival of a new baby, a dream holiday, a big exam, or retirement, Countdown turns any date into a beautiful widget you will look forward to seeing every time you pick up your phone. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS FOR EVERY OCCASION Countdown offers more than 30 hand-crafted widget styles, from elegant wedding florals and botanical watercolours to bold minimalist type, K-pop fan themes, anime-inspired designs, and even memento mori styles for the philosophically inclined. There is a theme for every personality and every event. Widgets live on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, so your countdown is always visible without opening the app. Choose from small, medium, and large sizes to fit your layout perfectly. EVENTS WE LOVE Wedding and engagement countdowns. Baby due dates and pregnancy milestones. Birthday and anniversary reminders. Christmas and New Year anticipation. Graduation day. Retirement. Next holiday or cruise. Exam dates. Sobriety milestones. The start of a new school year. Any date that matters to you. COUNT UP AS WELL AS DOWN Once your event arrives, Countdown does not go dark. Switch to count-up mode and watch the days, months, and years accumulate since that special moment — perfect for tracking how long you have been married, how old your child is, or how long you have maintained a healthy streak. NO SIGN-IN REQUIRED Countdown does not ask for an account, an email address, or a subscription. Open the app, create your event, pick a theme, and your widget is live. Your data syncs automatically across all your Apple devices via iCloud. PERSONALISE EVERYTHING Add your own photos as widget backgrounds. Choose fonts, colours, and layouts. Give each countdown a name. Whether you want something romantic and ornate or clean and modern, you will find the perfect look. FREE AND PRO Countdown is free to download and use. Upgrade to Pro for a one-time payment of $9.99 to unlock all widget styles and future updates. Individual theme packs are also available for $3.99 each if you prefer to pick only what you love. There is no subscription, no hidden cost, and no data harvesting. Pay once, enjoy forever. START YOUR COUNTDOWN TODAY Your wedding is getting closer. Your baby is almost here. The holiday you have been planning for months is nearly in reach. Download Countdown and make every day feel like it counts. Terms of Use: https://markg.app/apps/countdown/terms Privacy Policy: https://markg.app/apps/countdown/privacy

Screenshots

Horaly4 screens
anyCountdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: anyCountdown at every 6 days against Horaly's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Horaly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and anyCountdown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Horaly against 1.0 for anyCountdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horaly ships an update every 3 weeks, anyCountdown every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Horaly versus anyCountdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoralyanyCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB696 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy NguyenTu Hoang

Customer experience

Horaly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

anyCountdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Horaly

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Horaly Pro Lifetime$29.99
4 purchases

anyCountdown

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Horaly free?
Horaly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is anyCountdown free?
anyCountdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Horaly or anyCountdown?
Horaly and anyCountdown are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Horaly or anyCountdown have ads?
Neither Horaly nor anyCountdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Horaly or anyCountdown?
Horaly ships an update every 3 weeks, and anyCountdown every 6 days. Most recently, Horaly was updated on October 28, 2026 and anyCountdown on October 27, 2026.

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