Comparison

SandyTimer vs Event Days Timer

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

Head to head
About

SandyTimer

Features
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【シンプルで確実に使えるタイマー&リマインダー】 SandyTimerは、チャットのようなUIで直感的に使えるタイマーアプリです。 日常のあらゆるシーンで、時間管理をシンプルにします。 ◆ 特徴 ・チャット風UIで予定がひと目でわかる ・クイック設定と時刻指定の両対応 ・バックグラウンドでも確実に通知 ・シンプルで迷わない操作性 ◆ 主な機能 ・クイックタイマー(1〜30分) ・時刻指定リマインダー ・カスタムメッセージ(絵文字対応) ・通知音 / バイブ設定 ・通知履歴の確認 ・日本語 / 英語対応 ◆ 使用シーン ・料理や家事のタイマー ・薬の飲み忘れ防止 ・勉強や作業の時間管理 ・仮眠や休憩 ・会議や予定のリマインド SandyTimerで、毎日の時間管理をもっとシンプルに。

About

Event Days Timer

Track time elapsed and remaining for important dates like anniversaries, exams, and deadlines. Organize events into past, future, or recurring lists with customizable display units and system alarms. Sync data across devices and personalize the look with various themes and widgets.

Highlights
  • Elapsed, Countdown, and Recurring event lists
  • Customizable display units (year, month, day, hour, minute, second)
  • System-level alarms with default ringtone
  • Home screen widgets and lock-screen layouts
  • Optional iCloud sync for data
  • Gregorian and lunar calendar support
  • Archiving of past events
Features
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Event Days Timer keeps every important date in one place: birthdays, anniversaries, credit card bills, holidays, exams, concerts. Add it once and the app counts how long to go, or how long it's been, and reminds you right on time. HOME AT A GLANCE • Featured: pin up to 3 moments to the top of Home • Coming Up: everything due in the next 7 days, sorted by time JUST TYPE, AUTO-SORTED • Type "Mom's Birthday", "Rent" or "Christmas" and the group and repeat rule are set for you • Holiday dates fill in automatically, including lunar holidays like Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn • Anything not recognized goes to Life, and you can change it anytime IMPORT FROM REMINDERS & CALENDAR • Pick dates you already keep in Reminders or Calendar and import them in one tap, sorted into groups • Read-only: your original data is never changed, and access is only requested when you tap Import BIRTHDAYS • Ages calculated automatically, including traditional Chinese nominal age • Gregorian and lunar birthdays repeat every year ANNIVERSARIES • Dating, wedding, baby's birthday, new home: years, months and days counted for you • Count up to see how long it's been, or count down to the next one BILLS, NEVER LATE • Credit cards, mortgage, car loan: monthly countdowns that repeat on their own • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or every few days or weeks REMINDERS THAT REACH YOU • Notifications days or minutes ahead • Real system-level alarms on iOS 26 that ring even on the Lock Screen • Tap a notification to open that moment 7 GROUPS, ORGANIZED • Life, Work, Anniversaries, Payment Days, Holidays, Birthdays, Appointments • Search and Archive; one-time moments archive themselves when they're done 8 THEMES, 7 IN SOFT MUTED TONES • Fresh Cards, Lotus Pink, Dusty Rose, Caramel Latte, Evening Breeze, Celadon, Misty Blue, Starry Night • Set an icon and color for each moment, or for a whole group at once • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets have their own themes too YOUR UNITS, YOUR WAY • Turn years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds on or off; hours by default • In the final stretch it switches to hours, minutes and seconds automatically BATTERY, SYNC & PRIVACY • Only cards you can see are refreshed; collapsed groups use no power • Optional iCloud sync to restore on a new phone • No account needed; your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud FREE & PREMIUM • The free version holds up to 10 moments, with every feature included • A one-time Premium purchase removes the limit (no subscription) Event Days Timer: never forget the days that matter.

Screenshots

SandyTimer3 screens
Event Days Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SandyTimer at none against Event Days Timer's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Event Days Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SandyTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
SandyTimer versus Event Days Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandyTimerEvent Days Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.226.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroyuki AkajiWujie Yibang (fuzhou) Software Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

SandyTimer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Event Days Timer

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is SandyTimer free?
SandyTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Event Days Timer free?
Event Days Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SandyTimer or Event Days Timer have ads?
Neither SandyTimer nor Event Days Timer shows ads.

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