Comparison

Nearing vs CountedDays

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

Head to head
About

Nearing

Create visually appealing countdowns for important events like vacations, birthdays, and launches. See remaining days at a glance with customizable cards and home screen widgets. Receive notifications and celebrate milestones with festive animations.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown cards
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Celebratory animations
  • Recurring event tracking
  • Event arrival notifications
  • iPhone and iPad optimized design
Features
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Nearing — Countdown to What Matters Create beautiful countdowns for the events you're looking forward to. Whether it's a vacation, birthday, wedding, or launch day, Nearing helps you see exactly how many days are left at a glance. COLORFUL COUNTDOWN CARDS Each countdown gets its own card with a custom emoji and color. Pick from a wide palette to make every event feel unique and personal. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add your countdowns to your home screen and lock screen so you always know what's coming up — no need to open the app. CELEBRATIONS When the big day arrives, Nearing celebrates with you. Open the app to a burst of confetti. RECURRING EVENTS Birthdays, anniversaries, and yearly traditions come back around. Set a countdown to repeat so it's always tracking the next one. NOTIFICATIONS Get a reminder when your event arrives so you never miss the moment. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE & iPAD A clean list on iPhone, an expansive grid on iPad — Nearing looks right on every screen.

About

CountedDays

Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns displayed on your home screen and Apple Watch. Choose how to count days, add photos, and organize events with tags. Works offline without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
  • Flexible counting units (days, weeks, custom)
  • Photo backgrounds
  • Offline functionality
  • Event organization with tags
  • Shareable countdowns
Features
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Count down to the dates you care about, your way. CountedDays shows how long until a vacation, wedding, birthday, exam, move, or milestone, right on your Home Screen and Apple Watch. Choose a target date, add a photo, and start counting down. Use every calendar day for a classic countdown, or make it fit real life: count workdays, selected weekdays, whole weeks, training days, class sessions, and more. WHY COUNTEDDAYS • Count down to any future date • Count in days, whole weeks, or your own custom unit • Count only the weekdays you choose • Include or skip individual dates • Add photos and preview your widgets • Show one countdown or a list on your Home Screen • See countdowns on Apple Watch and watch-face complications • Organize everything with tags • Share a countdown as an image or CountedDays file • Works offline. No account, ads, tracking, or analytics CountedDays is free for up to four countdowns at a time, including photo backgrounds and widgets. Archive one when its date has passed and start a new one, as often as you like. The optional Supporter Pack is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited countdowns and alternate app icons. No subscription.

Screenshots

Nearing3 screens
CountedDays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CountedDays at 18.0 against Nearing's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Nearing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CountedDays sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 5.0 for Nearing against 5.0 for CountedDays. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearing ships an update every 2 days, CountedDays every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Nearing versus CountedDays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearingCountedDays
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary PezzaElpax AB

Customer experience

Nearing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CountedDays

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nearing

One-time1
  • Nearing Widget Unlock$1.99
1 purchases

CountedDays

One-time1
  • CountedDays Supporter Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Nearing free?
Nearing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountedDays free?
CountedDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nearing or CountedDays?
Nearing and CountedDays are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nearing or CountedDays have ads?
Neither Nearing nor CountedDays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nearing or CountedDays?
Nearing ships an update every 2 days, and CountedDays every 4 days. Most recently, Nearing was updated on October 31, 2026 and CountedDays on November 9, 2026.

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