Comparison

Countlys vs DayDrop

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

Head to head
About

Countlys

Features
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Keep track of the moments that matter most with Countlys. Countlys is the most elegant and simple way to count down to your most anticipated events. Whether it’s a birthday, wedding, vacation, or a professional deadline, Countlys keeps your excitement alive right on your home screen. Why Countlys? Unlimited Countdowns: Create as many countdowns as you want. From years to seconds, track everything in one place. Stunning Widgets: Add beautiful widgets to your Home and Lock Screen. Stay updated without even opening the app. Fully Customizable: Personalize each countdown with custom colors, icons, and themes to match your style. Smart Notifications: Get reminded as your big day approaches. You choose when you want to be notified. Repeat Events: Easily set up recurring countdowns for annual birthdays or monthly anniversaries. Moments You Can Track: Birthday and Anniversaries Holidays and Travel Wedding / Engagement Concerts and Festivals New Year’s Eve Exam Dates & Graduation Project Deadlines Make every second count. Download Countlys today and start looking forward to your next big event!

About

DayDrop

Features
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DayDrop turns the dates you care about into something you actually see. Make a countdown for a trip, a birthday, a launch, or a wedding. Give it a color, an emoji, and a photo. Then watch a progress ring fill as the day gets closer β€” on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, and your Mac. One thing, done beautifully. BEAUTIFUL BY DEFAULT β€’ A progress ring that fills as the date approaches β€’ Ten colors, gradients, and your own photos as backgrounds β€’ Big, friendly numbers you can read from across the room β€’ Standard or compact cards, whichever suits your list WIDGETS EVERYWHERE β€’ Home Screen widgets in every size β€’ Lock Screen and StandBy widgets β€’ An "Up Next" widget for your soonest countdowns, or just one folder β€’ Live Activities that tick down the final hours on your Lock Screen β€’ A menu bar countdown on Mac β€” free for everyone COUNT DOWN, OR COUNT UP β€’ Days, weeks, hours, working days, or a full year-month-day breakdown β€’ Count up from a start date for streaks, sobriety, and milestones β€’ Repeating birthdays and anniversaries that roll over on their own β€’ All-day dates never drift when you travel or change time zones NEVER MISS THE DAY β€’ Reminders a week out, a day out, and on the morning of β€’ Pick the time all-day reminders arrive β€’ Past countdowns can archive themselves automatically SHARE IT β€’ Send any countdown to a friend in Messages with a rich preview β€’ They can open it in DayDrop and keep it, or just see the link β€’ Import a calendar event and turn it into a countdown ON EVERY DEVICE β€’ Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac β€” not a stretched phone app β€’ iCloud keeps everything in sync through your own private database β€’ Split view, keyboard shortcuts, and a real menu bar on iPad and Mac β€’ Shortcuts and Siri support for making countdowns by voice β€’ Export and import your countdowns as a file, any time PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. No ads. Your countdowns sync through your own iCloud, and nobody β€” including us β€” can read them. DAYDROP PRO DayDrop is free to use with one active countdown, sharing, iCloud sync, a day-of reminder, and the Mac menu bar countdown. DayDrop Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns, all widgets and Live Activities, photo and gradient backgrounds, repeating dates, multiple reminders, count-up mode, alternative time units, folders, notes, custom app icons, Shortcuts, calendar import, and export/import. Pro is available weekly, monthly, or yearly with a 7-day free trial β€” or as a one-time lifetime purchase. If a subscription ever lapses, nothing is deleted. Your oldest countdown stays editable and the rest wait, read-only, until you come back.

Screenshots

Countlys4 screens
DayDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countlys at none against DayDrop's 3. DayDrop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. DayDrop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Countlys asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Countlys versus DayDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountlysDayDrop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem GonlkrmazDevScape.io LLC

In-app purchases

None

Countlys

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DayDrop

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Countlys free?
Countlys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayDrop free?
DayDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countlys or DayDrop have ads?
Countlys shows ads; DayDrop does not.

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