Comparison

Simple Countdown Widget App vs Days Counter

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

Head to head
About

Simple Countdown Widget App

Visually track upcoming events with customizable widgets and shareable countdowns. Stay excited for vacations, birthdays, and more with beautiful designs and timely notifications. No account needed, your data remains private.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities with Dynamic Island
  • Shareable event cards
  • Notifications on event day
  • Supports 12 languages
  • No account required
Features
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Simple Count is the easiest way to count down to the moments you're looking forward to most — vacations, birthdays, weddings, concerts, holidays, and everything in between. Every widget is free — Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and Apple Watch. No subscription, ever. COUNT DOWN TOGETHER Share a countdown with the people you're counting down with and it stays linked: when anyone changes the date, the photo or the note, it updates on everyone's phone, widgets included. You can also share any event as a beautifully designed card, or select several countdowns and share them all at once. Add a photo, choose an emoji, and bring your countdowns to life with beautiful widgets on your Home Screen. Every time you unlock your phone, you'll see exactly what you're excited about next. FEATURES • Every widget free — no ads, no subscription • Beautiful Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes, including a full-page widget on iOS 27 • Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities with Dynamic Island support • Apple Watch — your countdowns on your watch face, in the Smart Stack and in their own watch app • Notifications on the day of your event • Celebrate past events instead of hiding them away • Available in 12 languages, switch anytime in Settings • No account required — your countdowns stay on your device and in your own iCloud, and we never see them, even the ones you share • iPhone and iPad sync — your countdowns, notes and reminders stay the same on all your devices, and come back if you reinstall the app • Repeating events — daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom patterns like "the 3rd Sunday of each month" • Countdown reminders — days, hours, or minutes before each event • Notes with sections and checklists — keep tickets, addresses and packing lists right with the countdown; shared countdowns share them too • Search — find any countdown by name, note, or emoji (use the same emoji as a tag to group events) • Siri — say "Add a countdown in Simple Count" and just tell it what's coming, or ask how many days are left • Import from Calendar — events you have already planned become countdowns, repeating ones included • Count Down Together — shared countdowns that update for everyone. Share one for free; Simple Count Pro lets you share as many as you like at once. Joining is always free. • Photo backgrounds, and photos and files in your notes — Simple Count Pro, a one-time purchase. Whether you're counting down to your dream vacation, a special celebration, or your best friend's birthday, Simple Count keeps the excitement alive every day.

About

Days Counter

Track important dates with visually appealing widgets that count down to future events or count up from past ones. Customize with photos or preset backgrounds and receive timely notifications. Organize events with categories and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Reliable widget updates
  • Count down to future dates
  • Count up from past dates
  • Photo-first design
  • Repeating event support
  • Customizable notifications
  • iCloud sync
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See "how many days" at a glance — and make every day a little more exciting. Trips, concerts, exams, weddings. Or the day you met, the day they were born, the day you quit smoking. DaysCounter shows both "days until" and "days since," beautifully layered over your favorite photos. ■ WIDGETS THAT UPDATE RELIABLY DaysCounter pre-renders 14 days of widget timelines in advance, so your numbers tick over reliably at midnight — every night. Full support for Home Screen widgets (small, medium, large) and Lock Screen widgets (circular, rectangular, inline). ■ COUNT DOWN AND COUNT UP Future dates count down, past dates count up — detected automatically, switchable manually. And when there's less than a day left, YOU decide whether it switches to hours or stays in days. ■ PHOTO-FIRST DESIGN Your photos, full screen. One big beautiful number on top. No photo? Choose from 5 free preset backgrounds or 50 premium designs. ■ REPEATING EVENTS Birthdays repeat yearly, payday monthly, trash day weekly. Set once and the date rolls forward automatically. ■ AND MORE - Organize events with 12 categories - Notifications: on the day, 1 day before, 1 week before, or custom - iCloud sync — switch phones without losing anything - JSON backup & restore - Share your countdown as an image on social media ■ FREE vs PRO Everything essential is free: unlimited events, all widget types (with ads). Upgrade to Pro — a one-time purchase, not a subscription: - Remove all ads forever - Unlock all 50 premium backgrounds - Create custom categories - Business-day counting and repeat-every-X-days No subscriptions. Pay once, keep it forever. Keep the days that matter where you can always see them. Start counting today.

Screenshots

Simple Countdown Widget App4 screens
Days Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Simple Countdown Widget App at none against Days Counter's shown. Simple Countdown Widget App also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Simple Countdown Widget App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Days Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Countdown Widget App ships an update every 4 days, Days Counter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Countdown Widget App versus Days Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Countdown Widget AppDays Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaner TasanKe Tong

Customer experience

Simple Countdown Widget App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Days Counter

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Countdown Widget App

One-time1
  • Simple Count Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Days Counter

One-time1
  • DaysCounter Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Simple Countdown Widget App free?
Simple Countdown Widget App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Counter free?
Days Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Countdown Widget App or Days Counter have ads?
Days Counter shows ads; Simple Countdown Widget App does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Countdown Widget App or Days Counter?
Simple Countdown Widget App ships an update every 4 days, and Days Counter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Simple Countdown Widget App was updated on October 25, 2026 and Days Counter on October 28, 2026.

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