Comparison

Day Counter vs Big Day

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

Head to head
About

Day Counter

Features
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How many days since? How many days until? Day Counter is a beautiful app to count the days that matter most. Count down to your favorite artist's concert, count up from your anniversary, or set a photo background to make each event special. --- Key Features --- ■ Easy Day Counting Countdown (days remaining) or count up (days elapsed) — your choice. Accurate calculation including leap years. ■ Photo Backgrounds Set your favorite photo as event background. Create a one-of-a-kind counter with your oshi's photo. ■ Quick Templates Concert, birthday, CD release — one-tap templates for fan activities and daily events. ■ Home & Lock Screen Widgets Display your countdown on home screen and lock screen. Check at a glance. ■ Milestone Alerts Never miss special numbers: 100, 365, 1000 days and more. ■ Share Cards Auto-generate beautiful share cards for social media. ■ Categories Organize with 8 categories: Fan activity, Anniversary, Birthday, Work, School, Travel, Health, and more. ■ Reminders Get notified on the day or in advance (1, 7, or 30 days before). ■ Recurring Events Support for yearly and monthly repeats. Perfect for birthdays and anniversaries. --- Perfect For --- ・Counting down to your favorite artist's events ・Tracking couple anniversaries ・Birthday or exam countdowns ・Recording smoke-free or sober streaks ・Building excitement for upcoming trips --- More --- ・Full dark mode support ・16 languages supported ・Privacy first: all data stored on your device only --------------------------------- Sage Apps Series A collection of iOS utility apps designed for simplicity and ease of use. Unified design to make your day a little better. >> Search "Sage Apps" on the App Store for more ---------------------------------

About

Big Day

Features
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Big Day turns the dates you're excited about into bright, glanceable countdowns you can pin anywhere — your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Holidays, birthdays, trips, paydays, due dates, anniversaries — add a countdown, give it a colour and an icon, and watch the days tick down (or up) every time you glance at your phone. WHY BIG DAY • Start free — create your first countdown and pin it as a widget, no account needed. • Beautiful, brightly-coloured cards that look great on any screen. • The little details other countdown apps get wrong: it says "Today" at zero, handles "1 day" correctly, and uses your local time zone — never UTC. WIDGETS, EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large. • Lock Screen widgets — rectangular, circular, and inline. • StandBy support for your nightstand. • Configurable: pick exactly which countdown each widget shows. MAKE IT YOURS • Curated colour palette for every countdown. • Icon and emoji picker. • Widget styles: number, progress ring, progress bar, or photo background. • Adjustable text size and legibility. COUNT DOWN — OR UP • Countdowns to future dates, and "days since" counters for the past. • Repeating events — annual, monthly, or weekly. • Local reminders as your big day approaches, plus a day-of nudge. TEMPLATES & SHARING • Seasonal and holiday template gallery — browse and add in a tap. • Export a shareable countdown card for any event. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. • Your countdowns sync automatically through your own iCloud — free, login-less, and only you can see them. We never receive your data. BIG DAY PLUS Unlock the full colour library, photo-background widgets, shareable countdown cards, and unlimited countdowns with a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your free countdown and widgets keep working either way. Questions or feedback? Email coraliadigital@icloud.com — we read everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://katinkia.github.io/big-day/privacy.html

Screenshots

Day Counter4 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Big Day at none against Day Counter's shown. Day Counter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Day Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Big Day sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, Big Day every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Day Counter versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay CounterBig Day
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYusuke TakeuchiCoral Rose Page

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Day Counter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Big Day

Subscriptions1
  • Big Day Plus Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Big Day Plus Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Day Counter free?
Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Day Counter or Big Day have ads?
Day Counter shows ads; Big Day does not.
Which is updated more often, Day Counter or Big Day?
Day Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Big Day every 4 months. Most recently, Day Counter was updated on November 5, 2026 and Big Day on November 5, 2026.

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