Comparison

DayCount vs Day Counter

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

Head to head
About

DayCount

Easily track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Display your events on your Home Screen, Apple Watch, and Lock Screen with personalized photos and themes. Get live updates down to the hour, minute, and second for the final 24 hours.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Home Screen widgets with photos
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities
  • Live hours, minutes, and seconds
  • Calendar date import and iCloud backup
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Count down to the big days of your life: holidays, weddings, birthdays, trips, a baby on the way. The day you are waiting for should not hide in a calendar you never open. DayCount keeps it on your Home Screen with your own photo, on your Apple Watch and live on your Lock Screen. FREE - Unlimited countdowns, counting until or since - One Home Screen widget for the day that matters most - Days, weeks, months or years - Templates: Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, Ramadan, Eid, Diwali, birthdays, trips, weddings and more - Import dates from your calendar, back up and restore with iCloud - A quiet celebration on the day, and a story card to share DAYCOUNT PRO - Your own photo on the widget, behind your countdown - Apple Watch app and watch face complications - Lock Screen widgets - Step between all your countdowns inside one widget - A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island for the final 24 hours - Live hours, minutes and seconds - Eight extra themes, from Winter Night to Kyoto Bloom Apple Watch and the Live Activity work with iPhone and Apple Watch only, not on iPad. Dates are kept as calendar days, so a countdown stays right when you fly across time zones. No account and no ads. SUBSCRIPTION DayCount Pro is available monthly, or yearly with a 14-day free trial. In the US it costs $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year; the price in your currency is shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://thedolceway.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy

About

Day Counter

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Day Counter ・ Countdown Days Keep track of life's most important moments with beautiful countdowns and memories. Whether you're counting down to your next vacation, tracking your relationship, remembering your wedding anniversary, or following your personal goals, Day Counter helps you stay connected to every important date. Designed with a modern glassmorphism interface, colorful cards, smooth animations and an elegant dark theme. FEATURES • Unlimited counters • Countdown to future events • Count days since important memories • Favorite counters • Beautiful colorful cards • Progress bars • Calendar view • Statistics dashboard • Categories • Emoji icons • Offline mode • Fast and lightweight • No account required • Privacy friendly Perfect for: • Anniversaries • Birthdays • Weddings • Vacations • Graduation • Pregnancy • Baby milestones • Fitness goals • Diet tracking • Work projects • Exams • Retirement • Holidays • Christmas • New Year • Personal achievements Everything stays on your device. Simple. Private. Beautiful.

Screenshots

DayCount4 screens
Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Day Counter at none against DayCount's 2. Day Counter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). DayCount's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. DayCount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Day Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DayCount versus Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCountDay Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDt novaMaria Guadalupe Escamilla Hernandez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DayCount

Subscriptions2
  • DayCount Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DayCount Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Day Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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