Comparison

DayCount vs Sleeps Until

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

Sleeps Until

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How many sleeps until…? Sleeps Until shows the days left to your big day as "12 sleeps" instead of "D-12", right on your Home Screen. ■ A widget that updates on its own The number changes after midnight, even if you never open the app. Each widget can show a different countdown, and iPhone has Lock Screen widgets too. ■ Ready-made templates Trip · Exam · Birthday · Baby due date · Diet · Christmas · Couple (Day N since you got together, and how long until the next hundred). Want to count up from a start date instead? Turn on "Count up from this date". ■ A little moon friend The moon gets excited as your day gets closer, and celebrates with you on the day. ■ Light and quiet · No sign-up. Your countdowns stay on this device · No ads when you save · All widgets are free · A reminder at 9 AM the day before and on the day (you can turn it off) Some themes and fonts unlock after watching one ad. Contact: hello@happycherrystudio.com

Screenshots

DayCount4 screens
Sleeps Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleeps Until at none against DayCount's 2. Sleeps Until also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 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. Sleeps Until asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCount ships an update every 3 months, Sleeps Until weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DayCount versus Sleeps Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCountSleeps Until
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDt novaEUNCHAE KIM

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DayCount

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

Sleeps Until

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayCount free?
DayCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sleeps Until free?
Sleeps Until is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayCount or Sleeps Until have ads?
Sleeps Until shows ads; DayCount does not.
Which is updated more often, DayCount or Sleeps Until?
DayCount ships an update every 3 months, and Sleeps Until weekly. Most recently, DayCount was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sleeps Until on November 1, 2026.

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