Comparison

Day Counter vs Datto

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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Count your days and chase your future! - Privacy Policy https://yukimiyamoto-project.github.io/app-legal/privacy.html - Terms of Service https://yukimiyamoto-project.github.io/app-legal/terms.html

About

Datto

Visually track important upcoming dates directly on your device's home screen. Set up events once and get a quiet, constant reminder of how much time remains until your goals, birthdays, or trips.

Highlights
  • Home screen countdown widget
  • Unlimited events (Pro)
  • Customizable colors
  • Repeating events (Pro)
  • Milestone reminders (Pro)
  • iCloud sync
Features
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You don't have to open it to see how many days are left. Datto is a quiet countdown that puts the days until your important dates right on your Home Screen. There is no habit to keep. Put it there once, and every glance tells you how long is left. An exam, a deadline, a birthday, a trip, a move — you add the day only once. ■ What it does (free) ・Counts down the days to the dates you care about (up to three) ・Shows one of them in a Home Screen widget (small) ・12 curated colors, plus any custom color you like ・Text color adjusts automatically to stay readable ・A dark appearance — match your device, or keep it light or dark ■ Datto Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) ・As many widgets as you like — Medium, Large and the Lock Screen too ・Unlimited events ・Repeating events (yearly or monthly, rolling over on their own) ・Milestone reminders (100 days, the day before, the day itself — always silent) ・Hours and minutes as the day gets close ・Categories to keep work, family and trips apart ・iCloud sync — the same days on every device signed in to the same Apple Account ■ Made for you if ・You want to keep a goal in view ・You would rather be watched over quietly than nagged ・You like a Home Screen that looks like yours No account, no ads. What you enter stays on your device. With iCloud sync on, it lives only in your own iCloud. To improve the app, only anonymous usage (such as which screens were opened) is sent. Never your event names, and never your name, email, or advertising ID. You can turn it off in Settings. Simply, the days until yours.

Screenshots

Day Counter3 screens
Datto3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Datto at none against Day Counter's shown. Datto also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). 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 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Datto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Counter ships an update every 9 days, Datto every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Day Counter versus Datto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay CounterDatto
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuki MiyamotoMinari Taniguchi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Day Counter

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$2.991 Month
1 purchases

Datto

One-time1
  • Datto Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Day Counter free?
Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Datto free?
Datto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Day Counter or Datto have ads?
Day Counter shows ads; Datto does not.
Which is updated more often, Day Counter or Datto?
Day Counter ships an update every 9 days, and Datto every 3 days. Most recently, Day Counter was updated on October 31, 2026 and Datto on October 31, 2026.

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