Wane Timer vs Day Limit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wane Timer
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Turn the passage of time into a single bar across your screen. Counting down the minutes shouldn't mean doing math in your head every time you check. With Wane, you just look at the bar — and you know how much time is left, instantly. WHAT IT DOES - Switch between countdown and count-up - Set time by duration or by a specific end time - Save your go-to presets (5 min, 25 min, 1 hour, etc.) - Brown noise playback to help you focus - Toggle numbers on or off - Three bar sizes to fit your screen - Lock screen and home screen widgets - Live Activity support for at-a-glance tracking - Dynamic Island capsule shows your bar at all times GREAT FOR - Studying or deep focus sessions - Cooking and workout timing - Pomodoro-style work blocks - Keeping your social media or short-video scrolling in check - Anyone who prefers to feel the passage of time rather than read it Even with another app open, a glance at the Dynamic Island tells you exactly how much time is left. Perfect if "just five minutes" on social media keeps turning into an hour. Simple enough to use every single day.
Day Limit
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Day Limit is a simple countdown app that shows the days left until an important date as a calm tear-off calendar. Add an event name and date, and the home screen gives you a large, glanceable countdown. On the target day it shows 0 days, and after the date it switches to a days-since display so past events still make sense. Use it for exams, study goals, trips, anniversaries, birthdays, interviews, deadlines, and personal milestones. Main features: - Large tear-off calendar style countdown - Add, edit, reorder, and manage multiple events - Clear target-day and days-since states - Desk Mode for keeping a goal visible while you study or work - iPhone and iPad support - No ads and no account required Day Limit is designed to keep important dates quietly visible without turning your calendar into a noisy task list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wane Timer at every 3 weeks against Day Limit's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wane Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Day Limit every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wane Timer | Day Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shun Okawa | Hajime Kato |
In-app purchases
Wane Timer
No in-app purchases
Day Limit
No in-app purchases









