Comparison

Countdown vs Time Since

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

Head to head
About

Countdown

Track upcoming events and past milestones with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Offers a free tier with essential features and a premium upgrade for advanced visualizations and integrations. Designed for a calm, glanceable experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups
  • Home-screen widget
  • Customizable visualizations
  • Workdays-only counting
  • Pattern dates for floating holidays
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Count down to what matters. No ads. No account. Your countdowns sync privately through iCloud, so a new phone never means starting over. THE BASICS, FREE - Unlimited countdowns and count-ups (days since) - A free home-screen widget — no paywall on the basics - Beautiful editorial cards with curated colors - Tags, custom views, search, and archive - Workdays-only counting that skips weekends - Pattern dates like "3rd Sunday of May" for floating holidays PREMIUM Unlock everything with a one-time purchase. - Every visualization: dot grid, segments, rings, flip clock, bloom, orbit, temperature and more - Year Grid: every day of the year in one screen, your events shown as emoji - Photo backgrounds and a frosted Frost card finish - Custom fonts, decorations, and the full colour picker - Multi-event and Lock Screen widgets - Reminder notifications and two-way Apple Calendar sync DESIGNED TO FEEL CALM A warm, editorial look with custom typography — built for glancing, not fiddling. If dates sneak up on you (hello, time blindness), the grid shows everything coming at a glance, and Live Activities keep the big day on your Lock Screen. Prefer to buy once? The Lifetime unlock is a single purchase — no renewal, no expiry. Countdown Premium is also available as a monthly or annual subscription; the annual plan includes a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://hellogoodday.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://hellogoodday.com/countdown/terms

About

Time Since

Features
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Time Since helps you remember two things: when you last did something, and what's coming next. Use it as a simple day counter for recurring jobs, habits, health notes and life admin. Then use the reminders list to count down to birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and other important dates. TRACK WHEN YOU LAST DID IT Create an event, choose a category, and Time Since shows a clear count of how many days have passed. Great for: - Home maintenance, such as filters, gutters, pool care and smoke alarms - Health and wellbeing notes, such as symptoms, check-ins or appointments - Habits and routines, such as workouts, hobbies and personal goals - Work and life admin, such as reviews, renewals and recurring tasks Each time it happens again, reset the counter. Time Since keeps every reset, with its date and an optional note, so you can look back without relying on memory. EVERY COUNTER TELLS ITS STORY Tap any event to see the pattern behind the number: how many times you've reset it, the average gap between resets, and the full history. Logged one late? Backdate a reset and the stats stay honest. SMART DUE AND OVERDUE STATUS Not everything runs on a fixed schedule. Time Since can learn the average gap between resets and flag an event as Due or Overdue based on your own pattern. COUNT DOWN TO WHAT'S NEXT Create reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and other occasions. See how many days are left, add a person name or note, and choose local alerts for 1 month, 1 week, 1 day before, or on the day. Reminders repeat annually with correct next-date handling, including leap years. WIDGETS FOR HOME AND LOCK SCREEN See where things stand without opening the app. Add a widget for a single event, a countdown to what's next, or an overview of several at once. Home Screen widgets come in a range of sizes, and compact Lock Screen widgets keep the ones that matter most a glance away. Each one updates as the days change. CHECK WITH SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Read the days since an event was reset, or its average reset interval, with Shortcuts and supported Siri phrases. These actions only read your saved events. IMPORT FROM CALENDAR Bring in birthdays and recurring calendar events in a couple of taps. Calendar access is optional and used only for import. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads. No third-party analytics or tracking. No developer servers. Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud, syncing across your own iPhone and iPad through iCloud. Notifications are scheduled locally on your device. On compatible iOS 26 devices with Apple Intelligence, Time Since can also draft birthday or anniversary messages on device. Nothing is sent to a server. FREE TO START Track up to 5 events and reminders for free. Upgrade once to Pro for unlimited events and reminders. No subscription. Time Since is built for people who want a calm, private way to remember the last time, the next date, and the small things that keep life running.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Time Since4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at every 4 days against Time Since's every 2 weeks. Countdown also leads on device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Time Since sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 4 days, Time Since every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown versus Time Since: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownTime Since
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHello Good Day LLCJAMES ROBERT DOUST

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Countdown Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$9.99
1 purchases

Time Since

One-time1
  • Days Since Pro (Lifetime)$5.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Since free?
Time Since is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown or Time Since have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Time Since shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Time Since?
Countdown ships an update every 4 days, and Time Since every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 28, 2026 and Time Since on October 28, 2026.

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