Comparison

Message Diary vs anyCountdown

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

Head to head
About

Message Diary

This app helps you save, organize, and revisit meaningful text messages and quotes. It provides daily inspiration through a home screen widget and serves as a digital diary for encouragement during challenging times.

Highlights
  • Save meaningful text messages
  • Organize with custom categories and tags
  • Rediscover forgotten memories
  • Home screen widget for daily inspiration
  • Secure and private storage
  • Focuses on preserving impactful words
Features
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ReMind is a unique message diary designed to help you save, organize, and revisit the text messages, quotes, and words of encouragement that matter most. Whether you're recovering from a breakup, working toward a goal, navigating a difficult season, or simply looking for daily encouragement, ReMind helps keep meaningful words close at hand. WHY USERS LOVE REMIND • Save meaningful text messages in your own message diary • Organize messages with custom categories and tags • Rediscover forgotten memories and meaningful conversations • Access your favorite messages anytime • Beautiful and simple design • Secure and private storage HOME SCREEN WIDGET The ReMind widget transforms your favorite messages into daily inspiration. Add a widget to your Home Screen and instantly see a meaningful message each day. Whether it's a loving text from a partner, a supportive message from a friend, or a motivational reminder from family, your diary becomes a source of daily encouragement. A DIARY OF ENCOURAGEMENT Many diary apps focus on writing about your day. ReMind focuses on preserving the words that helped shape it. Create a message diary filled with: • Loving messages from a partner • Encouraging texts from friends • Family messages worth remembering • Motivational quotes • Scriptural quotes • Relationship memories • Personal affirmations • Messages that helped you through difficult times BREAKUP RECOVERY AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS During challenging times, the right words can make all the difference. Many users create a personal diary of supportive messages that remind them they are loved, valued, and capable of overcoming obstacles. Instead of relying on generic quotes, ReMind allows you to revisit words from the people who know and care about you most. A DIGITAL DIARY FOR MODERN LIFE Text messages have become some of the most meaningful memories we create, yet they are often the easiest to lose. ReMind helps preserve those moments in a beautiful digital diary designed specifically for meaningful messages. Build a collection of memories, encouragement, and inspiration that grows over time and becomes a lasting record of the people and experiences that shaped your life. Download ReMind today and start building a message diary you'll treasure for years to come. Monthly - $4.99 Yearly - $24.99 Lifetime - $39.99 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

anyCountdown

This widget app helps you visualize important upcoming dates with customizable designs. Track events like weddings, birthdays, and holidays directly on your Home and Lock Screens. It offers a variety of themes and personalization options, with an option to count up after an event occurs.

Highlights
  • Customizable Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Over 30 hand-crafted widget styles
  • Count-up mode for past events
  • Personalize with own photos, fonts, and colors
  • No sign-in required
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
Features
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Every big moment deserves a beautiful countdown. Countdown is the widget app that puts your most important days front and centre on your Home Screen and Lock Screen — stunning, glanceable, and always up to date. Whether you are counting down to your wedding day, the arrival of a new baby, a dream holiday, a big exam, or retirement, Countdown turns any date into a beautiful widget you will look forward to seeing every time you pick up your phone. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS FOR EVERY OCCASION Countdown offers more than 30 hand-crafted widget styles, from elegant wedding florals and botanical watercolours to bold minimalist type, K-pop fan themes, anime-inspired designs, and even memento mori styles for the philosophically inclined. There is a theme for every personality and every event. Widgets live on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, so your countdown is always visible without opening the app. Choose from small, medium, and large sizes to fit your layout perfectly. EVENTS WE LOVE Wedding and engagement countdowns. Baby due dates and pregnancy milestones. Birthday and anniversary reminders. Christmas and New Year anticipation. Graduation day. Retirement. Next holiday or cruise. Exam dates. Sobriety milestones. The start of a new school year. Any date that matters to you. COUNT UP AS WELL AS DOWN Once your event arrives, Countdown does not go dark. Switch to count-up mode and watch the days, months, and years accumulate since that special moment — perfect for tracking how long you have been married, how old your child is, or how long you have maintained a healthy streak. NO SIGN-IN REQUIRED Countdown does not ask for an account, an email address, or a subscription. Open the app, create your event, pick a theme, and your widget is live. Your data syncs automatically across all your Apple devices via iCloud. PERSONALISE EVERYTHING Add your own photos as widget backgrounds. Choose fonts, colours, and layouts. Give each countdown a name. Whether you want something romantic and ornate or clean and modern, you will find the perfect look. FREE AND PRO Countdown is free to download and use. Upgrade to Pro for a one-time payment of $9.99 to unlock all widget styles and future updates. Individual theme packs are also available for $3.99 each if you prefer to pick only what you love. There is no subscription, no hidden cost, and no data harvesting. Pay once, enjoy forever. START YOUR COUNTDOWN TODAY Your wedding is getting closer. Your baby is almost here. The holiday you have been planning for months is nearly in reach. Download Countdown and make every day feel like it counts. Terms of Use: https://markg.app/apps/countdown/terms Privacy Policy: https://markg.app/apps/countdown/privacy

Screenshots

Message Diary4 screens
anyCountdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Message Diary at 4.5 against anyCountdown's 1.0. Message Diary also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Message Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and anyCountdown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Message Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Message Diary ships an update every 3 days, anyCountdown fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Message Diary versus anyCountdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage DiaryanyCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB696 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid ParkerTu Hoang

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Message Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99
4 purchases

anyCountdown

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Message Diary free?
Message Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is anyCountdown free?
anyCountdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Message Diary or anyCountdown?
Message Diary is rated higher. Message Diary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while anyCountdown averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Message Diary or anyCountdown have ads?
Neither Message Diary nor anyCountdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Message Diary or anyCountdown?
Message Diary ships an update every 3 days, and anyCountdown fortnightly. Most recently, Message Diary was updated on September 22, 2026 and anyCountdown on September 21, 2026.

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