Comparison

CatDays vs Closer

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

Head to head
About

CatDays

Track important dates with a customizable cat companion. Choose from various feline friends to count down to future events or count up days since past milestones. Receive gentle reminders and view your progress with home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up modes
  • Selectable cat companions
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Ad-free experience
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CatDays is a minimalist countdown and day counter app. Choose a cat for every day that matters. It’ll wait with you for what’s ahead and remember how far you’ve come. Whether you’re looking forward to something in the future or marking a journey already underway, leave the counting to a cat. Every time you open CatDays, it’ll be right there, counting with you. ・Two ways to count: down and up Count down the days until something ahead, or count up the days since something began. Birthdays, trips, anniversaries, exams, or every day since you gave something up—CatDays can keep track of them all. ・The days you’ve lived are worth keeping Every season of anticipation and perseverance deserves to be remembered. One-time countdowns automatically move to Memories after they end. When a chapter comes to a close, you can stop a count-up on the exact day it ended. If you want to keep going, you can bring it back and continue counting anytime. ・A cat of your own Every date can have its own cat. Give it a tap and it’ll strike a new pose and talk to you—every cat has a personality of its own, so each moment together feels a little different. ・Your cat will remind you when it matters When an important day is near or arrives, your cat will send a gentle reminder. It’ll also check in when a count-up reaches a milestone worth marking. Turn reminders on or off and choose your preferred reminder time in Settings—quiet and never intrusive. ・Home Screen widgets put your cat where you’ll always see it Choose from Small and Medium countdown widgets and select the dates you want to display. A Medium widget can also show up to three countdowns at once. Your cat will change poses from time to time, so every glance feels a little different. Tap a widget to jump straight to the details in CatDays—a companion you can see every day. Lock Screen widgets are available too, so you can check the day count without unlocking your iPhone. ・Cat calendar widgets for every day Choose from a variety of cat calendar widgets featuring month, today, and week layouts. Pick your favorite cat and let it keep you company on your Home Screen every day. ・Automatic iCloud sync Your countdown data can sync automatically through iCloud across devices signed in to the same Apple Account, so it stays with you when you switch phones. Your content is stored on your device and in your personal iCloud and is never sent to our servers. ・Clean, calming, and free from distractions No ads, no subscriptions, and no complicated setup. Open CatDays and all you’ll see are your cats and the days that matter to you. 【Meet the Cats】 Included for free: Coco. More cats can be unlocked from the Cat Shop in Settings. Each cat is a one-time purchase and yours to use forever—no subscription required. Want to bring several home at once? Choose a pack for a better value. 【About Purchases】 CatDays is free to download, with all core features included. Additional cat characters are available as one-time purchases with no subscription fees. You can restore previously purchased content anytime from “Restore Purchases” in Settings. Let a cat keep track of the days that matter. Privacy Policy: https://catdays.app/en/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Closer

This app helps couples deepen their connection by answering questions together, sharing notes, photos, and doodles. It offers interactive games and widgets to keep partners engaged throughout the day, fostering intimacy and shared experiences.

Highlights
  • Answer questions together
  • Share notes and photos
  • Collaborative doodling
  • Interactive games
  • Home screen widgets
  • Memory keeping
  • Countdown timers
Features
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Closer is for two people who want to keep getting closer. Answer questions together, each on your own phone, and see both answers side by side once you have both finished. Then stay close through the rest of the day: a note, a photo, a doodle you both draw on, and widgets that keep your partner on your home screen. Decks of questions Pick a deck, from light everyday ones to the questions you have never got round to asking. You each answer on your own phone, and nothing reaches your partner until you have both finished. Then it all opens at once: your answer beside theirs, and room to say something under each one. Some questions ask you to guess what they said, some ask you to draw. Or do a deck live, one card at a time, together. The little things Leave a note at the top of their Home, or a few photos from your day. Both last 24 hours. Set your mood so they know how you are doing. Draw on one shared doodle. Put photos up in a frame that changes on its own. Drop a slip in the jar when you notice something small about them, and shake your phone to read one of theirs. Play together Draw & guess: one of you draws a word, the other works it out. Then you swap. Keep what matters Memories hold photos, a few words, the place on a map and comments from both of you. Coming up counts down to the days you are waiting for. Your streak counts the days you both show up. On your home screen Widgets for your doodle, your frame, their mood and note, your streak, your days together, today's deck and what is coming up. They change when your partner does something. Privacy: https://trycloserapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CatDays4 screens
Closer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Closer at 4.8 against CatDays's 4.0. Closer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. CatDays sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Closer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Closer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of CatDays's written reviews are positive against 100% of Closer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatDays ships an update every 3 weeks, Closer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CatDays versus Closer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatDaysCloser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB106 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLychee Intelligence Co., Ltd.IndieNeuron LLC

Customer experience

CatDays

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Closer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

CatDays

One-time8
  • Leo$2.99
  • Luna$2.99
  • Tofu$2.99
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  • Ash$2.99
  • Milo$2.99
  • Pumpkin$2.99
  • Leo & Luna Pack$3.99
  • Original Cats Pack$4.99
2 purchases

Closer

Subscriptions2
  • Closer Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Closer Plus Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is CatDays free?
CatDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Closer free?
Closer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CatDays or Closer?
Closer is rated higher. CatDays averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Closer averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do CatDays or Closer have ads?
Neither CatDays nor Closer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatDays or Closer?
CatDays ships an update every 3 weeks, and Closer every 2 days. Most recently, CatDays was updated on November 5, 2026 and Closer on November 6, 2026.

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