Comparison

Days Until vs DayCount

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

Head to head
About

Days Until

This app helps you intentionally track important dates and deadlines in a clean, vertical list. It's designed for everyday life and professional use, keeping your crucial dates organized and visible without clutter.

Highlights
  • Clean vertical list of all upcoming dates
  • Date-only or timed deadlines
  • Color-code related countdowns
  • Add notes for context
  • Manual list reordering
  • Mark complete, restore, or duplicate
  • No account required
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Days Until: Countdown If you're anything like me, you may have tried to keep everything in your brain, at once. I created Days Until: Countdown because I wanted a tool where I can practice intentionality (e.g., pausing and inputting the dates that were important). View this app as a relationship with intentionality, to pause, breathe, and track the things important to you. It's helpful to see your countdowns in one clean vertical list. Built for everyday life and professional work: lawyers tracking filing dates, legal assistants watching response deadlines, office managers keeping team dates visible, students watching exams, and anyone who wants important dates out of their head and in one clear place. Use Days Until for: Legal and filing deadlines Bills, rent, and renewal dates School assignments and exams Office deadlines and follow-ups Trips and travel dates Birthdays and anniversaries Job applications Project milestones Appointments Anything coming up Why people choose Days Until: All upcoming dates in one clean vertical list Date-only or timed deadlines Color-code related countdowns Add notes for context Reorder your list manually Mark complete, restore, or duplicate in a tap Delete safely with confirmation No account required Your countdowns stay on your device Simple on purpose. No calendar clutter. No task-manager sprawl. No dashboard noise. One paid download. No subscription. Just the dates that matter, with the time remaining easy to see. Terms: https://myworkingmemory.ai/countdowns-terms.html Privacy: https://myworkingmemory.ai/countdowns-privacy.html

About

DayCount

Features
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Number our days — DayCount turns the dates you care about into beautiful countdowns — on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and everywhere you look. Count down to the big day, or count up from the day it happened. Birthday, anniversary, trip, deadline, or payday — DayCount keeps every important date one glance away. WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • Choose which event each widget shows • Looks great in Light, Dark, and Tinted modes MAKE IT YOURS • 10 categories: birthdays, anniversaries, events, trips, bills, tasks and more • Gorgeous themes and custom colors • Use your own photo as a card background — pinch and drag to frame it perfectly NEVER MISS A DATE • Alerts on the day, plus “days before” reminders • Flexible repeats — every few days, weeks, months, or years (even “the 2nd Tuesday”) • Add events to your Apple Calendar automatically EVERYTHING IN SYNC • iCloud sync and backup across all your devices • Add notes to any item • Share a beautiful image of any countdown FREE TO USE Track up to 10 items for free. Unlock DayCount Plus once for unlimited items — a single one‑time purchase, no subscription. Available in 10 languages: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, Français, Português, Deutsch, Italiano. Start counting down to what matters.

Screenshots

Days Until4 screens
DayCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DayCount at Free against Days Until's $1.29. Days Until's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On 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

DayCount is free to download; Days Until costs $1.29 up front. Days Until sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DayCount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Until ships an update weekly, DayCount every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Days Until versus DayCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays UntilDayCount
Price$1.29Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyworkingmemory LLCYuen Wo Lai

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Days Until

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$18.001 Year
1 purchases

DayCount

One-time1
  • DayCount Plus$0.99

Questions

Is Days Until free?
Days Until costs $1.29, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DayCount free?
DayCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Days Until or DayCount have ads?
Neither Days Until nor DayCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Days Until or DayCount?
Days Until ships an update weekly, and DayCount every 2 months. Most recently, Days Until was updated on November 5, 2026 and DayCount on October 25, 2026.

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