Comparison

DayGlow vs Day Counter

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

Head to head
About

DayGlow

Features
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Count down to anything. DayGlow puts beautiful, glanceable widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen so your next birthday, trip, or deadline is always visible — no app-opening required. Zero data collected. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Vision. Set it once. See it every day. WHY DAYGLOW No subscription. Ever. DayGlow Pro is a one-time purchase. No recurring charges, no surprise renewals, no paywalled reminders. Pay once and own it. Zero data collected. DayGlow does not collect, store, or share your personal data. What you track stays on your device. Completely private. Works across all your Apple devices. iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision. One app, everywhere. 16 languages supported. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and more. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • Birthdays and anniversaries — never forget the people you care about • Trips and vacations — days until you're somewhere you love • Weddings and engagements — count down to the biggest day • Graduation and exams — stay focused on the finish line • Holidays — Christmas, New Year, Diwali, Eid, and every celebration • Deadlines — projects, launches, and important due dates • Personal milestones — sobriety, fitness goals, big life moments • Anything — if it matters to you, count down to it DAYGLOW PRO — WIDGET STUDIO Upgrade to DayGlow Pro to unlock the full Widget Studio: • Premium widget styles — minimal, bold, colorful, and dark designs • Advanced time formats — display weeks, months, or years remaining • Multi-event stack widgets — show multiple countdowns in one widget slot • Full Home Screen and Lock Screen customization • Colors, notes, and event personalization The free version lets you create unlimited countdowns and reminders. Pro unlocks how they look on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create an event — choose a category, pick a date, add a color and note 2. Add the widget — long-press your Home Screen, tap + and find DayGlow 3. See it every day — your countdown is always there, at a glance FEATURES • Beautiful countdown cards in the app • Home Screen widgets — small, medium, and large sizes • Lock Screen widget support • Birthday, anniversary, holiday, trip, wedding, and custom event types • Repeating yearly countdowns — auto-advance each year • Event reminders and notifications • Notes for plans, gifts, addresses, and ideas • Light and dark appearance • Pin important dates to the top • Multiple language support Terms of Use: https://belymoninfotech.com/app/dayglow/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://belymoninfotech.com/app/dayglow/privacypolicy.html

About

Day Counter

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Day Counter 惻 Countdown Days Keep track of life's most important moments with beautiful countdowns and memories. Whether you're counting down to your next vacation, tracking your relationship, remembering your wedding anniversary, or following your personal goals, Day Counter helps you stay connected to every important date. Designed with a modern glassmorphism interface, colorful cards, smooth animations and an elegant dark theme. FEATURES • Unlimited counters • Countdown to future events • Count days since important memories • Favorite counters • Beautiful colorful cards • Progress bars • Calendar view • Statistics dashboard • Categories • Emoji icons • Offline mode • Fast and lightweight • No account required • Privacy friendly Perfect for: • Anniversaries • Birthdays • Weddings • Vacations • Graduation • Pregnancy • Baby milestones • Fitness goals • Diet tracking • Work projects • Exams • Retirement • Holidays • Christmas • New Year • Personal achievements Everything stays on your device. Simple. Private. Beautiful.

Screenshots

DayGlow4 screens
Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Day Counter at none against DayGlow's 1. Day Counter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. DayGlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Day Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
DayGlow versus Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayGlowDay Counter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkishan italiyaMaria Guadalupe Escamilla Hernandez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayGlow

One-time1
  • DayGlow Widget$5.99
None

Day Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayGlow free?
DayGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Counter free?
Day Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayGlow or Day Counter have ads?
Both DayGlow and Day Counter show ads.

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