DayGlow vs Big Day
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
DayGlow
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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 β 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 β’ Birthdays and anniversaries β never forget the people you care about β’ Trips and vacations β days until you're somewhere you love β’ Weddings and engagements β count down to the biggest day β’ Graduation and exams β stay focused on the finish line β’ Holidays β Christmas, New Year, Diwali, Eid, and every celebration β’ Deadlines β projects, launches, and important due dates β’ Personal milestones β sobriety, fitness goals, big life moments β’ Anything β if it matters to you, count down to it DAYGLOW PRO β WIDGET STUDIO Upgrade to DayGlow Pro to unlock the full Widget Studio: β’ Premium widget styles β minimal, bold, colorful, and dark designs β’ Advanced time formats β display weeks, months, or years remaining β’ Multi-event stack widgets β show multiple countdowns in one widget slot β’ Full Home Screen and Lock Screen customization β’ 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 β choose a category, pick a date, add a color and note 2. Add the widget β long-press your Home Screen, tap + and find DayGlow 3. See it every day β your countdown is always there, at a glance FEATURES β’ Beautiful countdown cards in the app β’ Home Screen widgets β small, medium, and large sizes β’ Lock Screen widget support β’ Birthday, anniversary, holiday, trip, wedding, and custom event types β’ Repeating yearly countdowns β auto-advance each year β’ Event reminders and notifications β’ Notes for plans, gifts, addresses, and ideas β’ Light and dark appearance β’ Pin important dates to the top β’ Multiple language support Terms of Use: https://belymoninfotech.com/app/dayglow/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://belymoninfotech.com/app/dayglow/privacypolicy.html
Big Day
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Count down to what matters. See it on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Countdown turns any date into a live countdown you can actually see β no opening an app, no digging through a calendar. Your next trip, your wedding, your exam, your due date. Always one glance away. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE No ads. Not on the free tier, not ever. No banners, no video walls, no "watch this to unlock." WIDGETS THAT DO MORE β’ Home Screen widgets in every size β small, medium, large, and inline β’ Lock Screen widgets so you see it without unlocking β’ Live Activities β watch the final hours tick down in real time on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β’ Interactive widgets β mark events done or snooze right from the Home Screen β’ Apple Watch complication showing your next event COUNT DOWN β OR COUNT UP Days until your holiday. Or days since you quit smoking, since the baby arrived, since you started. Both directions, same app. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE β’ Recurring events that reset themselves β birthdays, anniversaries, rent, monthly deadlines β’ Weekday-only counting for work deadlines (17 working days, not 24 calendar days) β’ Multiple alerts per event β a week out, a day out, an hour out β’ Categories with colors and icons β travel, family, work, health β’ Custom photo backgrounds from your library or our gallery β’ Choose exactly what shows: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds β’ Share a countdown to iMessage in one tap YOUR APPLE WATCH, INCLUDED Your countdowns sync to your Watch automatically β no iCloud account needed, no subscription, on the free tier. COUNTDOWN PRO β ONE PAYMENT, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited events, iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, unlimited custom backgrounds, and all widget styles. Pay once. Keep it forever. Free tier includes 5 events, all widget sizes, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events stay on your device and in your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. EULA: Appleβs Standard License Agreement applies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Big Day at none against DayGlow's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. DayGlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Big Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayGlow | Big Day |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kishan italiya | Damien Asseya |
In-app purchases
DayGlow
- DayGlow Widget$5.99
Big Day
- Countdown Pro$5.99








