DayCount vs Shared Countdowns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayCount
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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.
Shared Countdowns
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Count down to the moments that matter — together. SharedCountdowns keeps your anniversaries, trips, birthdays and big days in one shared place. Add an event and everyone in your group sees it straight away, with a live countdown, reminders and a calendar that shows your whole year at a glance. MADE FOR SHARING • Create a group for your partner, family or friends and invite them with a code • Everyone can add, edit and see events in real time • Get notified when someone adds or changes something • Keep a personal space for the things that are just yours BEAUTIFUL COUNTDOWNS • 26 drawn backgrounds: birthdays, weddings, trips, seasons, Ramadan & Eid, Christmas, Diwali and more • Type a title and the icon and background pick themselves, in 10 languages • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on the day • Confetti when the day finally arrives A CALENDAR THAT FEELS RIGHT • Full-screen month view, with multi-day trips drawn as bars • Zoom out to the whole year and see where your moments fall • Repeating events: weekly, monthly or yearly • Works offline — changes sync when you're back online • Available in 10 languages FREE • Up to 15 active events (only the ones you create count) • Your personal space plus one shared group • Notifications, reminders and the Live Activity • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets PREMIUM • Unlimited events and groups • Subscribe to your countdowns in Apple, Google or Outlook Calendar • Custom colours, photo icons and calendar import Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription with a one-week free trial, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shared Countdowns at every 9 days against DayCount's every 2 months. DayCount's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. DayCount sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shared Countdowns sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DayCount ships an update every 2 months, Shared Countdowns every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayCount | Shared Countdowns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuen Wo Lai | Faisal Mubarak |
In-app purchases
DayCount
- DayCount Plus$0.99
Shared Countdowns
- Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$12.99









