Comparison

DayCount vs Shared Countdowns

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

Head to head
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.

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Shared Countdowns

Features
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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/

Screenshots

DayCount4 screens
Shared Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
DayCount versus Shared Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCountShared Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuen Wo LaiFaisal Mubarak

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayCount

One-time1
  • DayCount Plus$0.99
3 purchases

Shared Countdowns

Subscriptions2
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is DayCount free?
DayCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shared Countdowns free?
Shared Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayCount or Shared Countdowns have ads?
Neither DayCount nor Shared Countdowns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayCount or Shared Countdowns?
DayCount ships an update every 2 months, and Shared Countdowns every 9 days. Most recently, DayCount was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shared Countdowns on October 31, 2026.

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