Comparison

Lumiday · Countdown vs ArkNote

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

Head to head
About

Lumiday · Countdown

This app helps you anticipate and cherish important life events. Create beautiful countdowns for birthdays, trips, and milestones, making each wait a meaningful experience. Your moments are kept private on your device with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Countdown creation for various events
  • Elegant countdown card designs
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Multiple theme options
  • Local-first data storage
  • No account or cloud storage required
  • Ad-free and tracking-free experience
Features
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Lumiday | Make Every Day Worth Looking Forward To There are days in life that are worth waiting for. A trip you've been dreaming about. An important birthday. A meaningful anniversary. A moment that marks a new chapter in your life. Lumiday helps you keep track of the days you're looking forward to. It's more than a countdown. It's a simple, beautiful way to enjoy the anticipation and make the time leading up to something special feel meaningful too. —————— COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS Create countdowns for the moments that matter to you: Birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, holidays, special plans, and any other day you're looking forward to. As the day gets closer, enjoy the anticipation. And when it finally arrives, take a moment to celebrate it. —————— A SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL WAY TO SEE TIME • Thoughtfully designed countdown cards • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A variety of themes to make Lumiday feel like your own • Smooth animations and carefully crafted visuals —————— YOUR DAYS ARE YOURS Lumiday is built with a Local First philosophy. Your important moments stay on your own device. No account required. No cloud upload required. No ads. No tracking. Your moments stay yours. —————— MADE FOR LOOKING FORWARD Time doesn't just pass. With every day, it brings the moments you're waiting for a little closer. Lumiday is here to make the wait feel just as meaningful as the day itself. Make every day worth looking forward to.

About

ArkNote

Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Daily chronological timeline
  • Integrated notes and to-dos
  • Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
  • Customizable templates
  • Nested tags for organization
  • System Share Extension for quick capture
  • iCloud sync and JSON backup
Features
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd

Screenshots

Lumiday · Countdown4 screens
ArkNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ArkNote at 3 against Lumiday · Countdown's 1. ArkNote also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Lumiday · Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lumiday · Countdown against 5.0 for ArkNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumiday · Countdown ships an update weekly, ArkNote every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lumiday · Countdown versus ArkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumiday · CountdownArkNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer莉玲 岑LexyTech Ltd.

Customer experience

Lumiday · Countdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ArkNote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lumiday · Countdown

One-time1
  • Lumiday Pro$0.99
3 purchases

ArkNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO$14.99

Questions

Is Lumiday · Countdown free?
Lumiday · Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArkNote free?
ArkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lumiday · Countdown or ArkNote?
Lumiday · Countdown and ArkNote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Lumiday · Countdown or ArkNote have ads?
Neither Lumiday · Countdown nor ArkNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumiday · Countdown or ArkNote?
Lumiday · Countdown ships an update weekly, and ArkNote every 3 days. Most recently, Lumiday · Countdown was updated on October 31, 2026 and ArkNote on October 31, 2026.

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