Comparison

Daymark vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Daymark

Features
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Daymark turns the things you're looking forward to into beautiful countdowns you can see at a glance — on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in the app. Create a countdown for anything: a trip, a birthday, a launch, a wedding, a due date, or the last day of school. Pick a color theme and an emoji, choose how it counts, and Daymark keeps track for you. WIDGETS THAT ACTUALLY LIVE ON YOUR SCREEN • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • Pin one countdown, or let a widget rotate through all of them • Detailed events show a live, ticking countdown right on the widget DAYS — OR DOWN TO THE SECOND • "Days" mode for a clean "12 days to go" • "Detailed" mode adds a time of day and a live days · hours · minutes · seconds countdown • Count UP mode too — track anniversaries, sobriety, or "days since" any date NEVER MISS THE MOMENT • Reminders before each event: 1 week, 1 day, 1 hour, and when it happens • A little celebration when a countdown hits zero MAKE IT YOURS (PRO) • 18 gorgeous color themes • Set a photo as the backdrop — on the card and the widget — and choose exactly what shows • Unlimited countdowns QUICK ADD • Add holidays in one tap • Pull birthdays straight from your Contacts SHARE THE COUNTDOWN • Send a countdown by text or email — friends can add it in a tap • Photo backdrops travel with the share • Export a gorgeous image for Stories SYNC & PRIVATE • iCloud sync keeps your countdowns on all your devices • No account, no ads, no tracking FREE & PRO Daymark is free with up to 3 countdowns and 2 themes. Daymark Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription — that unlocks unlimited countdowns, all 18 themes, and photo backdrops. Start counting down to what matters.

About

Countdown

Track future events, monitor habits, and tally repeated actions with this versatile app. Personalize your counters with custom backgrounds and colors, and access them instantly via home screen widgets. Stay organized with categories and receive timely notifications to keep you on track.

Highlights
  • Countdown to future dates
  • Count up days since an event
  • Tally repeated actions
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable notifications
  • Categorization for organization
Features
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Countdown: Events & Counter - one app for everything you're counting toward, or counting up. Whether you're counting down to a wedding, tracking how many smoke-free days you've had, or tallying cups of water, Counter & Countdown brings it all into one simple, beautifully designed app. Three ways to count Countdown - Count down to any future date: weddings, trips, birthdays, deadlines, or exam day. Never lose track of what's coming up. Count-Up - Track the days since a moment that matters: a quit date, a move, an anniversary, the day you started something new. Counter - Tally anything you do repeatedly: glasses of water, gym sessions, pages read, meditation streaks. Simple taps, always in view. Make it yours Every moment can be personalized with a photo background or a custom color, so your countdowns actually look like your life - not a generic list. Right on your home screen Pin any countdown, streak, or tally to a widget so it's always one glance away. No need to open the app just to check how many days are left. Stay on top of what matters Set custom notifications so you're reminded exactly when you want to be - a day before, a week before, or the moment it happens. Organize your way Group everything into categories - Personal, Trips, Birthdays, Health, Work, or your own - so your list stays clear even as it grows. Simple by design No account required. No clutter. No ads getting in the way of what you're actually trying to track. Whatever you're waiting for, working toward, or keeping tabs on - Countdown & Counter keeps it all in one place, right where you'll actually see it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Daymark3 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown at none against Daymark's 1. Daymark's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Daymark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daymark ships an update daily, Countdown weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daymark versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaymarkCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam hollettBatuhan Mert Guldu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daymark

One-time1
  • Daymark Pro$3.99
None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daymark free?
Daymark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daymark or Countdown have ads?
Neither Daymark nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daymark or Countdown?
Daymark ships an update daily, and Countdown weekly. Most recently, Daymark was updated on October 10, 2026 and Countdown on October 13, 2026.

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