Comparison

Sinced vs Days Counter

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

Head to head
About

Sinced

Features
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Tired of day counters that lock the widget behind a subscription, make you sign up, or bury your count under ads? Sinced is the simple one: no account, no ads, and widgets are free. Count how long it's been since you quit smoking or drinking, since you got together, or since your baby was born — or how long until a trip, a birthday or a deadline. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE • Up to 5 counters, with Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets — no Premium needed • No account to create. Your counters sync through your own iCloud across iPhone and iPad • No ads • Apple Watch app and complications COUNT IT YOUR WAY • Count up from a past date, or count down to a future one • Show days, weeks, months — or a full breakdown like "2 years 3 months 5 days" • "Count the start day": choose whether day one is day 0 or day 1, so your number matches the one in your head SLIPPED UP? YOUR HISTORY STAYS Streak counters for habits like smoke-free or alcohol-free days: reset when you need to, and every past run plus your best streak is kept in history. NEVER MISS THE MOMENT • Milestone celebrations at 7, 30, 100, 365 days — or pick your own • Elapsed alerts: get notified on day 1,000, day 50 or any day you choose — at 9:00, or at the hour you set MAKE IT YOURS • Emoji, colors, drag to reorder • Premium: put your own photo behind any counter and its widget, plus unlimited counters — a one-time purchase, not a subscription Available in English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese and Hindi.

About

Days Counter

Features
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Days Counter turns the dates that matter into beautiful cards you'll actually want to look at. Count down to the day you can't wait for — a trip, a wedding, a birthday, an exam, retirement, a due date — or count up from a moment you never want to forget, like a sober streak or an anniversary. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • No ads. Ever. Just your countdowns • Count down AND count up, with real time-of-day precision • See it your way — days, weeks, months, years, or a full breakdown • Gorgeous themes: a curated gallery of gradients, your own photos, emoji & symbols • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets that stay one glance away • Live Activities & Dynamic Island keep your top countdown ticking on the Lock Screen (Pro) • Ask Siri how many days are left — or jump straight to a countdown with a Shortcut • Share any countdown as a beautiful image, or as a link that opens right in the app • Reminders on the day, plus milestone alerts (100 days, 1 year, 1,000 days…) • Recurring birthdays & anniversaries roll forward automatically every year • A little confetti when the big day arrives — then it flips to counting up • Dark mode, iPhone & iPad, and iCloud sync across your devices FREE & PRO Days Counter is free — and completely ad-free — with up to 2 active countdowns. Days Counter Pro unlocks unlimited events, per-event photo backgrounds, every widget, Live Activities & Dynamic Island, iCloud sync, and milestone reminders. Start counting the days that count. Days Counter Pro is a Monthly or Annual auto-renewing subscription (the Annual plan includes a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mwsupplylimited.github.io/dayscounter/privacy.html

Screenshots

Sinced4 screens
Days Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Days Counter at weekly against Sinced's every 3 weeks. 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. Sinced sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Days Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sinced ships an update every 3 weeks, Days Counter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Sinced versus Days Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSincedDays Counter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSami KuribaraMatthew Wong

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sinced

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
2 purchases

Days Counter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Sinced free?
Sinced is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Counter free?
Days Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sinced or Days Counter have ads?
Neither Sinced nor Days Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sinced or Days Counter?
Sinced ships an update every 3 weeks, and Days Counter weekly. Most recently, Sinced was updated on October 10, 2026 and Days Counter on October 3, 2026.

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