Days Counter vs Simple Baby Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Days Counter
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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
Simple Baby Widget
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Glance at your Lock Screen and see how much your baby grew today. Simple Baby Widget turns your due date into a living widget. Add it to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or Apple Watch, and every time you pick up your phone you'll see this week's pregnancy progress The widget is the app; the app itself is just a quiet settings screen. TODAY'S BABY, AT A GLANCE • Pregnancy week — "23 weeks, 4 days", updated automatically every day • Baby size — this week's baby compared to a fruit you can picture • Length & weight — real week-by-week figures (based on the BabyCenter growth chart) • Countdown — days left until you finally meet your little one • Progress — where you are in the 40-week journey • Weekly development — one line on what's changing inside right now LOCK SCREEN, HOME SCREEN, APPLE WATCH • Lock Screen: circular, rectangular, inline • Home Screen: small, medium • Apple Watch: watch face complications + Smart Stack SHOW ONLY WHAT YOU WANT Pick how the week reads — "23 weeks", "23 weeks, 4 days", or "23w4d" — then switch each item on or off: nickname, fruit, size, baby illustration, countdown, progress ring, and the weekly note. A live preview shows exactly what you'll get. DON'T KNOW YOUR DUE DATE? Enter it directly, or just tell us the first day of your last period and we'll calculate it for you. GIVE YOUR BABY A NAME Add a nickname and your widgets and reminders will use it. ONE GENTLE REMINDER A DAY Get this week's update at the time you choose. Don't want it? Turn it off. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from six typefaces, from clean and modern to soft handwriting. LIGHT AND PRIVATE No account is required. Your baby nickname, due date, and heart letters stay on your device. The iPhone app includes ads, which can be removed permanently with a one-time purchase. See our privacy policy for details about advertising, analytics, and purchase processing. We hope waking your screen becomes something you look forward to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Baby Widget at none against Days Counter's 2. Days Counter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Days Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simple Baby Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Days Counter ships an update weekly, Simple Baby Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Days Counter | Simple Baby Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Wong | kyulabs |
In-app purchases
Days Counter
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Simple Baby Widget
No in-app purchases
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