Comparison

Days Counter vs Datto

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

Head to head
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

About

Datto

This app displays the number of days remaining until important dates directly on your Home Screen via a widget. It offers customizable colors and themes to match your device. Additional features like unlimited events and milestone reminders are available with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Home screen countdown widget
  • Customizable colors and themes
  • Unlimited events (Pro)
  • Repeating events (Pro)
  • Milestone reminders (Pro)
  • iCloud sync (Pro)
Features
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You don't have to open it to see how many days are left. Datto is a quiet countdown that puts the days until your important dates right on your Home Screen. There is no habit to keep. Put it there once, and every glance tells you how long is left. An exam, a deadline, a birthday, a trip, a move — you add the day only once. ■ What it does (free) ・Counts down the days to the dates you care about (up to three) ・Shows one of them in a Home Screen widget (small) ・12 curated colors, plus any custom color you like ・Text color adjusts automatically to stay readable ・A dark appearance — match your device, or keep it light or dark ■ Datto Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) ・As many widgets as you like — Medium, Large and the Lock Screen too ・Unlimited events ・Repeating events (yearly or monthly, rolling over on their own) ・Milestone reminders (100 days, the day before, the day itself — always silent) ・Hours and minutes as the day gets close ・Categories to keep work, family and trips apart ・iCloud sync — the same days on every device signed in to the same Apple Account ■ Made for you if ・You want to keep a goal in view ・You would rather be watched over quietly than nagged ・You like a Home Screen that looks like yours No account, no ads. What you enter stays on your device. With iCloud sync on, it lives only in your own iCloud. To improve the app, only anonymous usage (such as which screens were opened) is sent. Never your event names, and never your name, email, or advertising ID. You can turn it off in Settings. Simply, the days until yours.

Screenshots

Days Counter3 screens
Datto4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Counter ships an update weekly, Datto every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Days Counter versus Datto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays CounterDatto
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew WongMinari Taniguchi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Days Counter

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

Datto

One-time1
  • Datto Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Days Counter free?
Days Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Datto free?
Datto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Days Counter or Datto have ads?
Neither Days Counter nor Datto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Days Counter or Datto?
Days Counter ships an update weekly, and Datto every 2 days. Most recently, Days Counter was updated on September 20, 2026 and Datto on September 30, 2026.

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