Event Days Timer vs 序日
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Event Days Timer
Track time elapsed and remaining for important dates like anniversaries, exams, and deadlines. Organize events into past, future, or recurring lists with customizable display units and system alarms. Sync data across devices and personalize the look with various themes and widgets.
- Elapsed, Countdown, and Recurring event lists
- Customizable display units (year, month, day, hour, minute, second)
- System-level alarms with default ringtone
- Home screen widgets and lock-screen layouts
- Optional iCloud sync for data
- Gregorian and lunar calendar support
- Archiving of past events
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Event Days Timer keeps every important date in one place: birthdays, anniversaries, credit card bills, holidays, exams, concerts. Add it once and the app counts how long to go, or how long it's been, and reminds you right on time. HOME AT A GLANCE • Featured: pin up to 3 moments to the top of Home, ticking down to the second • Coming Up: everything due in the next 7 days, sorted by time JUST TYPE, AUTO-SORTED • Type "Mom's Birthday", "Rent" or "Christmas" and the group and repeat rule are set for you • Holiday dates fill in automatically, including lunar holidays like Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn • Anything not recognized goes to Life, and you can change it anytime BIRTHDAYS • Ages calculated automatically, including traditional Chinese nominal age • Gregorian and lunar birthdays repeat every year ANNIVERSARIES • Dating, wedding, baby's birthday, new home: years, months and days counted for you • Count up to see how long it's been, or count down to the next one BILLS, NEVER LATE • Credit cards, mortgage, car loan: monthly countdowns that repeat on their own • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or every few days or weeks REMINDERS THAT REACH YOU • Notifications days or minutes ahead • Real system-level alarms on iOS 26 that ring even on the Lock Screen • Tap a notification to open that moment 7 GROUPS, ORGANIZED • Life, Work, Anniversaries, Payment Days, Holidays, Birthdays, Appointments • Search and Archive; one-time moments archive themselves when they're done 8 THEMES, 7 IN SOFT MUTED TONES • Fresh Cards, Lotus Pink, Dusty Rose, Caramel Latte, Evening Breeze, Celadon, Misty Blue, Starry Night • Set an icon and color for each moment • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets have their own themes too YOUR UNITS, YOUR WAY • Turn years, months, days, hours and minutes on or off, e.g. show just "366d" • Tap the title for precise mode with milliseconds SYNC & PRIVACY • Optional iCloud sync to restore on a new phone • No account needed; your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud Event Days Timer: never forget the days that matter.
序日
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Xuri is a journaling app that keeps what you want to stick with, the dates that matter, and how each day felt in one place, so you can look back later. Records stay on your device by default, with no account to create. When you want to use more than one device, you can turn on private iCloud sync yourself. [Plans: one card, one thing] To keep up a habit, make a card for it. There are three ways to record: Cumulative counts the total; Streak allows one per day, resets the streak if you miss, and keeps your best; Counted sets a remaining number, subtracts one per check-in, and can be undone. Cards get a built-in icon and pattern based on the name and category. You can adjust color and position, and each card can have its own category and size. [Anniversaries and countdowns] Anniversaries and countdowns live on their own page and never mix into your daily check-ins. Open it to see how long it has been or how many days are left, and the date is marked on the calendar when it arrives. [Journal: one line, or just a photo] The journal body is flexible. Write a single line to save, or add only a photo with no text. Photos and mood are both optional, and you can write more than one entry on the same day. The entry also lists anything you have not done yet that day, so you can tap to catch up. [Review and calendar] Review shows the last 7 calendar days and only lists days with content. Expand it to the last 14 days, or collapse it into a one-card-per-type overview. Earlier days are reachable from the calendar or history. The calendar shows one month per screen and marks check-ins, journal entries, and anniversaries. [Weekly and monthly reports] The weekly report charts check-ins and journal entries per day. Use the wheel to change the period. Pro also unlocks earlier weekly and monthly reports. [Home screen widgets] Card, check-in, and statistics widgets each come in small, medium, and large; the camera widget comes in small and medium. Put a card on your Home Screen to see progress at a glance and record with one tap. [Themes] "Me → Theme" offers five colors: Xuri Purple, Sky Blue, Moss Green, Warm Apricot, and Twilight Rose. Preview before you apply, keep it after restart, and return to the default purple anytime. [Backup and iCloud] You can export a backup to keep yourself and import it after switching phones or reinstalling; both export and import are Pro. To use multiple devices, turn on iCloud sync directly in "Me → Data & Backup", no subpage needed. It is off by default, and turning it on asks you to confirm a merge first. Sync covers categories, cards, check-ins, journals, and journal photos. Standalone photo moments are not part of iCloud sync, and journal photos should be saved to your photo library separately. [Free and Pro] Free: six preset categories (Sport, Habits, Study, Life, Health, Work) with 1 regular card each, plus 3 anniversaries and countdowns combined. Pro unlocks with a one-time purchase: unlimited cards and categories, with free creation of new categories; four kinds of Home Screen widgets; earlier weekly and monthly reports; backup export and import; and private iCloud sync that you turn on yourself. No subscription and no second cloud charge. The actual price appears on the App Store purchase confirmation screen. [First launch] When you first open Xuri there is a short guide: make your first card, check in for the first time, write your first journal entry, and save your first photo moment, all using your own real records. Every step can be skipped, and you can skip the whole thing at any time. Leave and come back to continue where you left off, and replay it later. [Privacy] No Xuri account is required. Purchases are handled by the App Store, and Xuri does not read your payment information. iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud, is off by default, and is turned on or off by you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 序日 at Free against Event Days Timer's $0.99. 序日 also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Event Days Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
序日 is free to download; Event Days Timer costs $0.99 up front. 序日 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Event Days Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Event Days Timer ships an update every 9 days, 序日 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Event Days Timer | 序日 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wujie Yibang (fuzhou) Software Technology Co., Ltd | 琦 张 |
In-app purchases
Event Days Timer
No in-app purchases
序日
- 序日 Pro · One-time Purchase$1.99






