Comparison

Event Days Timer vs Sticky Notea

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 • 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 IMPORT FROM REMINDERS & CALENDAR • Pick dates you already keep in Reminders or Calendar and import them in one tap, sorted into groups • Read-only: your original data is never changed, and access is only requested when you tap Import 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, or for a whole group at once • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets have their own themes too YOUR UNITS, YOUR WAY • Turn years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds on or off; hours by default • In the final stretch it switches to hours, minutes and seconds automatically BATTERY, SYNC & PRIVACY • Only cards you can see are refreshed; collapsed groups use no power • Optional iCloud sync to restore on a new phone • No account needed; your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud FREE & PREMIUM • The free version holds up to 10 moments, with every feature included • A one-time Premium purchase removes the limit (no subscription) Event Days Timer: never forget the days that matter.

About

Sticky Notea

Features
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Sticky Notea is a lightweight, thoughtfully designed place for the words you want to keep close. When an idea arrives, you shouldn't have to build a system before writing it down. Open the app, start typing, and your thought becomes a note you can see, revisit, and arrange with ease. Use it for a quick reminder, today's to-do list, a coffee recipe, a travel plan, a line of writing, or any small detail worth keeping. Designed for everyday notes: • Multiple ways to view Move between Standard List, Compact List, and Card View. Scan many notes at once, or browse them like paper notes laid out in front of you. • Simple organization Keep things clear with groups, search, pinned notes, favorites, and colors—without turning your notes into a complicated filing system. • Beautiful note images Turn a note into a polished, paper-inspired image for sharing ideas, lists, announcements, and quote cards, or save it directly to Photos. • Make it feel like yours Choose from paper colors, themes, layouts, and display options, with full Dark Mode support. A clean interface, gentle colors, and subtle motion make writing and organizing feel calm and natural. • Rich text, kept simple Use headings, lists, checklists, quotes, and bold text when you need more structure. Capture one line in a moment, or shape a longer thought at your own pace. • Local backup Export and restore your notes manually whenever you want to keep a copy or move them to another device. • App lock Protect personal notes with your device passcode or biometrics. Sticky Notea stays focused on writing, arranging, and seeing your notes clearly. It is simply a small piece of paper, ready whenever an idea finds you.

Screenshots

Event Days Timer4 screens
Sticky Notea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Notea at none against Event Days Timer's 1. Sticky Notea also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Event Days Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Event Days Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Notea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Event Days Timer ships an update every 5 days, Sticky Notea every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Event Days Timer versus Sticky Notea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvent Days TimerSticky Notea
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWujie Yibang (fuzhou) Software Technology Co., Ltd镓聪 杨

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Event Days Timer

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
None

Sticky Notea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Event Days Timer free?
Event Days Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notea free?
Sticky Notea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Event Days Timer or Sticky Notea have ads?
Neither Event Days Timer nor Sticky Notea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Event Days Timer or Sticky Notea?
Event Days Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Sticky Notea every 2 weeks. Most recently, Event Days Timer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sticky Notea on October 31, 2026.

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