Comparison

Dinoray vs Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Dinoray

Features
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How long has it been? How long is left? Dinoray keeps both in view — the day you stopped, the anniversary coming up, and everything in between. COUNTING • Counts in both directions: "412 days ago" for the past, "34 days to go" for what is ahead • Anniversaries start over each year instead of climbing forever • A precise breakdown into years, months, weeks and days • Calculate the distance between two freely chosen events — with the total number of days • Optional time of day: hours, minutes and seconds tick along live – the count turns over a full 24 hours later, not at midnight • Always accurate across midnight, time zones and leap years • As many events as you like, with no limit SAVINGS • Add a daily amount — every day without becomes a visible sum • Made for everything you are giving up ORDER • Nine categories, each with its own colour and symbol • Sort by date or duration — or place every event freely with drag and drop • Filter by category, pin what matters • Title, date, category and photos can be changed at any time REMINDERS AND SHARING • Milestones you choose: 7 days, a month, a year — each one switchable • Your own milestones – as a number or as a date in the future • A daily reminder at the time of day you pick • Reminders before an event – on the day, one day or one week ahead, every year for birthdays • Widgets for the home and lock screen • Turn any milestone into an image you can send • Share images with the logo, the date and the full breakdown — including the distance between two events • Recommend Dinoray to friends with a single tap PERSONAL • Editable photos for every event — crop, position and zoom • Profile photo and your own picture behind the event list • Light, dark or system • Sixteen colour themes • Choose your app icon: the original or one of fifteen colour variants • 14 languages, right-to-left layout included YOUR DATA • Stored locally and, when iCloud is enabled, in your personal iCloud — no developer-operated servers • No ads, no tracking • Syncs through iCloud between your devices • Backup as a file – export all events with their photos, import them again and take them to a new device • Everything can be deleted at any time PRICE 7 days free, with no payment details. After that a single purchase — never a subscription. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac.

About

Countdown Widget

Easily track important dates with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Count down to events or count up from a starting point, with options for seconds, days, or even working days. All features are available for free, with an optional one-time purchase for advanced syncing and customization.

Highlights
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Countdown and count-up timers
  • Live countdowns to the second
  • Customizable counter styles and colors
  • Import from Calendar and Reminders
  • Offline functionality
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
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Count down to what matters, right where you look: your Home Screen and Lock Screen. NanoCount is a complete countdown app with no account and no subscription. A holiday, a birthday, a wedding, a deadline, a due date or a passport that expires: put a countdown on it and see how many days are left at a glance. Or count up since a date to keep a streak going: smoke-free, together, working out. In the final hours it counts down live, to the second. THE FREE MULTI-EVENT WIDGET All your countdowns side by side in one widget on your Home Screen. Most apps hide this behind a subscription. In NanoCount it is free, along with single-event widgets and widgets on your Lock Screen. DAYS SINCE, NOT JUST DAYS UNTIL Count up from a date and watch the number grow: smoke-free, sober, together, back at the gym, since the operation. Day 1 starts on the day you pick. Give a streak its own widget on your Home Screen, or line all of them up side by side. FREE, AND ACTUALLY COMPLETE • Unlimited countdowns and count-up streaks • Multi-event AND single-event widgets, on the Home and Lock Screen • Live on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on the final day • Your soonest countdowns on your Apple Watch • A reminder on the day, plus milestone alerts (halfway, one week to go) • Counter styles: a ring, dots, a bar, a real draining hourglass, or a big number • Every color, a color picker, and a searchable library of hundreds of icons • Count in days, sleeps, weekends, or working days • Import in one tap from your Calendar or Reminders (Google, Outlook and iCloud come along), plus birthdays from your contacts • Share a countdown as a card, or live: anyone with the link follows along, even in their own widget • Look Back: everything that's passed, month by month, plus your year in review to share around New Year • Confetti and a celebration card on the big day and at milestones like Day 100 • Start a streak over without losing your longest one • Controls for Control Center, the Lock Screen and the Action button • Search, pin favorites, recurrence (weekly, monthly, yearly), and notes • Full backup: export and import all your countdowns NANOCOUNT PRO (one-time purchase, never a subscription) • iCloud sync: all your countdowns automatically in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Your own photo behind an event and in the widget, slowly sharpening or revealing like an advent calendar • Premium counter styles: retro flip, analog dial, particles, tear-off calendar, moon and wave • Shareable video: turn a countdown into a short video for your stories and socials • Gift mode: hide a surprise behind a code name • Advance reminders: 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month before • Alternate app icons • Subtract public holidays from working-day counts • Siri and Shortcuts: ask how many days, or add a countdown by voice • Watch complication of your choice: pick which countdown or count-up sits on your watch face PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no data collection. Everything stays on your device and works offline. Nothing goes through iCloud unless you turn on iCloud sync or live sharing yourself. Free to use. Pro is a one-time purchase. Forever, never a subscription.

Screenshots

Dinoray4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dinoray at every 2 days against Countdown Widget's every 9 days. 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. Dinoray sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinoray ships an update every 2 days, Countdown Widget every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dinoray versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinorayCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander PabuschDigital Sandbox B.V.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dinoray

One-time1
  • Full Version$8.99
1 purchases

Countdown Widget

One-time1
  • NanoCount Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Dinoray free?
Dinoray is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dinoray or Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither Dinoray nor Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dinoray or Countdown Widget?
Dinoray ships an update every 2 days, and Countdown Widget every 9 days. Most recently, Dinoray was updated on October 25, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 25, 2026.

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