Comparison

The Turnkeeper vs Countdown Days

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

Head to head
About

The Turnkeeper

This app helps speed up board game sessions by providing customizable timers for turns or entire games. It supports a large number of players and offers flexible time management options, including adding time per turn or to specific players. Features like crash protection and unlimited undo ensure a smooth gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Turn and game timer modes
  • Supports 2-20 players
  • Customizable time budgets
  • Time added per turn
  • Crash/reboot protection
  • Unlimited undo functionality
  • Notifications for time up
Features
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Love board games, but wish turns moved a little faster? The Turnkeeper keeps games moving with flexible timers for 2 to 20 players. Use it casually to discourage endless turns, or competitively to give every player a fixed time budget. The Turnkeeper can be used as a simple turn timer or as a multiplayer game clock — like a chess clock built for the whole table. In Turn Timer mode, each player gets a set amount of time for every turn. It’s great for keeping casual games moving and encouraging players to think ahead while others are playing. In Game Timer mode, each player gets a total time budget for the entire game. You can optionally add extra time after each turn, similar to increment timing in chess. Features: • Supports 2 to 20 players • Turn Timer and Game Timer modes • Set timers from 1 minute to 10+ hours • Optional time added after every turn • Count-up or countdown timing • Clockwise, counter-clockwise, or freestyle turn order • Customize player names and colors • Mark defeated players to remove them from the turn order • Add or adjust time during a game • Adjust the per-turn time increment while playing • Loud time-up alerts • Notifications when time expires in the background • Unlimited Undo • Restore an active game after restarting the app • Rotate the game board during setup The Turnkeeper doesn’t automatically eliminate someone when their clock reaches zero. Their timer can continue into negative time, leaving the rules up to your group. Running out of time might mean losing the game, earning a penalty, or simply serving as a reminder to keep things moving. You can also give individual players extra time, making it easy to accommodate beginners or anyone who needs a little longer. Whether you’re trying to fit a game into a short amount of time, speed up a slow-moving session, or run a competitive multiplayer game with chess-style timing, The Turnkeeper helps keep everyone focused and the game moving.

About

Countdown Days

Features
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Countdown Days: Events & Widgets Every day brings you closer to something worth celebrating. Countdown Days helps you make every moment count with reminders, widgets, and beautiful customization. From birthdays and anniversaries to vacations, exams, project deadlines, and life's biggest milestones, create beautiful events, organize them with sub-events, and track every countdown in one easy-to-manage place. Keep every important moment beautifully organized and always within reach. Powerful Countdown Features - Count down to any future date or count up from past events - View days remaining or days elapsed at a glance - Add an optional end date for events with a duration - Organize related events with sub-events for easier management - Repeat events every N days, weeks, months, or years - Receive reminders on the event day, 1 day before, or 1 week before - Add beautiful Home Screen widgets in multiple styles - Customize event icons, colors, and title highlights - Protect private categories with Face ID or Touch ID - Enjoy a clean, distraction-free experience with no ads Perfect For - Birthdays - Anniversaries - Weddings - Vacations - Holidays - Exams - Project deadlines - Retirement - Baby due dates - Sporting events - Concerts - Flights - Personal goals - Every moment worth celebrating Designed for People Around the World Countdown Days supports multiple calendar systems, making it easy to track important dates wherever you live. Supported calendars include: - Gregorian - Chinese Lunar - Islamic - Indian - Buddhist - Japanese - Hebrew Smart Time Zone Support Choose how countdowns handle time zones. Keep events fixed to their original time zone, or automatically adapt them to your current location, making Countdown Days perfect for everything from international flights to local celebrations. Unlock Even More with Pro Some advanced features require Countdown Days Pro, including cloud sync, additional customization options, and more. Download Countdown Days today and start looking forward to every special moment. Icon Credits: https://countdowndays.pages.dev/icon-credits Useful Links Privacy policy: https://countdowndays.pages.dev/privacy Terms of use: https://countdowndays.pages.dev/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Turnkeeper4 screens
Countdown Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Days at every 5 weeks against The Turnkeeper's every 5 months. 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. The Turnkeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Days sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Turnkeeper ships an update every 5 months, Countdown Days every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Turnkeeper versus Countdown Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe TurnkeeperCountdown Days
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeospike Pty Ltd长宏 侯

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Turnkeeper

One-time1
  • Detailed Stats$5.00
3 purchases

Countdown Days

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)$1.291 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is The Turnkeeper free?
The Turnkeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Days free?
Countdown Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Turnkeeper or Countdown Days have ads?
Neither The Turnkeeper nor Countdown Days shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Turnkeeper or Countdown Days?
The Turnkeeper ships an update every 5 months, and Countdown Days every 5 weeks. Most recently, The Turnkeeper was updated on November 1, 2026 and Countdown Days on November 10, 2026.

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