Comparison

DaysToGo vs Retirement Countdown App

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

Head to head
About

DaysToGo

Create countdowns to important dates and events. Add titles and dates to track upcoming holidays, birthdays, or any special occasion. Events can be set to repeat and are automatically archived.

Highlights
  • Create custom countdowns
  • Track holidays and birthdays
  • Set repeating events
  • Automatic event archiving
  • Simple title and date input
Features
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DaysToGo lets you create countdowns to days and events you look forward to. Simply add a title and date to start the countdown. Use it for holidays, birthdays, concerts, weddings or any other big day or event you look forward to. Events can be automatically repeated each week, month or year. All events are automatically stored in an archive.

About

Retirement Countdown App

Track your time until retirement with a customizable countdown. Explore bucket list ideas, get daily inspiration, and discover travel news and deals. Offers free and premium subscription options.

Highlights
  • Retirement countdown
  • Bucket list planner
  • Retirement ideas
  • Quote of the day
  • Customizable themes
  • Travel news and deals
Features
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With this Retirement Countdown App you can see how much time you have left until retirement. Just set the date and time when you will retire and the app will calculate the time until your retirement. The Retirement Countdown will count down the months, days, hour, minutes and seconds until you are free to do whatever you want :) You can customize the look of this app by choosing different themes and background images. Where would you like to retire or go on a long vacation? Do you like the beach? Or hiking in the mountains, skiing in the snow? Or watching beautiful sunsets? What is on your bucket list for your retirement? Write down the things that you are dreaming of doing. Need inspiration? Our app will suggest fun ideas for you retirement bucket list. Our Quote of the Day will make the journey to your retirement more fun and inspire you to live a fulfilling life in the here and now. ******************************************* FEATURES - Retirement Countdown - Retirement calculators - Quote of the day - Bucket list - Ideas for your retirement - Picks of the week - Book recommendations - Games - Offers & Deals - Travel News Choose your favorite background theme, change styles and share your countdown via email or social media You can use most of this app totally free of charge. To use the premium version of this app that includes all themes, the feature to use your own picture, the quote of the day and no advertisement, we offer two auto-renewing subscriptions: $4.99 per month $17.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. A purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. We also offer a Lifetime subscription which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment of $59.99 with unlimited access to all features forever. Terms of service: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/terms.html Privacy policy: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/privacy.html

Screenshots

DaysToGo3 screens
Retirement Countdown App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DaysToGo at none against Retirement Countdown App's 15. DaysToGo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Retirement Countdown App's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 60%) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 4). On price, rating 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. Retirement Countdown App sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DaysToGo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DaysToGo against 4.8 for Retirement Countdown App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retirement Countdown App has 6.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of DaysToGo's written reviews are positive against 87% of Retirement Countdown App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaysToGo ships an update every 4 months, Retirement Countdown App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DaysToGo versus Retirement Countdown App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysToGoRetirement Countdown App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (6.3K ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews86.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnus HjelmGreen Gecko LLC

Customer experience

DaysToGo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Retirement Countdown App

All ratings6,284 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.0%

Bugs and requests

DaysToGo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Retirement Countdown App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Countdown not updating accurately
  • Inability to turn off daily notifications

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add widget for home/lock screens
  • Option to track work days instead of calendar days
  • Weekly or monthly reminders

In-app purchases

None

DaysToGo

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Retirement Countdown App

Subscriptions4
  • Remove Ads$2.991 Month
  • Premium Version$4.991 Month
  • Remove Ads$8.991 Year
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  • Premium Version$17.991 Year
One-time11
  • Theme Snow$0.99
  • Theme Mountains$0.99
  • Theme Zen$0.99
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  • Theme Mountain Lake$0.99
  • Theme Mountain Lake 2$0.99
  • Theme Beach Hammock$0.99
  • Theme Forest$0.99
  • Theme Cruise Ship$0.99
  • function to add own picture$1.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is DaysToGo free?
DaysToGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retirement Countdown App free?
Retirement Countdown App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DaysToGo or Retirement Countdown App?
DaysToGo is rated higher. DaysToGo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Retirement Countdown App averages 4.8 from 6.3K ratings.
Do DaysToGo or Retirement Countdown App have ads?
Retirement Countdown App shows ads; DaysToGo does not.
Which is updated more often, DaysToGo or Retirement Countdown App?
DaysToGo ships an update every 4 months, and Retirement Countdown App every 2 months. Most recently, DaysToGo was updated on October 3, 2026 and Retirement Countdown App on October 15, 2026.

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