Comparison

Countdown Days Since & Until vs Countdown With Me

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Days Since & Until

Track important dates by counting down or up in various time units. Customize events with photos and icons, and receive timely reminders. Sync across devices and share your countdowns easily.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event tracking
  • Customizable event visuals
  • Calendar event import
  • Customizable alerts
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Never miss a moment that matters! Track any important date by counting down (or up) in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years – or even sleeps! Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, deadlines, and everything in between. Unlimited Events – Add as many countdowns as you want. Make It Yours – Custom photos, icons, and 8 different time formats. Easy Setup – Import events straight from your calendar. Custom Alerts – Get reminders exactly when you want them. Sync Everywhere – Automatically updates across your devices and Apple Watch. Widgets – Add beautiful widgets to your Home or Lock Screen (ad-free with in-app purchase). Share the Excitement – Post and text your countdowns with a single tap.

About

Countdown With Me

Create visually stunning countdown timers for any event with personalized backgrounds, themes, and AI-generated art. Syncs across devices, integrates with your calendar, and offers live lock screen activities.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown timers
  • Custom backgrounds and themes
  • AI-generated artwork
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Calendar event integration
  • Live lock screen activities
Features
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Imagine you have a friend who's *obsessed* with knowing exactly how many days until their next vacation, wedding, or birthday party. That's who this app is for — and honestly, that's most of us. MAKE IT YOURS • Custom backgrounds, color themes, and fonts for every countdown • AI-generated artwork and color palettes — no two countdowns have to look alike • Pick how you count: days, hours, minutes, even seconds DISCOVER • Browse a curated catalog of holidays, seasonal moments, sporting events, and upcoming movie releases • Add any of them to your list in one tap — no blank-slate guesswork NEVER MISS THE IMPORTANT STUFF • Recurring yearly countdowns for birthdays and anniversaries that roll over automatically • Import birthdays straight from Contacts • Pull events in from your calendar LIVE, RIGHT ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • Live Activities show your countdown ticking down in real time on the big day • Dynamic Island support, with a live progress view in the final hour SHARE THE MOMENT • Turn any countdown into a beautiful Story or Square card for social media • Export it as a short video, ready to post KEEP THE MEMORIES • Attach a photo scrapbook to any countdown — revisit the moment long after it's passed AND ON YOUR WRIST • A companion Apple Watch app keeps your countdowns one glance away SYNCS EVERYWHERE • iCloud keeps every countdown, photo, and theme in sync across your devices Countdown With Me is free to use, with an optional one-time upgrade to unlock Pro features like video export.

Screenshots

Countdown Days Since & Until4 screens
Countdown With Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown Days Since & Until at 2.5K against Countdown With Me's 3. Countdown With Me's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Countdown Days Since & Until sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Countdown With Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown With Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Days Since & Until has 2.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Days Since & Until ships an update fortnightly, Countdown With Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown Days Since & Until versus Countdown With Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Days Since & UntilCountdown With Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph SferrazzaDavid McKay

Customer experience

Countdown Days Since & Until

All ratings2,467 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews507 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.4%

Countdown With Me

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Days Since & Until

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Widget won't unlock
  • Countdowns not updating
  • Widget isn't working
  • The 'Day' Bar isn't scaled right
  • New update and still crashes
Show 5 more
  • Occasional glitches
  • Can't see Months and Days in widget
  • Date and Data Disappearance
  • Entries disappeared
  • All my events disappeared

Requested features

6 requests
  • One request
  • ADD More features please
  • Include start date
  • Duration function for events
  • Dark mode option
Show 1 more
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Countdown With Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Countdown Days Since & Until

One-time5
  • Let it Snow$1.99
  • Falling Object Pack$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Color and Effect Pack$2.99
  • Unlock All$4.99
1 purchases

Countdown With Me

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown Days Since & Until free?
Countdown Days Since & Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown With Me free?
Countdown With Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Days Since & Until or Countdown With Me?
Countdown With Me is rated higher. Countdown Days Since & Until averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Countdown With Me averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown Days Since & Until or Countdown With Me have ads?
Both Countdown Days Since & Until and Countdown With Me show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Days Since & Until or Countdown With Me?
Countdown Days Since & Until ships an update fortnightly, and Countdown With Me every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Days Since & Until was updated on September 23, 2026 and Countdown With Me on September 16, 2026.

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