Comparison

Countdown Days Since & Until vs Days Since

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 increments, from seconds to years. Customize with photos and icons, import from your calendar, and receive custom alerts. Share your progress with others.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event tracking
  • Customizable photos and icons
  • Calendar event import
  • Customizable alerts
  • Cross-device syncing
  • 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

Days Since

A minimalist and aesthetic flip counter designed to help you track streaks and achievements. Customize digit count and animation speed, with haptic feedback on each flip. This open-source project welcomes contributions.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic and aesthetic design
  • Track streaks and achievements
  • Manual or button flip
  • Haptic feedback on flip
  • Customizable digit count
  • Customizable animation speed
  • Open source project
Features
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This is a minimalistic, aesthetic flip counter.  Ideal for keeping track of your streaks or other achievements! You can flip the counter manually or with the push of a button. Flipping causes your device to give haptic feedback. You can customise: - the number of digits - the speed of the animations This entire project is also open source! Feel free to check it out or open an issue if you have something to add.... Happy counting :)

Screenshots

Countdown Days Since & Until4 screens
Days Since2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown Days Since & Until at 4.8 against Days Since's 3.0. Countdown Days Since & Until also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 2). Days Since's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Days Since asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Days Since & Until holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Days Since & Until has 2.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Countdown Days Since & Until's written reviews are positive against 75% of Days Since's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Days Since & Until ships an update fortnightly, Days Since every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown Days Since & Until versus Days Since: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Days Since & UntilDays Since
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph SferrazzaHenrik Storch

Customer experience

Countdown Days Since & Until

All ratings2,545 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews509 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.4%

Days Since

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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
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  • 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
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  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Days Since

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
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  • Color and Effect Pack$2.99
  • Unlock All$4.99
None

Days Since

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Days Since & Until free?
Countdown Days Since & Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Since free?
Days Since is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Days Since & Until or Days Since?
Countdown Days Since & Until is rated higher. Countdown Days Since & Until averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Days Since averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Countdown Days Since & Until or Days Since have ads?
Countdown Days Since & Until shows ads; Days Since does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Days Since & Until or Days Since?
Countdown Days Since & Until ships an update fortnightly, and Days Since every 6 months. Most recently, Countdown Days Since & Until was updated on November 6, 2026 and Days Since on November 3, 2026.

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