Countout vs Days Until
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countout
This app provides a customizable, full-screen countdown timer for events and livestreams. Output the timer via VGA, HDMI, or AirPlay to a projector or large display for a professional look. Choose custom colors or background images to match branding and clearly display remaining time.
- Full-screen countdown timer
- VGA, HDMI, and AirPlay output
- Customizable colors and backgrounds
- Queue multiple timers
- Scheduled countdowns
Read full descriptionHide full description
Countout is a customisable countdown timer that outputs a full screen image over VGA, HDMI or AirPlay to a projector, large format display or television. The output is a clean image without any overlays giving your event or livestream a professional look. Pick colours to match your event’s branding, or choose an image as a background and clearly inform your audience or presenters how much time they have remaining. Queue up multiple timers, or count down to a specific time using a scheduled timer. Countout is a pixlwave creation
Days Until
Track important dates with a visually appealing countdown. Set custom events, receive smart reminders, and view upcoming milestones on your home or lock screen. Organize events by category and choose how you want to count down.
- Distraction-free countdowns
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Smart reminders
- Customizable categories with emojis
- Count down by days, weeks, months, or exact date
- Recurring event tracking
- Multiple reminder options
Read full descriptionHide full description
Sometimes you just want to know exactly how many days are left. Days Until is a clean, beautiful countdown app for every date that matters — birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, weddings, paydays, deadlines and everything in between. Add an event, pick a date, and watch the days count down. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Beautiful, distraction-free countdowns • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep your big days in view • Smart reminders so you never miss a date • Quick to add, effortless to use MAKE IT YOUR OWN • Create your own categories with your own emoji — Travel, Payday, Gym, anything you like • Count down your way: days, weeks, months, or the exact date • Sort and group events to suit you REPEAT ANYTHING • Weekly, monthly, yearly — or a custom interval like every 2 weeks or every 6 months • Perfect for rent, paydays, bin day, medication, subscriptions and recurring plans NEVER MISS A MOMENT • Set multiple reminders per event — on the day, or days, weeks or months ahead • Friendly notifications that show your event at a glance PERFECT FOR Birthdays • Anniversaries • Weddings • Holidays & vacations • Retirement • Exams & deadlines • Due dates • Paydays & bills • Trips • Concerts • and every countdown in between Free to use, with an optional one-time Pro unlock for extra countdown styles and advanced reminders — no subscription required. Start counting down to what matters. Download Days Until today.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countout at 5.0 against Days Until's 4.0. Countout also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Days Until's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Days Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countout asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Countout ships an update every 6 months, Days Until every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countout | Days Until |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Earnshaw | Martin Traille |
Customer experience
Countout
Days Until
In-app purchases
Countout
No in-app purchases
Days Until
- Days Until Pro$0.99









