Comparison

Countdowns vs Day Counter & Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Countdowns

Track upcoming events or past milestones with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Visualize your time with beautiful widgets and sync across all your Apple devices. Organize events with lists and receive custom notifications.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown and count-up timers
  • Gorgeous, colorful widgets
  • Unlimited number of timers
  • Repeating timers
  • Calendar event import
  • iCloud sync
  • Custom notifications
Features
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Countdowns helps you count down to something you're looking forward to, whether that's a wedding, birthday, or new iPhone! Need to count up from it instead? No problem! Designed to be more than a timer app, Countdowns is great for keeping tabs on how long it is until something, or how long it is since it happened. Count up from the last time you had a cigarette and down to your next cookie — if it happened in the past or is happening in the future, Countdowns keeps track of the time so you don't need to. Countdowns can keep your timers running no matter where you are. Available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, Countdowns can sync your timers between your devices so you're always up to speed. As a free download, Countdowns offers the following features: - Gorgeous, colorful widgets on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - An unlimited number of countdowns. - Repeating timers which are perfect for birthdays and similar events. - Siri & Shortcuts integrations. - Support for importing events from calendars, reminders, and contacts. - Multiple unit options (days, weeks, etc.) and icons to make your countdown your very own. - Dark mode. - And more! An optional monthly, annual, or one-time in-app purchase unlocks additional features, including: - iCloud support to keep all of your timers in sync across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. - A compact display mode so you can see more timers at once. - Lists so you can more easily organize your timers — put all of your birthday timers in a list, for example. - Directional indicators so you always know whether a timer is counting up or down. - Custom notifications and sounds so you'll never miss a timer again. - Archive function that saves old timers. Countdowns subscriptions can be canceled at any time, but will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next payment is due. For more information, see our privacy policy & terms of use: https://www.countdowns-app.com/policies

About

Day Counter & Countdown

Track important upcoming events with countdowns and count-ups. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. Personalize your experience with custom backgrounds and themes, and sync across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Count up from past events
  • Customizable backgrounds and themes
  • Event alerts and reminders
  • Notes and sorting
  • Multiple time units
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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DayCounted is the number one app that helps in reminding you with your most important Events. Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, a wedding, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts and more. Count up from anniversaries, the day you were born and other special events in the past. Features: - Choose background from your photo library - Select between our hand picked themes as the background - Set Up alerts for each individual Event or Streak - Add notes - Sort your Events - Sort your Streaks - Choose between Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years as the time unit - Adjust the visibility of the background - Share with your friends - Widget support - True synchronization between all your devices Countdown all of the important things that matter, and enjoy every special moment.

Screenshots

Countdowns4 screens
Day Counter & Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Day Counter & Countdown at none against Countdowns's shown. Day Counter & Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Countdowns's advantage is ratings volume (9.4K vs 70) and review sentiment (78% vs 70%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Countdowns sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Day Counter & Countdown 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdowns against 4.7 for Day Counter & Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdowns has 9.4K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Countdowns's written reviews are positive against 70% of Day Counter & Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, Day Counter & Countdown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdowns versus Day Counter & Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownsDay Counter & Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.4K ratings) — better4.7 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.4K — better70
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCPaliverse Apps, LLC

Customer experience

Countdowns

All ratings9,382 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews803 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.7%

Day Counter & Countdown

All ratings70 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdowns

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdowns not displaying correctly
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow reordering of countdowns
  • Improve recurring event handling
  • Add more customization options
  • Provide full-screen countdown view
  • Implement more notification options

Day Counter & Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Countdowns

Subscriptions2
  • Countdowns Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Countdowns Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
1 purchases

Day Counter & Countdown

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Counter & Countdown free?
Day Counter & Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdowns or Day Counter & Countdown?
Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Day Counter & Countdown averages 4.7 from 70 ratings.
Do Countdowns or Day Counter & Countdown have ads?
Countdowns shows ads; Day Counter & Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns or Day Counter & Countdown?
Countdowns ships an update every 4 weeks, and Day Counter & Countdown every 5 days. Most recently, Countdowns was updated on October 1, 2026 and Day Counter & Countdown on June 4, 2026.

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