Comparison

Days 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

Days

Track upcoming special moments with customizable countdowns. Visualize your events with beautiful imagery and access them directly from your home or lock screen. Never forget important dates like birthdays or anniversaries again.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Count up from past events
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Home screen widgets
  • Recurring event tracking
  • Customizable event visuals
  • Event reminders
Features
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Countdown to the special moments that matter to you. It’s the small things in life that matter most. Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and moments shared with the closest people in your life. Days helps you countdown and remember those special moments. Countdown to your events (and count up!) All of your events are remembered forever, whether you want a countdown to a vacation or you're looking back on your wedding anniversary. Countdown Calendar See all of your life events on one screen, easily swipe through each one with beautiful full screen event photos. Lock Screen Widgets Countdown to your upcoming events without even unlocking your phone, Lock Screen Widgets are now available on iOS 16 Home screen widgets Countdown to your events right from your home screen with our beautiful widgets. Recurring events Countdown to events that repeat yearly, monthly or weekly. Events like birthdays and anniversaries will never be forgotten again. Beautiful experience Days is designed with care and attention at it’s core. Subtle animations and beautiful imagery make your experience and countdown the best it can be. Intuitive swiping Swipe across to easily switch between your events so you can browse your events easily. Countdown Reminders We let you know how far away your event is so you’re always in the know, without even opening the app. So much more We’d love for you to experience Days, which is why you can download it for free. We’re always working on new features and we love hearing your feedback. Try Days now to experience why our users think Days is the best countdown app on the app store! We're the countdown app you need to get excited for your events. Read our terms, conditions and privacy here: https://daysapp.co/privacy & https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Days4 screens
Countdown With Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Days at none against Countdown With Me's shown. Days also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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, in-app purchases, 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. Days sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month 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: Days has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days ships an update every 5 days, Countdown With Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Days versus Countdown With Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysCountdown With Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD Apps LTDDavid McKay

Customer experience

Days

All ratings12,451 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews788 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative18.4%

Countdown With Me

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

Bugs and requests

Days

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Countdown not updating correctly
  • Inability to delete or edit events
  • Widget not functioning as expected
  • Crashes or freezes when performing certain actions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Recurring event support (e.g. birthdays, holidays)
  • More customization options for fonts, colors, layouts
  • Ability to display countdown in different formats (days, weeks, hours, etc.)
  • Integration with calendar apps for seamless event management
  • Reminders and notifications for upcoming events
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  • Support for multiple widgets on the home screen

Countdown With Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Days

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan2 variants$2.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan2 variants$4.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan2 variants$5.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99
  • Lifetime Pro$5.99
  • Lifetime Pro2 variants$8.99
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  • Lifetime Pro$12.99
  • Lifetime Pro$14.99
  • Lifetime Pro$17.99
1 purchases

Countdown With Me

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Days free?
Days 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, Days or Countdown With Me?
Countdown With Me is rated higher. Days averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Countdown With Me averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Days or Countdown With Me have ads?
Countdown With Me shows ads; Days does not.
Which is updated more often, Days or Countdown With Me?
Days ships an update every 5 days, and Countdown With Me every 3 weeks. Most recently, Days was updated on September 28, 2026 and Countdown With Me on September 16, 2026.

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