Days vs Countdown@
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Countdown to events
- Count up from past events
- Lock screen widgets
- Home screen widgets
- Recurring event tracking
- Customizable event visuals
- Event reminders
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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/
Countdown@
Easily track important life events with stylish countdown timers. Create custom events like vacations, birthdays, and holidays. View upcoming events with a convenient widget and even count up from past milestones.
- Create custom event countdowns
- Count up from past events
- Event timeline with diary and notes
- Widget for important events
- Stylish event tracking
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Countdown@ is a super easy to use countdown timer for the important events in your life. Count down to your next event: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and more - in style! Features: • Create different types of events • Widget to view your most important events • Count up from past events • Timeline in every countdown event — diary and notes ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com
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Verdict
Days and Countdown@ both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Days's written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s. Days also leads on ads (none vs shown). Countdown@'s advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 12K). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Days sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Countdown@ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Days against 4.7 for Countdown@. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 39K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Days's written reviews are positive against 37% of Countdown@'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Days | Countdown@ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 4.7 (39K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K | 39K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MD Apps LTD | Wuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Days
Countdown@
User reviews
Days
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Beautiful and aesthetically pleasing design
- 📆 Useful for tracking upcoming events and countdowns
- 🆓 Free version with no ads
- 🖼️ Ability to use custom photos for event backgrounds
- 🤩 Satisfying and motivating to use
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited free version with only 5 events
- 🔍 Lack of customization options (fonts, colors, etc.)
- 🤔 Confusing or unclear subscription model
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🕰️ Inaccurate countdown display in some cases
Countdown@
From 39K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable countdown
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
- 🎨 Ability to select background and music
Room to improve
- 🔔 Countdown only triggers a notification, not an alarm
- 🔒 Widget functionality locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Paywall for basic features
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@
Reported bugs
3 issues- Countdown not updating correctly
- Widget not displaying as customized
- Inability to delete past events
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set countdown as alarm
- Sync countdowns across devices
- More customization options for widget
- Allow multiple countdowns in widget
In-app purchases
Days
- 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
- 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
Countdown@
- Countdown Premium$4.99
