Days vs Countdown Widget & Counter
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 Widget & Counter
Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day. The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Days at 4.8 against Countdown Widget & Counter's 4.6. Days also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (12K vs 2.4K). On price, review sentiment, ads 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 Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Days holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Days has 12K ratings behind it against 2.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Days's written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Days ships an update every 5 days, Countdown Widget & Counter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Days | Countdown Widget & Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MD Apps LTD | The Good App Company, Limited Liability Company |
Customer experience
Days
Countdown Widget & Counter
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 Widget & Counter
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Fantastic for glancing at events
- 👍 Cool app
- 👍 Nice widgets
- 👍 Good countdown app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extremely buggy
- 🔕 NOT IMPRESSED (no sound)
- 💰 Expensive price
- 💰 Money
- 💰 Only 2 for free
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 Widget & Counter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Time calculation isn't correct
- Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
- Widget goes blank after phone restart
- Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
- Paid version still shows ads
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- Widgets disappear after iOS updates
- App loses all user data after updates
Requested features
11 requests- Better integration with calendar and reminder API
- Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
- Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
- Larger photo frame in widget
- Ability to group events into categories
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- Option to change font
- Ability to select an emoji for icons
- Notification times for events
- Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
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 Widget & Counter
- Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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- Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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