Days vs Birthday 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/
Birthday Countdown
This app provides a simple and quick way to remember birthdays with customizable widgets for your home screen and lock screen. It offers countdowns to upcoming birthdays, multiple widget styles, and iCloud sync for seamless data management across devices.
- iOS 17 Standby widget
- iOS 17 Lockscreen Widget
- Birthday and Age countdown
- Watch App and iCloud sync
- Multiple widget styles and themes
- Multiple app icons
- Light & Dark modes
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Never forget any birthday from now onwards. Quick & Simple Birthday Widget Reminder app on your Home Screen. Create Multiple widget Features Include. • standby widget. • Lockscreen Widget • Variety of Widget Style & Theme • Birthday & Age countdown screen. • Watch App & iCloud sync • Multiple App Icons • Light & Dark modes. • Supports all size of widgets. No Ads. Download Simple & Quick Birthday Reminder Widget App and Enjoy!!!
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Verdict
Days and Birthday Countdown both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Days's written reviews are positive against 40% of Birthday Countdown's. Days also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (12K vs 22). On price, rating, 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 Birthday 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 4.8 for Birthday Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Days has 12K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Days's written reviews are positive against 40% of Birthday Countdown's.
Days ships an update every 5 days, Birthday Countdown every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Days | Birthday Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| 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 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MD Apps LTD | Amit Verma |
Customer experience
Days
Birthday Countdown
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
Birthday Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Birthday Countdown
- Birthday Pro.$8.99
Questions
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