Comparison

Days vs Progress_widget

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

Progress_widget

Features
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Show progress throughout the year, Automatically calculate and display what percentage of the year has passed based on the current date. Displays a clear percentage of the year and the number of days in progress/total days. Provides a widget that allows you to check your progress throughout the year on the home screen. Run the app to check your progress throughout the year, and decorate your program bar with a variety of themes. The changed theme applies directly to the widget.

Screenshots

Days4 screens
Progress_widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress_widget at none against Days's 19. Days's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Progress_widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days ships an update every 5 days, Progress_widget every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Days versus Progress_widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysProgress_widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD Apps LTDBetaphonia

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

Progress_widget

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
None

Progress_widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Days free?
Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress_widget free?
Progress_widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Days or Progress_widget have ads?
Progress_widget shows ads; Days does not.
Which is updated more often, Days or Progress_widget?
Days ships an update every 5 days, and Progress_widget every 9 days. Most recently, Days was updated on October 12, 2026 and Progress_widget on October 6, 2026.

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