Comparison

Days vs Near Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Days

Easily count down to important life events like birthdays, anniversaries, and trips. Visualize your upcoming moments with beautiful full-screen photos and access them directly from your home or lock screen with customizable widgets. Never forget a special occasion again with timely reminders.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Count up from past events
  • Full-screen event photos
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Recurring event tracking
  • Customizable 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

Near Now

Features
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Get a reminder the moment you arrive somewhere, or as you leave. Near Now lets you save the places that matter and choose what happens there: pick up the parcel when you reach the shops, grab your goggles at the pool, or check the back door as you leave home. SAVE A PLACE IN SECONDS • Search for a place, tap one on the map, or touch and hold anywhere • Drag the edge of the circle to set exactly how big the area is • Choose a category: Home, Work, School, Shopping, Food & Drink, Fitness, Outdoors ALERTS THAT FIT THE MOMENT • Get notified when you arrive, when you leave, or both • Add a note and it appears right in the alert • Pause a place without deleting it • Works in the background, even when the app is closed SEE YOUR VISITS • Each place keeps a history of when you arrived and left HANDS-FREE • Say “Save my location in Near Now” to save where you are • Use Near Now actions in Shortcuts and find your places in Spotlight PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your places and your location stay on your iPhone. There are no accounts and nothing is sent to a server.

Screenshots

Days4 screens
Near Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Near Now at none against Days's 10. Days's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Near Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days ships an update weekly, Near Now every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Days versus Near Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysNear Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD Apps LTDOcuNecu

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

Near Now

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Days

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$2.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan$4.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$5.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Pro$12.99
  • Lifetime Pro$14.99
None

Near Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Days free?
Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Near Now free?
Near Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Days or Near Now have ads?
Neither Days nor Near Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Days or Near Now?
Days ships an update weekly, and Near Now every 6 months. Most recently, Days was updated on November 7, 2026 and Near Now on October 19, 2026.

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