Comparison

Big Days vs Day Countdown & Event Counter

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

Head to head
About

Big Days

Easily track important dates with a stylish and lightweight countdown app. Set reminders for appointments, anniversaries, birthdays, and more. Customize with your own photos or find free images online, and receive notifications for upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Track days elapsed
  • Customizable event images
  • Online image search (Pixabay)
  • Event notifications/alarms
  • Favorite event display
  • Share events
Features
Read full description

For over 12 years, Big Days has helped millions of people look forward to life's most meaningful moments. Over 2 million downloads. NOW WITH ALL-NEW WIDGETS Keep your most important events front and center on your iPhone. With brand-new Home Screen and StandBy widgets, your countdown is always just a glance away. The fresh, modern look integrates smoothly into the iOS aesthetic. FIND THE PERFECT BACKGROUND Don't feel limited to your camera roll. Thanks to integrated Pixabay search, you can explore millions of free, high-resolution photos without ever leaving the app. Find the perfect backdrop for any occasion in seconds. REMINDERS & NOTIFICATIONS Never miss an important date again! Set custom alerts for any event and receive a notification right when it's time to celebrate or start packing. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE Tailor every countdown to match your personal taste with custom fonts, colors, themes, and backgrounds: • Choose from dozens of clean, modern typefaces. • Adjust text color, alignment, and position. • Days remaining & days since: track both upcoming events and how much time has passed. • Favorite event on startup: set your primary countdown to open instantly when launch the app. • Easy sharing: export your countdowns for social media or save them directly as wallpapers. Follow us and share your special moments: #bigdaysapp @bigdaysapp For support or feedback, please use the Support module inside the app's Info menu.

About

Day Countdown & Event Counter

Track important upcoming events and plan ahead with a customizable countdown tool. Personalize your events with icons and backgrounds, and set reminders to stay on schedule. Share your countdowns with friends and protect your privacy with a password.

Highlights
  • Customizable event categories
  • Prioritize important events
  • Quickly add festivals
  • Password protection
  • Share events
  • Time reminders
  • Notification bar styles
Features
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Day Counter & Event Countdown is a useful tool for you to record the important events of schedule and draw up plans in advance. There are many event icons and background images to select according to different situation like parents birthday, final examination, etc. Day Counter & Event Countdown application has a lot of usages. Scenarios: 1.Date, love, marry countdown 2.Birthday, party, travel countdown 3.Examination countdown of final, college entrance, postgraduate 4.Days countdown of Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween 5.Event, task, project countdown ... Features: 1.Event category by yourself 2.Top an event which is most important 3.Quickly add usual festivals 4.Privacy protection by password 5.Share events with your friends Subscription : - After subscribing you will be able to use : Turn on time reminders and unlock all cover and category icon,notification bar style - The subscriptions provide three period:One Month,Three Months(trial period for three days in Three months) and One Year . - The subscriptions are $ 1.49 per month, $ 3.99 per quarter and $ 13.49 per year (US) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews ,After the subscription expires, the payment account will be renewed automatically,unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication - You can read our privacy policy at(long press) https://www.camoryapps.com/netpower/privacy_policy/daycountdown_en.html - You can read our terms of services at(long press) https://www.camoryapps.com/netpower/service/daycountdown_en.html - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication Price are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD.

Screenshots

Big Days4 screens
Day Countdown & Event Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

Big Days and Day Countdown & Event Counter both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Big Days's written reviews are positive against 30% of Day Countdown & Event Counter's. Big Days also leads on ratings volume (593 vs 39). Day Countdown & Event Counter's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Big Days sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Day Countdown & Event Counter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Big Days against 4.7 for Day Countdown & Event Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Days has 593 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Big Days's written reviews are positive against 30% of Day Countdown & Event Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Days ships an update every 4 months, Day Countdown & Event Counter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Big Days versus Day Countdown & Event Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig DaysDay Countdown & Event Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (593 ratings)4.7 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better30.3% of reviews
Number of ratings593 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperastrovicAppsWuhan Net Power Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Big Days

All ratings590 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews1,067 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.5%

Day Countdown & Event Counter

All ratings39 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive30.3%
Neutral15.7%
Negative53.9%

Bugs and requests

Big Days

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Images disappearing from events
  • Constant ads interrupting usage

Requested features

5 requests
  • Unlimited free events
  • Recurring event option
  • Customizable countdown styles
  • Ability to reorder events
  • Sync across multiple devices

Day Countdown & Event Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Big Days

One-time2
  • Widget Pack$2.99
  • Big Days Pro$3.99
3 purchases

Day Countdown & Event Counter

Subscriptions3
  • Unlock all materials$1.991 Month
  • Unlock all materials3 Days trial$3.993 Months
  • Unlock resource & reminder$15.991 Year

Questions

Is Big Days free?
Big Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Countdown & Event Counter free?
Day Countdown & Event Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Days or Day Countdown & Event Counter?
Day Countdown & Event Counter is rated higher. Big Days averages 4.6 out of 5 from 593 ratings, while Day Countdown & Event Counter averages 4.7 from 39 ratings.
Do Big Days or Day Countdown & Event Counter have ads?
Both Big Days and Day Countdown & Event Counter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Days or Day Countdown & Event Counter?
Big Days ships an update every 4 months, and Day Countdown & Event Counter weekly. Most recently, Big Days was updated on November 6, 2026 and Day Countdown & Event Counter on November 2, 2026.

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