Comparison

Big Days vs Day Counter & Countdown

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
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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 Counter & Countdown

Track important upcoming events with countdowns and count-ups. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. Personalize your experience with custom backgrounds and themes, and sync across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Count up from past events
  • Customizable backgrounds and themes
  • Event alerts and reminders
  • Notes and sorting
  • Multiple time units
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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DayCounted is the number one app that helps in reminding you with your most important Events. Countdown to birthdays, holidays, an upcoming vacation, a wedding, the New Year, parties, sporting events, concerts and more. Count up from anniversaries, the day you were born and other special events in the past. Features: - Choose background from your photo library - Select between our hand picked themes as the background - Set Up alerts for each individual Event or Streak - Add notes - Sort your Events - Sort your Streaks - Choose between Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years as the time unit - Adjust the visibility of the background - Share with your friends - Widget support - True synchronization between all your devices Countdown all of the important things that matter, and enjoy every special moment.

Screenshots

Big Days4 screens
Day Counter & Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Day Counter & Countdown at none against Big Days's shown. Day Counter & Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Big Days's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 70%) and ratings volume (593 vs 72). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Counter & Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.6 for Day Counter & Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Days has 593 ratings behind it against 72, 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 70% of Day Counter & Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Days ships an update every 4 months, Day Counter & Countdown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Big Days versus Day Counter & Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig DaysDay Counter & Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (593 ratings)4.6 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings593 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperastrovicAppsPaliverse Apps, LLC

Customer experience

Big Days

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

Day Counter & Countdown

All ratings70 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

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 Counter & Countdown

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
1 purchases

Day Counter & Countdown

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Big Days free?
Big Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Counter & Countdown free?
Day Counter & Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Days or Day Counter & Countdown?
Day Counter & Countdown is rated higher. Big Days averages 4.6 out of 5 from 593 ratings, while Day Counter & Countdown averages 4.6 from 72 ratings.
Do Big Days or Day Counter & Countdown have ads?
Big Days shows ads; Day Counter & Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Big Days or Day Counter & Countdown?
Big Days ships an update every 4 months, and Day Counter & Countdown every 5 days. Most recently, Big Days was updated on November 6, 2026 and Day Counter & Countdown on November 3, 2026.

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