Big Days vs Event Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Countdown to events
- Track days elapsed
- Customizable event images
- Online image search (Pixabay)
- Event notifications/alarms
- Favorite event display
- Share events
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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.
Event Countdown
Easily track important dates with this app. Set reminders for anniversaries, holidays, birthdays, and more. Customize your event displays with various layouts and photos, and share countdowns with loved ones.
- Countdown or count up for events
- Event reminders
- Customizable event layouts
- Photo backgrounds for events
- Home screen widgets
- Unlimited event creation
- Dark Mode support
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Event Countdown-Day Counter is an best free app to remind you your anniversary, your next holiday, your trips, birthdays of your friends, special moments and more. Features: • Countdown or count up for your events. • You can add reminder for your events. We'll let you know when reminder time comes. • Instant countdown for all events. • Grid, List and Carousel layouts to customize your events page. • Share your countdowns with friends and family. • Pick any photo you would like to make your countdown background. • Countdown to your events right from your home screen with best iOS 14 widgets. • Create as many events as you would like. • Dark Mode We are always working to make your experience best.
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Verdict
Big Days and Event Countdown both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Big Days's written reviews are positive against 31% of Event Countdown's. Big Days also leads on ratings volume (592 vs 18). Event Countdown's advantage is update cadence (monthly 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
Both are free to download. Big Days sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Event Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Big Days against 4.7 for Event Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Days has 592 ratings behind it against 18, 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 31% of Event Countdown's.
Big Days ships an update every 4 months, Event Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Days | Event Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (592 ratings) | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better | 31.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 592 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | astrovicApps | Atalay Asa |
Customer experience
Big Days
Event Countdown
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
Event Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Days
- Widget Pack$2.99
- Big Days Pro$3.99
Event Countdown
- Donate Small Coffee$0.99
- Donate Medium Coffee$1.99
- Donate Long Coffee$2.99
Questions
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