Comparison

Big Days vs CountDown app .

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

CountDown app .

Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns in various units. Personalize your experience with custom wallpapers and text colors. View your events in carousel or grid formats.

Highlights
  • Countdown in multiple units
  • Widget support
  • Customizable wallpapers
  • Customizable text color
  • Carousel and grid view
  • Event customization
Features
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It's fun, Countdown can countdown to your events like birthday, anniversary etc in many different units! Years, Months, Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds! Widget: Tracking events becomes very easy using widgets. Coll Wallpapers: You can add cool wallpaper of your choice as events background. Customised view: View countdown in Carousel as well as grid view Customise events: You can customise events by choosing text colour, wallpaper of your choice. Terms of Use: https://ios2-5.web.app/countdown_terms.html

Screenshots

Big Days4 screens
CountDown app .4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CountDown app . at none against Big Days's shown. CountDown app . also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Big Days's advantage is ratings volume (590 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Big Days sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and CountDown app . sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountDown app . holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Days has 590 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Days ships an update every 4 months, CountDown app . monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Big Days versus CountDown app .: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig DaysCountDown app .
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (590 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings590 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperastrovicAppsSangita Gautam

Customer experience

Big Days

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

CountDown app .

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CountDown app .

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
2 purchases

CountDown app .

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Big Days free?
Big Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountDown app . free?
CountDown app . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Days or CountDown app .?
CountDown app . is rated higher. Big Days averages 4.6 out of 5 from 590 ratings, while CountDown app . averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Big Days or CountDown app . have ads?
Big Days shows ads; CountDown app . does not.
Which is updated more often, Big Days or CountDown app .?
Big Days ships an update every 4 months, and CountDown app . monthly. Most recently, Big Days was updated on October 12, 2026 and CountDown app . on October 3, 2026.

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