Comparison

Countdown Timer 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

Countdown Timer

Track important dates and deadlines with customizable countdowns and smart reminders. See upcoming events directly on your home screen with widgets. Never miss a moment that matters again.

Highlights
  • Track deadlines and events
  • Calendar integration
  • Smart reminders
  • Customizable themes
  • Home screen widgets
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Stay on top of your deadlines and important moments. Countdown Timer – Deadlines helps you track events, projects, and key dates with clear, beautiful countdowns and smart reminders. Never miss what matters again. TRACK DEADLINES & EVENTS See exactly how much time you have left until your next deadline, event, or milestone. Track days, hours, minutes, and seconds with precision. CALENDAR INTEGRATION Connect your countdowns with your calendar to keep everything organized in one place. Avoid conflicts and stay prepared. SMART REMINDERS Get notified before your important moments arrive. Set reminders so you're always one step ahead. BEAUTIFUL & CUSTOMIZABLE Choose from multiple themes and styles to personalize your countdowns. Make your deadlines look great. EASY TO USE Create a countdown in seconds. Add a title, set a date, and start tracking instantly. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your nearest deadline directly on your home screen – no need to open the app. Days, hours, and minutes remaining at a glance. Tap the widget to jump straight into the countdown detail. AD PRIVACY & CHOICES Manage your ad privacy preferences anytime in Settings. You're in control of how ads are shown to you. PERFECT FOR • Project deadlines • Exams and school schedules • Birthdays and anniversaries • Holidays and vacations • Weddings and special events Download Countdown Timer – Deadlines and take control of your time today.

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

Countdown Timer4 screens
Day Countdown & Event Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Day Countdown & Event Counter at weekly against Countdown Timer's every 3 months. Day Countdown & Event Counter also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 2) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Countdown Timer's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 30%). On price, ads, 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. Countdown Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month 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

Day Countdown & Event Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day Countdown & Event Counter has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 30% of Day Countdown & Event Counter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Timer ships an update every 3 months, Day Countdown & Event Counter weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Timer versus Day Countdown & Event Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown TimerDay Countdown & Event Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better30.3% of reviews
Number of ratings239 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermayabella s.r.o.Wuhan Net Power Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Countdown Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Day Countdown & Event Counter

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Version$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99
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 Countdown Timer free?
Countdown Timer 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, Countdown Timer or Day Countdown & Event Counter?
Day Countdown & Event Counter is rated higher. Countdown Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Day Countdown & Event Counter averages 4.7 from 39 ratings.
Do Countdown Timer or Day Countdown & Event Counter have ads?
Both Countdown Timer and Day Countdown & Event Counter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Timer or Day Countdown & Event Counter?
Countdown Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Day Countdown & Event Counter weekly. Most recently, Countdown Timer was updated on September 16, 2026 and Day Countdown & Event Counter on September 8, 2026.

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