Comparison

CountDays by Space Elephant vs Don't Waste It

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

Head to head
About

CountDays by Space Elephant

Track upcoming events with real-time countdowns. Set specific dates and times, sync with your calendar, and receive notifications. Share your countdowns on social media.

Highlights
  • Real-time countdowns
  • Customizable date and time settings
  • Calendar integration
  • Repetitive event support
  • Notification Center support
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Count down to an important event with CountDays. CountDays shows the remaining time to a event in realtime. Knowing the remaining time, you can use your time efficiently. - Shows the remaining time in realtime CountDays shows the remaining time to a event in realtime. You can select a date unit to show the time with, and you know the remaining hours to the event in 2 years from now. - Sets the date and time of a event You can set the date and time of a event. You can set it as an all day event. You can also set an alarm for it. - Cooperates with Calendar CountDays can count down to an event in Calendar. The date of an event will be changed automatically when it is modified in Calendar. CountDays can count down to a repetitive event like a weekly meeting. - Supports Notification Center You can quickly see the remaining times of events in Notification Center. - Supports Twitter You can tweet the remaining time of an event. You can share your important event. - Supports Dynamic Typing The text size changes as Settings. Text is displayed with the size you prefers.

About

Don't Waste It

This minimalistic app helps you visualize the passage of time, encouraging you to spend it on what matters. It offers countdown and count-up modes with customizable themes and widgets for easy access. Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, it promotes mindful time management.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up modes
  • Customizable color themes
  • Multisize widgets
  • Gesture protection
  • Support for multiple screen orientations
  • iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch support
Features
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This minimalistic application brings you a unique value - an ability to see the time you have and how fast it goes. You will realize that you can't reclaim the time you waste and that it is not an endless thing. Understanding it together with a simple visualization will give you a spark to spend your time on something you love, need, and care about. Time is the most valuable thing you have - Don't Waste It. Features: + Multiple application modes: Birthday (count up) and Deadline (count down) + Selection autosave per application mode + Different color themes are selected based on your system preferences + Multisize widgets for easier access and reminders + Gesture protection from unexpected screen touch and interruptions + Support of different screen orientations: portrait and landscape + Multiple devices support: iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch + Usage independence with different modes + Simple and minimalistic design

Screenshots

CountDays by Space Elephant3 screens
Don't Waste It3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Don't Waste It at none against CountDays by Space Elephant's 1. Don't Waste It also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). CountDays by Space Elephant's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months). On price and ads 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. CountDays by Space Elephant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Don't Waste It asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountDays by Space Elephant ships an update every 2 months, Don't Waste It every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CountDays by Space Elephant versus Don't Waste It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountDays by Space ElephantDon't Waste It
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpace ElephantMax Ivashchenko

Customer experience

CountDays by Space Elephant

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Don't Waste It

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CountDays by Space Elephant

One-time1
  • upgrade$0.99
None

Don't Waste It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CountDays by Space Elephant free?
CountDays by Space Elephant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Waste It free?
Don't Waste It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CountDays by Space Elephant or Don't Waste It have ads?
Neither CountDays by Space Elephant nor Don't Waste It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountDays by Space Elephant or Don't Waste It?
CountDays by Space Elephant ships an update every 2 months, and Don't Waste It every 27 months. Most recently, CountDays by Space Elephant was updated on October 7, 2026 and Don't Waste It on October 24, 2026.

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