Comparison

Countdown 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

Countdown

Easily track important dates and events with a beautifully designed countdown timer and calendar. Set unlimited countdowns, customize with icons and colors, and receive basic reminders. Share your upcoming events with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event countdowns
  • Count up or down to events
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Add notes to events
  • Basic notifications and reminders
  • Event sharing
Features
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Event Countdown is the beautifully simple countdown, calendar and widget app for the important days in your life. Counting down since 2015, rated 4.7 stars from over 130,000 ratings worldwide. The original Event Countdown app, used by over a million people every month. Start straight away with unlimited countdowns. No account or sign-up needed. Count down to the days that matter: Birthday, Holiday, Party, Christmas, Halloween, Wedding, Anniversary, Baby Due Date, Graduation, New Home, Match Day, Concert, Film Release, Retirement, Bucket List and many more. NEW: CALENDAR VIEW See every event on a beautiful month grid, with your events colour-coded below. Swipe between months, tap a day, open any countdown. LIVE COUNTDOWN WIDGETS A Home Screen widget that ticks every second, plus Next Event, multi-event, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Live Activities show your next event on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as the moment approaches. MAKE IT YOURS, SHARE THE EXCITEMENT Hundreds of icons, every colour, repeats that show ages on birthdays. Then turn any countdown into a shareable video. Free version: - Unlimited event countdowns, all in one place - Next Event widget on your Home Screen - Count up or down in years, days, hours, minutes and seconds - Colour code events • choose from 450 icons - Share events with friends and family - Notes, notifications, and search Premium version: - Calendar View (NEW) - The full widget collection: Live Countdown, Lock Screen, StandBy, multi-event and choose-your-event widgets - Live Activities on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Ad free • Calendars • Detailed notifications - Sync events across all your Apple devices - Repeat events (with ages on birthdays and anniversaries) - 450 colour icons Event Countdown Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-off lifetime purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. 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, where applicable. Terms of Use - https://www.root38.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy - https://www.root38.com/privacy-policy/

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

Countdown4 screens
Day Counter & Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Day Counter & Countdown at none against Countdown's shown. Day Counter & Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 70) and review sentiment (80% vs 70%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month 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 — 4.7 for Countdown against 4.7 for Day Counter & Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 24K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 70% of Day Counter & Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update weekly, Day Counter & Countdown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown versus Day Counter & Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownDay Counter & Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better4.7 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better70
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 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
Size200 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROOT38 LIMITEDPaliverse Apps, LLC

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings23,856 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews967 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.6%

Day Counter & Countdown

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

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Premium subscription issues after updates
  • Inconsistent font sizing and layout
  • Countdown accuracy problems for distant events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view integration
  • Repeat/recurring event options
  • More customization for notifications
  • Ability to view past event details
  • Improved handling of long-term countdowns

Day Counter & Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium 3 Months7 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Premium1 Year trial$9.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly (50% Off)1 Year trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
1 purchases

Day Counter & Countdown

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown 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, Countdown or Day Counter & Countdown?
Countdown is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Day Counter & Countdown averages 4.7 from 70 ratings.
Do Countdown or Day Counter & Countdown have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Day Counter & Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Day Counter & Countdown?
Countdown ships an update weekly, and Day Counter & Countdown every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 2, 2026 and Day Counter & Countdown on June 4, 2026.

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