TheDayBefore (days countdown) vs Doing Doing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheDayBefore (days countdown)
Easily manage important dates and countdown to special events with customizable widgets and decorative options. Record memories, share milestones with loved ones, and organize your schedule by category. Never miss a precious moment again.
- Customizable D-Day countdowns
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
- Multiple calculation methods (days, months, weeks)
- Event decoration with stickers and effects
- Story feature for recording memories with photos
- Sharing of D-Day events
- Category-based event grouping
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From big exams and anniversaries to fandom days and graduation, turn every day you're waiting for into a event — managed with widgets, notifications, and stories. The Event app, The Day Before For students counting down to exams, couples tracking anniversaries, friends counting down to graduation, and fans marking their favorite artist's next release — — count every day with The Day Before. ● Make any day your own event · Choose from 80+ keywords including exams, couple anniversaries, graduation, fandom days, and baby milestones. · Never miss lunar calendar dates like lunar birthdays, memorial services, and holidays. · Select a keyword and the icon, background, and notifications are set up automatically. ● Pin your event as a widget on the screen you see every day · Check your event anytime with home screen and lock screen widgets. · Multiple sizes and styles — perfect for personalizing your phone. ● We'll remind you so you never forget your event · Get custom notifications on the day, D-7, D-3, or D-1 — whenever you want. · Anniversary notifications like 100 days and 1-year milestones are set automatically. ● Customize your event in your own style · Choose your own background photo, icon, effects, stickers, and fonts. · Your customized design shows up on your widget too. ● Capture today's excitement with a Story · Save special moments with photos and text for each date. · Upload up to 8 photos per story. ● Count together with people who share your vibe · Meet others waiting for the same day in Recommended events. · Album drops, weddings, new jobs — turns out you're not counting alone. · Connect with others through comments on Recommended events. [Optional Permissions] · Photos: Used to load and save photos when using or sharing background images. · Camera: Used to take and attach photos to your Stories. · You can still use the app without granting optional permissions, except for features that require them. Feel free to reach out anytime with questions about the app. · Email: help@thedaybefore.kr
Doing Doing
This digital diary app helps you organize your days efficiently using a bullet journal style. Track your to-do list with detailed states and share your progress as an image.
- Digital bullet journal
- Efficient day organization
- Detailed to-do list states
- Share to-do list as image
- Completed, in progress, migrated, cancelled states
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Digital bullet journal diary, DoingDoing! Organize your days more efficiently with us. - - You can feel like writing a real notepad. You are able to sign detailed states of the to-do list by using bullet journal style. Save your daily to-do list as an image, and share it with your friends! * States Available in DoingDoing - completed - in progress - migrated - cancelled If you have any questions or comments about our app, feel free to contact us by the following email. We will consider the opinions to improve our app. Email: doingdoingteam@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TheDayBefore (days countdown) at 4.8 against Doing Doing's 4.6. TheDayBefore (days countdown) also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 97). Doing Doing's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. TheDayBefore (days countdown) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Doing Doing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TheDayBefore (days countdown) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TheDayBefore (days countdown) has 1.1K ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 86% positive.
TheDayBefore (days countdown) ships an update every 4 days, Doing Doing every 2 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | TheDayBefore (days countdown) | Doing Doing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (97 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.1% of reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 97 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 326 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheDayBefore, Inc. | Chaehui Seo |
Customer experience
TheDayBefore (days countdown)
Doing Doing
Bugs and requests
TheDayBefore (days countdown)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Doing Doing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Data loss or disappearance of saved tasks
- Compatibility issues with iOS 15 and widget display
- Occasional crashes or performance issues
Requested features
5 requests- Sync across devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.)
- Recurring/repeating task feature
- More customization options for fonts, colors, and themes
- Ability to set task deadlines or reminders
- Improved task management for large to-do lists
In-app purchases
TheDayBefore (days countdown)
- Remove Ads$9.99
Doing Doing
- Premium Pass$1.99
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