DayDrop - Countdown Widget
AI Photos & Live Activity
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
NEW: Image blur & brightness controls for countdown backgrounds. Plus Year at a Glance improvements and Dynamic Island support.
"Finally, a countdown app that actually looks good on my Home Screen." — That's what we built DayDrop to be.
See your most important days counting down from everywhere: your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Apple Watch, and StandBy.
TRY PREMIUM FREE FOR 1 MONTH
Unlock all premium features — widgets, Live Activity, AI backgrounds, share cards, and more — free for 1 month. No commitment. Cancel anytime. Or use DayDrop free forever with unlimited countdowns.
WIDGETS THAT ACTUALLY LOOK BEAUTIFUL
Six widget families designed to feel native to iOS:
- Home Screen: Small, Medium, and Large countdown cards
- Lock Screen: Circular gauge, rectangular detail, and inline text
- StandBy: Glanceable countdown optimized for bedside mode
- Apple Watch: Complications for every watch face
Every widget updates automatically. Pin your most important event and it follows you everywhere.
DYNAMIC ISLAND & LIVE ACTIVITIES
Start a Live Activity for any event and watch it count down in your Dynamic Island. See days, hours, and minutes remaining without unlocking your phone.
AI-GENERATED BACKGROUNDS
Describe your event and get a stunning, one-of-a-kind background created by AI. Beach vacation? Get sun-drenched shores. Wedding day? Elegant florals. Just type and watch the magic happen.
BADGE COUNTDOWN ON YOUR APP ICON
See days remaining right on the DayDrop app icon — without opening anything.
PIN YOUR MOST IMPORTANT EVENT
Pin a single event to the top of your list, your widgets, and your watch face.
IMPORT BIRTHDAYS FROM CONTACTS
Import birthdays directly from your Contacts. DayDrop creates recurring countdown events automatically.
AVAILABLE IN 11 LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Italian, Dutch, and Hindi.
ORGANIZE EVERYTHING
- Categories: Birthdays, weddings, holidays, travel, work, fitness, and custom
- Custom colors for each event
- Count up from past events (anniversaries, milestones)
- Repeating events for annual dates
- Smart reminders: Get notified days before, the morning of, or at the exact moment
APPLE WATCH APP
A full countdown experience on your wrist — synced automatically.
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DAYDROP FREE vs. PREMIUM
Free forever — no limits on events:
- Unlimited countdowns
- Small & Medium Home Screen widgets
- Gradient & photo library backgrounds
- Day-of notifications
- Pin up to 3 events
Premium — try free for 1 month:
- All 6 widget families (Large, Lock Screen, StandBy)
- All 3 widget styles (Classic, Minimal, Progress)
- AI & Pexels photo backgrounds
- Dynamic Island Live Activities
- Share cards to send to friends
- Milestone alerts (30, 14, 7, 3 days) + weekly digest
- Unlimited pins
- iCloud Sync across all devices
- Badge countdown on app icon
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
DayDrop Premium is available as:
- Monthly: $1.99/month
- Annual: $12.99/year (1-month free trial)
- Lifetime: $24.99 (one-time purchase)
Payment charged to Apple ID. Auto-renews unless cancelled 24+ hours before period ends.
Privacy Policy: https://hirakcoder.github.io/daydrop-legal/privacy.html
Terms of Use: https://hirakcoder.github.io/daydrop-legal/terms.html
A Closer Look
• New image blur control — choose from Sharp, Soft, Dream, or Haze presets for your countdown backgrounds
• Redesigned image effects panel with live preview strip and tabbed Blur/Brightness controls
• Year at a Glance now shows event background images in the detail card
• Tap any event dot to reveal its name; tap empty space to dismiss
• Full-screen event detail background is more translucent, letting your photos shine through the glass countdown card
• Blur and brightness settings now apply across all widgets, Live Activity, and Dynamic Island
The developer, Hirak Banerjee, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Hirak Banerjee
- Size
- 7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 15 more
- English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Annual Premium $12.99
- Lifetime Premium $24.99
- Monthly Premium $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Hirak Banerjee