# Countdown & Count Up Timer — user reviews > 326 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown & Count Up Timer by Yoji Shimobayashi, rated 4.70/5 from 2,313 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-and-count-up-timer/id919998681/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-and-count-up-timer/id919998681.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,906 · 4★ 222 · 3★ 89 · 2★ 22 · 1★ 74 ## What do users think of Countdown & Count Up Timer? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Unlimited counters - 💡 Customizable backgrounds - ⭐ Great app overall **Cons** - 🐛 Widget issues - 📢 Intrusive ads - 🔄 Inconsistent updates - 🔍 Limited customization options **Commonly reported bugs** - Countdown display issues after updates - App crashes when trying to access settings - Widget functionality not working as expected **Most requested features** - Ability to exclude weekends from countdowns - Option to pause/resume countdowns - Customizable notification settings for each event - Sync across devices ## Newest reviews (12 of 326) ### 4/5 — Needs to show years! *2026-08-16, version 3.0.17* I am very fussy about countdown apps, and this one met all of my requirements. However, when a count up timer reaches 365 days, it just keeps counting days. Please i,probe the app by showing years! Please! ### 2/5 — Inappropriate Ads, otherwise good *2026-06-26, version 3.0.16* Coming back to use this app and as I was setting up a reminder, there’s this banner of what looks like…. Yep… I’m not going to be an adult male in a male dominated industry, in a senior position, with that on my phone screen - just no. Sigh, I guess I delete the app. ### 3/5 — Needs left justifying on widget *2026-06-24, version 3.0.16* Downloaded app to count years, month, days of anniversary however no matter what I change is setting the full justification on the widget will not display years,months,days without cutting off the days. Other than that the app works fine. ### 3/5 — Buggy *2026-04-21, version 3.0.15* Was wonderful now buggy. Won’t switch widgets ### 3/5 — Okay-ish *2026-03-27, version 3.0.15* It’s a good in app experience but the widget is terrible. I have removed and readded multiple times but every time I change what’s displayed on the widget, it just comes up with a blank box. ### 3/5 — Widget image glitch *2026-03-26, version 3.0.15* Really like the simplicity of this app! However, when adding a widget to the Home Screen that uses a photo from my camera roll, the display on the widget glitches out once it is placed. In the widget menu and when I hold the widget and don’t let go, it looks good. But as soon as it’s released, the image isn’t visible anymore. If this is fixed in next update I will change to 5 star! ### 3/5 — Widgets broken *2026-02-20, version 3.0.15* Great app if the widgets worked. Unfortunately the widgets don’t update after creating them, so they are stuck on the original days left ### 3/5 — Won’t load pics *2026-02-19, version 3.0.15* When I try to upload a picture from the camera roll the app just gives me a blank white screen and I have to reset the entire thing. ### 3/5 — Le widget ne fonctionne plus *2026-02-05, version 3.0.15* Bonne app! Mais le widget ne fonctionne plus avec l’image personnalisée. ### 3/5 — Needs a paid version. *2025-10-05, version 3.0.10* I like this app and use it very regularly. I'd love to pay a one time fee to get rid of the ads instead of watching ads to do so. ### 3/5 — Freezing *2025-09-10, version 3.0.8* With the new update, it keeps freezing every time I try to add a new event. ### 3/5 — Виджет не отображается *2025-09-02, version 3.0.8* После последнего обновления перестало отображаться событие в виджете. Пожалуйста,исправьте. Без виджета это приложение не имеет смысла,потому что заходить в приложение каждый день неудобно. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Okay, but very pics are very racially specific. *2026-08-03, version 3.0.17* The app pics available only feature Caucasians. Its 2026. ### 1/5 — Banner Picture are awful *2026-01-31, version 3.0.14* I like the app… however, at times, it has obscene banner ads. You can turn them off for awhile if you watch a video. But why would anyone allow them to be on their app. I had to delete the app. It just got too much. ### 1/5 — Widget doesn’t work *2026-01-18, version 3.0.13* Countdown widget doesn’t update to show current countdown. Instead, it’s stuck on the countdown time from the date the widget is created. No amount of replacing the widget or reinstalling the app fixes this. ### 1/5 — Widget Doesn’t Work *2025-12-08, version 3.0.13* Widget was not updating with the next day ### 1/5 — Not quite what I’m looking for. *2025-10-02, version 3.0.9* Widget worked at first. But it then when I went to see if I could revise it, no longer works at all. I also want a smaller widget and I want the ability to select a particular “count up” I was not able to post a review until I selected 5 stars. Then I could change my star rating after I wrote the review. ### 1/5 — False Advertising *2025-09-26, version 3.0.9* The widget hasn’t worked for weeks if not months. That feature was the whole reason I used this app over others. ### 1/5 — いつ直るの？ *2025-09-11, version 3.0.8* 日付設定をしようとしたらフリーズする。もう何日もこの状態で使えない ### 1/5 — Bildschirm Widget funktioniert nicht mehr *2025-09-09, version 3.0.8* Seit dem letzten Update wird mein Widget nicht mehr richtig angezeigt. Es kommt nur noch Sample Event und 123 Tage… ### 1/5 — 👎 *2025-09-08, version 3.0.8* This application needs to be updated, it's great, but recently it has a lot of issues ### 1/5 — Update 01.09.25 *2025-09-01, version 3.0.8* Was ist passiert? Nach dem letzten update, bei welchen nur die FAQs aktualisiert werden sollten hat sich die komplette App verändert. Ich muss auswählen welche 6(!) Ereignisse mir im Widget überhaupt noch angezeigt werden und dann erscheinen diese nicht mal mehr chronologisch im gleichen Widget sondern müssten ja demnach alle separat auf dem Bildschirm abgelegt und eingestellt werden? Warum das? Bisher wechselte das Ereignis im gleichen Fenster nach Ablauf des Countdowns. So ist die App für mich nicht funktional. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — New Grid View *2026-08-28, version 3.1.0* The new grid view is a very nice enhancement. ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-16, version 3.0.17* App works great and best of all, the widgets are free. I downloaded about 10 apps which all wanted you to pay, but this app is free and great. Well done. ### 5/5 — Excellent and easy to use *2026-07-23, version 3.0.17* Great interface ### 5/5 — シンプルで見やすくて最高です *2026-02-11* いろいろなカウントダウンアプリを試してきましたが、正直このアプリがいちばん使いやすいです。 見やすくて、操作もシンプルで、気づいたら毎日開いています。ウィジェットも本当に便利で助かっています。 ひとつだけ、お願いがあります。 過去の出来事に「終了」や「完了」を設定できるようになると嬉しいです。 たとえば、亡くなった大切な人の誕生日を登録すると、ずっとカウントされ続けてしまいますが、どこかで区切りをつけられると気持ちの整理がしやすくなると思います。 前職についても、いつから始めたかは登録できても、いつまで働いていたのかが残せないので、終了日を入れられると履歴として分かりやすくなると感じました。 これからも長く使いたいアプリです。 ぜひご検討いただけたら嬉しいです。 ### 5/5 — Love the app *2025-11-18, version 3.0.13* I have used this app for a couple of years now and absolutely love it. It does glitch from time to time, but does not affect the overall function. ### 5/5 — Everything works great *2025-11-01, version 3.0.13* Thank you for the App! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-09-27, version 3.0.9* Using it for years, amazing, thank you very much for continuous updates and support. I love it! ### 5/5 — stopped working😭 *2025-09-10, version 3.0.8* Heyy, so for a few days now the app stopped working, like when I want to edit the date of an event, it just freezes and doesn’t work anymore. I even uninstalled and reinstalled the app to see if that would fix the problem but it didn’t. And because I deleted the app, I no longer have my previous events on the app so… pls help🥹🙏 ### 5/5 — Widget inop *2025-09-03, version 3.0.8* The widget has recently stopped working. Resting per latest instructions did not help ### 5/5 — Great app overall *2025-06-19, version 2.9.25* Does what it says, has backups and is reliable! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*