# Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) — user reviews > 289 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder) by JINMIN ZHOU, rated 4.30/5 from 1,410 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-app-free-big-day-event-timer-reminder/id647750636/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-app-free-big-day-event-timer-reminder/id647750636.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 924 · 4★ 269 · 3★ 46 · 2★ 47 · 1★ 124 ## What do users think of Countdown App Free (Big Day Event Timer Reminder)? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - ❤️ Easy to use - 📆 Helpful for upcoming events - 🎨 Customizable backgrounds - 🔔 Countdown widget **Cons** - 🐛 Randomly deletes events - 💸 Ads and limited free features - 🔄 Resets countdowns periodically - 🔍 Limited customization options **Commonly reported bugs** - Events disappearing without user action - Countdown resets to Christmas by itself - Incompatible with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Sync across devices - More countdown slots in free version - Ability to set reminders/alarms - More background/theme options ## Newest reviews (11 of 289) ### 4/5 — Days *2026-03-25, version 3.5* I love this app. But I wish I could just count Monday throw Friday. For school. ### 2/5 — Loved it but keeps resetting *2026-01-21, version 3.5* I have had this app for a couple of years and used it a lot and it has always worked great. Counting down to a trip now and it has reset to original settings (losing my countdown) more than 5times in last 2 months ### 3/5 — Love it but….want to love it more *2025-11-08, version 3.5* Twice now I go I to my app and all my calendar events are no longer there? ### 4/5 — Love it but I hate the ads *2025-06-04* I have used this app since 2019 when I met my wife. It has been fantastic, though the last few years the ads have been anything. I think this could be even better if you could save your past events, I used it when we got married and I think it works be awesome to look back and see how long ago some of those events were. ### 3/5 — Nice app! *2024-09-28, version 3.5* I like this app. I use it to remind me of lead times to upcoming events I’m involved with. My only complaint is that I can’t have a date listed in years, months and days, only total days. That would be a welcome improvement. ### 4/5 — Great Tracker *2024-02-28, version 3.5* But so many ads and it keeps resetting to nothing every so often and I have add everything again. ### 2/5 — Annoying *2022-09-30, version 3.5* My reminders keep disappearing and gave to put them back on, this happens every few weeks Very annoying 😡 ### 3/5 — Needs SECONDS for initial time *2022-04-16, version 3.5* I do national anthem flybys for major sporting events. The organizer will give me a precise time on target that is accurate to within one second. It would be good if your initial time for the event included seconds. Today I am doing one for NASCAR and my time overhead is exactly: 2:45:40 There is no way to enter that in your event. Your countdown is in seconds but it is really only accurate to the nearest minute. Having that feature would make your program perfect! ### 4/5 — Could be better *2021-11-12, version 3.5* Could be better for video countdown And more like 3D like . Would be cool we can customize it . ### 4/5 — Nice app, but … *2021-08-23* I have had this app for many years and loved it! The first 3-4 years it kept all my events, however lately I have had to keep adding them every couple weeks or so. Kind of pointless now. ### 1/5 — Keeps deleting events *2021-08-13, version 3.5* It keeps deleting events at random do a fix for this issues ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Error *2026-01-18, version 3.5* Wont allow me to add 3rd event even though I’ve previously had 4 past events. ### 1/5 — Deletes Randomly *2025-09-20, version 3.5* This app has now twice deleted every event I have added. I have messaged twice and zero reply. Don’t waste your $1.99 it’s garbage. ### 1/5 — Not so good anymore *2024-05-27, version 3.5* The app used to be great but now it deletes my countdowns! I keep putting them back and they keep disappearing! The app doesn’t work like it’s supposed to or like it used to! ### 1/5 — What a shame! *2024-02-05* I LOVED this app. Then when I got my new iPhone every other app transferred to it no prob. When I opened Countdown as I do all the time…. ALL of my birthdays, Anniversaries, events etc were gone except for Christmas Day! Now 3 yrs later I upgraded to the newer iPhone and it happened again. Useless and so upsetting. How will I ever get all of that info back. I will be looking elsewhere and deleting this app! 😩🤬 ### 1/5 — Countdown app *2023-12-22, version 3.5* Very bad!!! Put something in countdown app, and within a week, it disappears. I tried again, same story. Very frustrating and very unreliable. ### 1/5 — Lost all my countdowns *2023-10-12, version 3.5* I had all my countdowns disappear and a Christmas one showed up that I didn’t add. ### 1/5 — This Blows *2022-06-06, version 3.5* Every time it updates, it drops my dates. ### 1/5 — Randomly deletes events *2022-05-15* I have endured randomly deleted events for quite some time, guessing that it must be bc the app was being updated and the developers just didn’t have a way to keep events while up updating. After entering in 5 events last week, found that they were all gone again today. Went to check what was new in the update and an explanation for the deleted events only to find out the app hasn’t been updated for years. The app just stinks! Deleting today. ### 1/5 — This app stinks *2022-04-06, version 3.5* My countdown deletes a few days after I set it, I have to reset my countdown. It shouldn’t be doing this, getting tired of doing it over and over ### 1/5 — Not bad but not great *2021-10-13, version 3.5* This is a very basic countdown calendar my biggest issue is a day or two before whatever I’m counting down to my event disappears I certainly do not delete it sooo honestly That makes it useless ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Time for him to come home❤️ *2024-06-25, version 3.5* My grandson goes away for the summer every year. And having this countdown clock makes it easier for me to plan the WELCOME HOME PARTY each year. ❤️love it. Also counting down to Christmas. Whew! Time flys! ### 5/5 — I like it, but… *2024-03-25, version 3.5* Every time my phone updates my saved events disappear and I have to redo them. This is getting very frustrating. ### 5/5 — Love This App *2023-03-07, version 3.5* Easy to use and fun to have‼️ ### 5/5 — Great torturing *2023-02-26, version 3.5* So much fun to share upcoming events with friends with custom travel photos. ### 5/5 — It’s great! *2022-09-12, version 3.5* Yeah! Keep up the great work! Counting down till by birthday, moving day and a school event! ### 5/5 — You Can Use Your Own Photo! *2022-08-14, version 3.5* You don’t need to purchase Premium to use your own photo. Many apps require it. Bummer! ### 5/5 — My favorite countdown *2022-05-05, version 3.5* Granted , I use this for countdowns to the end of contracts or a vaca or something fun. I love this app. The only thing I wish they did was give you more choices of screens. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2021-10-11, version 3.5* Very easy to use app ### 5/5 — Thanks for the help *2021-10-04, version 3.5* I love this app it’s so awesome and my family loves Christmas so this is a perfect App for us ### 5/5 — Countdown *2021-05-12, version 3.5* Love the app No too thrilled when I am finished with adding a countdown , a loud commercial kickes in 🤢 --- *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 2026-08-30.*