# Countdown Buddy — user reviews > 975 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown Buddy by Taptics Ltd., rated 4.60/5 from 25,173 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-buddy/id1534850579/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-buddy/id1534850579.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20,991 · 4★ 1,899 · 3★ 854 · 2★ 466 · 1★ 963 ## What do users think of Countdown Buddy? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great app overall - 👍 Customizable widgets and designs - 🔒 No subscription, one-time purchase - 📈 Helpful for tracking events and milestones - 🎨 Visually appealing interface **Cons** - 🔒 Limited free features, need to pay for more - 🐛 Widgets not updating properly - 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates - 📊 Lack of advanced countdown options (e.g., weeks) **Commonly reported bugs** - Widgets disappearing or not working after updates - Countdown timers not updating correctly - Inability to add new widgets or countdowns **Most requested features** - Add ability to display multiple countdowns at once - Implement automatic countdown reset/repeat functionality - Allow custom countdown units (e.g., weeks, business days) - Improve widget handling and update reliability ## Newest reviews (14 of 975) ### 4/5 — It’s amazing, but it’s missing one thing *2026-08-08, version 1.23.7* I really, really hope you guys add away for us to just add a picture in the widget and no need for a timer on it ### 4/5 — Need be fix *2026-07-22, version 1.23.7* Imagine in my box is not showing counting down of any my list. Can’t see images or counting down either! Hope it gets fix soon. Love this app! ### 5/5 — Love this app fr *2026-07-06, version 1.23.7* Love how it is free not like all the other ones where u have to pay ### 5/5 — Great Countdown app *2026-06-29, version 1.23.7* Love the simplicity of this app. ### 5/5 — It’s actually 5 stars but *2026-06-28, version 1.23.7* Like I said 5 stars but please just say 10 minutes if there’s 10 minutes left 😭 I actually love this widget and I think it’s very reasonably priced (thank you for not nickel and dimeing us to death with a subscription) I’m using it everyday to count down when work ends but the one thing that’s driving me absolutely INSANE is the fact that it doesn’t count a full minute when it’s counting down from seconds (like if I finish a countdown at 2pm and it’s 10 seconds after 1:50pm, it will say there’s 9 minutes left) if you’re not going to include seconds on the home screen widget (I understand it’s for technical reasons limiting what you’re able to do with the refresh times and all that) I need it to be showing me how much time is left in a way that doesn’t drive me crazy. I’ve had to counteract this by setting the time I finish to 1 minute after I actually finish. Other than that 5 stars! Love your app! ### 5/5 — ام ايه *2026-06-20, version 1.23.7* لعد لتنازلي ### 5/5 — Just get it *2026-06-18, version 1.23.7* This is the real deal. Great app, no fuss, easy to use and accurate. ### 3/5 — Pretty good but…. *2026-06-17, version 1.23.7* It’s good but you can only do one event at a time. ### 3/5 — limited *2026-06-16, version 1.23.7* limited options unless you upgrade to premium ### 2/5 — It’s actually 5 stars but *2026-06-15, version 1.23.7* I actually love this widget and I think it’s very reasonably priced (thank you for not nickel and dimeing us to death with a subscription) I’m using it everyday to count down when work ends but the one thing that’s driving me absolutely INSANE is the fact that it doesn’t count a full minute when it’s counting down from seconds (like if I finish a countdown at 2pm and it’s 10 seconds after 1:50pm, it will say there’s 9 minutes left) if you’re not going to include seconds on the home screen widget (I understand it’s for technical reasons limiting what you’re able to do with the refresh times and all that) I need it to be showing me how much time is left in a way that doesn’t drive me crazy. I’ve had to counteract this by setting the time I finish to 1 minute after I actually finish. Other than that 5 stars! Love your app! ### 3/5 — Only one widget? *2026-06-11, version 1.23.7* This is a nice app. It lets you setup count down/count up widgets. Unfortunately you can only use one at a time. That’s kind of a bummer. I have one for my 10th anniversary and another to count down to the next Avengers movie. I wanted to create a page of serious and not-too serious timer widgets, but after paying for “premium” I find I can only use one widget at a time. 🙁 ### 5/5 — Love it so far!!! *2026-06-09, version 1.23.7* Nice little countdown widget. With even good free option. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Perfect for trips, World Cup everything *2026-06-09, version 1.23.7* I set a timer for when football/soccer games will start so I’m prepared without having to keep track of time myself ### 5/5 — Free widget *2026-06-05, version 1.23.7* Great app! The first one I could find that allows you to use the widget for free ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not free, all promise no delivery *2026-08-13, version 1.23.7* Able to create one Countdown or count up widget, before encountering the paywall. Was fairly intuitive for creating the widget. Would prefer to disable the clock functionality, only need the days. Did not see how that function could be disabled. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-07-29, version 1.23.7* I can’t share a countdown ### 1/5 — colors *2026-06-28, version 1.23.7* it used to save the colors you choose the most ~ different color for different types of events. now it's just a gradient slide or spectrum and it won't save any color you choose .. not even for the text and clock. STUPID ### 1/5 — Requires One Time Purchase *2026-06-24, version 1.23.7* You cannot create a second countdown unless you make a purchase in the app. ### 1/5 — TOES *2026-06-20, version 1.23.7* I like toes ### 1/5 — useless *2026-06-06, version 1.23.7* you can only have one countdown , and if you try to add more it makes you pay for a membership. you can't change the background of the widget nor add it to your homescreen, so compared to other apps this one is pretty terrible. wouldn't recommend unless you're looking for the bare minimum ### 1/5 — Just what? *2026-04-26, version 1.23.6* there is an issue. It doesn’t track time well. For example, a few days ago I put a countdown for Christmas and it says 36 days and it’s actually around 55 days. It's always wrong. I do not recommend this app AT ALL ### 1/5 — Waste of Money *2026-04-19, version 1.23.6* This app doesn’t update to Ultra 2, it can only handle one countdown at a time. And forget about having multiple countdowns on the same day! I wouldn’t recommend it! ### 1/5 — Not “paid app” quality. *2026-04-18, version 1.23.6* Not gonna pay. ### 1/5 — Not free *2026-03-29, version 1.23.6* App will only let you make one basic countdown and forces you to pay for anything else. Waste of space. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thanks for actually making it Free❤️ *2026-08-16, version 1.23.7* Some blessed app devs right there ### 5/5 — Nice simple tracker *2026-08-10, version 1.23.7* For long countdowns, would love if I could get notified on milestones eg every 100 days or it’s 1 year away etc ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-06, version 1.23.7* Couple bugs w/text entry being covered over ### 5/5 — Fun and easy to use *2026-07-31, version 1.23.7* Fun way to track next events and easy to customize with pictures ### 5/5 — ? *2026-07-31, version 1.23.7* 👍 ### 5/5 — Brilliant value *2026-07-30, version 1.23.7* I’m not one to usually write a review for an app, however this one is perfect. It’s simple, looks good, and brilliant value. ~£3.99 for lifetime access? How could you not, and it supports a generous developer in a time when everyone is getting so greedy with ads. Really appreciate it! ### 5/5 — Simple! *2026-07-28, version 1.23.7* Very simple, yet works great! ### 5/5 — Fun app *2026-07-23, version 1.23.7* The kids and I like to set birthdays and trips, we are often checking certain days. Would LOVE to have an option to choose “sleeps” instead of days. Maybe I have to adjust by using the times or maybe it senses when the phone wakes up in the morning? 🤷🏻‍♀️ ### 5/5 — Good *2026-07-09, version 1.23.7* Good ### 5/5 — FEATURE RECOMMENDATION *2026-07-09, version 1.23.7* This is my favorite countdown app!!!! I have ADHD and it helps so much to see how much time I have left instead relying on myself to be able to gage the time properly (I almost never do). The only thing I ask, if it’s possible, is a daily countdown option that I could add as a lock screen widget!! Something that I can preset with how many hours I have left in the day based on my set bedtime and then once that time hits, it transitions to a countdown for hours I sleep until my scheduled wake up time. This would help SO MUCH with my bedtime procrastination as I would be able to constantly and easily see throughout the day how much time I have left to be successful with my day! I haven’t been able to find an app that can do this and trust that you guys would do it best anyway! --- *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 2026-08-31.*