# Countdown by timeanddate.com — user reviews > 227 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown by timeanddate.com by timeanddate.com, rated 2.90/5 from 125 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-by-timeanddatecom/id348529054/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-by-timeanddatecom/id348529054.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 37 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 46 ## What do users think of Countdown by timeanddate.com? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🚀 Accurate countdown timer - 💡 Useful for tracking important dates and events - 🎨 Variety of themes and backgrounds **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and bugs after recent updates - 🔒 Paid version doesn't remove all ads - 📍 Limited location options - 🔧 Difficulty editing or customizing events **Commonly reported bugs** - Countdown timer freezes or displays incorrect time - Widget fails to load countdown information - App crashes when deleting events - Paid version doesn't unlock all advertised features **Most requested features** - Add seconds option for countdown - Implement widget support - Allow custom text labels for events - Expand location options or enable manual entry ## Newest reviews (13 of 227) ### 4/5 — Feature removed :( *2025-05-21* I love this app… except that they took away the ability to add it as a widget on our lock screen. Please put that back! It is annoying to have to unlock my phone and find the app and open it to see a countdown, when it used to appear right on the screen ### 3/5 — I love this app but the widget is gone as of iOS 18 *2024-09-26, version 3.6* 😢 ### 3/5 — How to get notifications?? *2024-04-23, version 3.6* I wish you all could add notifications to this app. Maybe I’m missing something, but my best friend’s birthday is today and I didn’t even get a notification of any sort. ### 4/5 — I don’t get the low rating - it’s simple and easy to use! *2024-01-05* I don’t get the low ratings for this app. It was a no brainer to purchase the ad free version immediately. It’s easy as cake to use, simple and elegant, and does exactly what I need it to. My ONLY gripe is that it lacks a widget feature. If it had that, this countdown app would be perfect. ### 2/5 — A seconds option please *2023-08-07* Please add a seconds valve for countdown. I need an app that will count down to specific multiple times to the second eg. [date] 13h21m32sec. Your webpage has this option. Maybe you can include this in an update please. ### 4/5 — A Good countdown app *2022-04-30* I’ve used many countdown apps, and I like this one the most, in fact I even use the timeanddate Countdowns on the website on my Mac. But there could be Things from the website that could be in the app. I would really love too see season countdowns And the other countdowns that are on the website make their way to the app, since some of the Countdown’s from the website are not on the app. ### 3/5 — Good app, but… *2021-06-04* Ironically, the timezone handling in the app is a bit broken. My phone is set to Melbourne (Australia), and the app is picking that up but defaulting to Melbourne, Florida for new countdowns 🤔 ### 4/5 — Great! *2021-03-27* Very functional! Would love some more themes though. Many are USA-specific. Some ideas: - More generic ones - Nature - New house or moving day - Movie - Books - Pets - New job - Holidays from other countries or religions - Generic holiday - New car - General party ### 4/5 — Time is wrong *2021-01-01, version 3.6* The count down time is wrong but close i have on for the new year but i says a minute early than the actual live tv count down ### 3/5 — Blank *2020-10-31, version 3.6* Woke up this morning and it’s blank. Widget says can’t load. ### 4/5 — I can’t enter a countdown date. *2020-10-31* Great app, but I can’t enter a date on any of my countdowns. When you go into the event and click on date, the wheel with different options doesn’t appear and the date can’t be changed. ### 2/5 — No USA locations *2020-08-11, version 3.5.9* I can’t use the app since it has no USA locations. ### 2/5 — O está funcionando la app *2020-08-02, version 3.5.8* Señores la app no está funcionando arréglenla ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Upgrading to Paid Version DOES NOT Remove Ads! *2025-01-21* A key function of this app is the ability to share countdowns with others via a link generated within the app. The free download version of this app sends a link containing the shared countdown event, surrounded by spam ads to recipients. I used the in-app purchase to upgrade to the paid version because it advertised that doing so would remove ads. Purchasing the app does not remove the ads. Sending a countdown link to others from the paid version of the app delivers exactly the same spam ads as sending a countdown link from the free version. Paying for the app does not remove the spam ads from the shared countdown links. Their claim of the paid version removing ads is misleading. Skip this app. Other apps are available that allow you to create and share countdowns without spamming recipients with unwanted advertising. ### 1/5 — Location is Forced! Wrong Answer *2024-01-20* Only >>> I <<< (me) decide if something like ‘Location’ is to be included in anything… OR NOT! I will never support being forced by anything of this nature to tell -me- what I’m required to include. Why?!… When an app like this SHOULD be intended for my own personal use and good. Immediately deleted and completely removed this app no more than about 3 or 4 minutes after allowing myself to give it a shot… against my own good judgment, due to the fact that I could see that it already had only 2.9 stars out of only 119 reviews. I knew better… but instead wasted some of my precious Saturday on it anyway. ### 1/5 — Online tool is better *2022-09-24, version 3.6* Not possible to input seconds ### 1/5 — Lj *2022-01-15, version 3.6* Can’t type in your own text to label your countdown. ### 1/5 — Time is off!! *2021-07-22, version 3.6* Don’t waste your time, their time is off by an hour! ### 1/5 — Not easy to use *2021-05-24, version 3.6* Not only was this app not easy to use, but it wants you to pick a location and out of the huge list of options to pick from, there was nothing for any of the beaches in North Carolina that I could pick from for my vacation. It should let you manually type it in. ### 1/5 — Not happy *2021-05-03* I wanted to use the app to put on my pub Facebook group to show when opening again. Paid for upgrade so could use my own photo and find can’t use it on Facebook. Doesn’t tell you that when buying. Not happy ### 1/5 — Has no purpose *2021-03-11* I downloaded this app to create a countdown for an event I had coming up and wanted to post on Facebook. As I paid to put my own image / logo for the countdown I was disappointed to find out I couldn’t even share or really do anything with this count down other than keep it in my phone. No options other than creating countdown for yourself or pay for an upgrade to put your own picture in. The Help section didn’t even help at all! ### 1/5 — Purchasing gives you less options *2021-01-16, version 3.6* Purchased this app to add custom picture to countdown and in doing so I lost the availability to share it! SERIOUSLY? ### 1/5 — Complete Trash APP *2020-07-28, version 3.5.8* Just don’t bother with this trash. Even when you pay the 1.99 it’s still trash and a rip off. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it, but… *2024-09-17* I absolutely love this app. Simple to use and understand. It had everything I could possibly need in order to know how many days are until Christmas. My only problem, and it is a recent problem, is that I no longer can use it as a widget in the newer IOS 18 update. I am looking for ways to add back as a widget, this app is fantastic and I cannot find another app like it. ### 5/5 — Basic but very useful app *2024-08-12* Is it possible we can have month and years please developer in the paid for version otherwise this app is perfect if you want a simple app to count down to life events like holidays etc…very pleased 😊 ### 5/5 — Will there be an update? *2024-07-26* Will there be an update for iOS 17? Because than this app’s widget will no longer be supported! Thanks ### 5/5 — Great app, but … *2024-05-20* … please keep it alive with regular updates! ### 5/5 — Great for flights in different time zones. *2023-10-28* This app is just what I was looking for. It enables me to count down to different flights in different time zones. I find travelling through different time zones challenging , what with jet lag and itineraries using local times for landing and departure. By setting up multiple countdowns, this app simplifies my travel by letting me know just how long it is until my next flight, how long until I land, and how long until I take off again, which is great for multiple flights. 👍 ### 5/5 — Frequent user *2021-01-19* I use this most every day. Just in the last week or so it defaults to Halloween when adding a new timer which is very inconvenient. **Update. I removed it and downloaded again. Problem fixed. ### 5/5 — Great app *2020-09-17* This app is honestly so good and has no adds or bugs, whenever i need to download a countdown app i see the other ones but i don’t trust them that much so i scroll down to this app and download it’s so trust worthy and amazing. ### 5/5 — YESSSS *2020-08-29, version 3.5.9* I love this app. Runs even better than the website does!!! Definitely recommend installing it!!! 😁😁 ### 5/5 — Best app for counting down days *2019-12-23* I’ve been using this app for a couple years but never reviewed, it works amazing and I use it every year to countdown to my next birthday. ### 5/5 — 5 stars is need *2019-11-20* I had no problems or bug 🕷 awesome 😎 app so easy to do all I need to to was pick a picture and there were so many choices and all great pictures then set date and time just like the app said if someone told me about this I would of gotten it I told my friend and they all have the app --- *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 2026-09-05.*