# Countdown - Countdown to Dates — user reviews > 11 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown by Todd Osterberg, rated 4.60/5 from 47 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-countdown-to-dates/id1369638581/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-countdown-to-dates/id1369638581.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 40 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Review reduced - app appears abandoned *2021-06-23* Edit to my previous review. App appears to be abandoned. Not updated since early 2019. Developer does not respond to basic support emails, despite my purchase of premium. Too many competitors who are actively maintaining their apps. Moved on. ### 1/5 — So Many Bugs *2020-10-13* I want to like this app so much. I’ve paid for it and will tip more when it’s functional. The aesthetics are great. But then there are the bugs: 1. The gallery tab is empty 2. When attempting to use the Single Countdown widget attempting to select a widget causes sit, spin, and do nothing 3. Selecting the Up Next widget displays a widget in the past (~12k days ago) 4. The date I set on a widget in the past (my Birthday) keeps changing without user interaction—i.e. it’s corrupting my user-input data Here are some things that may or may not be bugs but they are definitely confusing: 1. Selecting “Units” on a count down does not change what is displayed on the Home tab within the app (i.e. setting Units to Years does not change a card from displaying “days ago” to “years ago” as expected. 2. I expected that setting Repeat to Every Year would cause the widget to show a countdown to the upcoming date. It does not and it does not appear there is a way to chose this behavior. And finally a couple of features requests: 1. A way to rotate through looking backward at a date (how long since the first recurrence) and forward (how long until the next recurrence) 2. A more flexible recurrence system (take a look at the many apps that implement this: calendars, todo apps, etc.). I want to be able to set Election Day to every four years for example. Or Garbage Day to every-other week. I’d love to be able to enter a rule for U.S. Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November). Please continue development. I really want to love your app. I was disappointed that I can’t yet. -S ### 1/5 — iOS sync doesn’t work *2019-09-26* iOS platform sync doesn’t work across iPhone and iPad so whatever I update either from one device, it doesn’t sync to iCloud and old data overrides on another device when I open the app (and have to manually command iCloud sync, by the way) Very frustrating and disappointed since I’ve been looking for an app the counts down deadline and also I can add it from/to calendars. ### 3/5 — Watch complication doesn’t update automatically *2019-03-02* Love this app but having to manually launch the app on my phone every day to make sure the watch complication is current is a real drag. Other apps have complications that update in the background. **Developer response:** Hi! We’d love to help get the watch complication working properly for you. Please send us an email at countdown-support@shadowsystems.tech! ### 5/5 — Ideal widget *2020-09-27* Since widgets are mainly informational and not interactive, it's good to see a nice, clean widget that is simple and tells you exactly what you need to know. Great job, devs! ### 5/5 — Good app *2020-09-21* Love the app, but it would be nice if y’all release a dark theme for the widget itself. ### 5/5 — 5/5 *2019-11-29, version 1.3.1* Great app, easy to use and quick to get it up and running. The widget is very useful but I would like it if you could combine categories for this. Also, this app gets bonus points as I love apps that give you a choice of icons and themes to choose from 👍 ### 5/5 — Almost there *2019-05-28, version 1.3.1* Original review below but widget is now working with latest update, nice response from developer too. Can recommend app and have pdated my rating to reflect new version. Original Review Great little countdown app, syncs well between devices. Only negative so far is that the widget doesn’t work. 5* app if that gets fixed. ### 5/5 — Very Clean *2018-12-21* This is a great app. I think it’s actually going to help me be a better friend/husband and reduce my stress level. **Developer response:** That’s awesome! I hope it helps & hope you enjoy the app! ### 5/5 — No nonsense *2018-11-25* This app is lightweight and awesome. Simplicity at its finest. Does exactly what it says it will do. Mainly, though, I saw the developers’ post on Reddit about the new update, and I’ll always help further the agenda of another Redditor. **Developer response:** Thank you! We’ve worked hard to keep the experience simple for you. ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love it already *2018-05-02* This app is simple and does exactly what I want. **Developer response:** We know you wrote this 8 months ago, but we’re glad you’re enjoying the app! 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