# Countdown Star — user reviews > 1,259 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown Star by Joseph Merrill, rated 4.80/5 from 214,803 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-star/id576177593/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-star/id576177593.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 183,419 · 4★ 20,335 · 3★ 6,559 · 2★ 1,571 · 1★ 2,919 ## What do users think of Countdown Star? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great app - 🚀 Easy to use - 💡 Customizable backgrounds - 👍 Helpful for tracking events - 👍 Useful for long-distance relationships - 👍 Excellent for planning and motivation **Cons** - 🐛 Widget not working - 🐛 Wallpaper feature not working - 🐛 Countdown inaccuracies - 🐛 Notifications not working - 🐛 Crashes and bugs - 💰 Paid features required for full functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - Widget not displaying events - Wallpaper not saving - Countdown off by one day - Notifications not working as expected - Crashes and glitches after updates **Most requested features** - Add weeks option - Allow multiple countdowns on one screen - Provide Apple Watch complications - Add ability to export/backup data - Improve wallpaper customization - Add option for annual/recurring events ## Newest reviews (15 of 1,259) ### 3/5 — New update August 20/26 *2026-08-20* Just updated the app and now when you open the app it says sync error. I rebooted the phone and it says the same thing each time. iPhone 14 Pro Max. ### 2/5 — Had to delete *2026-08-10, version 3.0.5* Had the app for years but in the last two months it has complete deleted all of my dates twice. ### 2/5 — All countdowns lost *2026-08-09* Used to love this app! Would use it to countdown to every major event and look back on ones that had passed. Open the app now and all my countdowns are wiped and someone else’s are in there! Instead of counting down to my wedding in October it’s counting down to ‘my birthday’ in September (I’m born in June). So disappointing to lose all past milestones too! ### 3/5 — Countdown 3 Stars *2026-08-07, version 3.0.5* A COUPLE OF FLAWS: I can’t get rid of the “sync error” prompt that keeps showing up at the bottom of my countdown. Also, I like there to be a way to adjust how a custom wallpaper shows up as a background image. ### 1/5 — Broken *2026-08-07, version 3.0.5* The app no longer syncs, data continues to be lost, doesn’t talk to the widget. ### 1/5 — My countdowns all disappeared!? *2026-08-06, version 3.0.5* Every countdown I had created is gone. Garbage app. ### 4/5 — Recent Issue *2026-08-06, version 3.0.5* I love the app! However recently have “sync error message “ pop up on the app. Why is this happening? ### 1/5 — Used to love it *2026-08-06, version 3.0.5* Used to love this had a countdown going for almost everything. Just went on today and all of my countdowns have been erased and I have no idea why. ### 1/5 — Lost everything *2026-08-06, version 3.0.5* Awful - all gone! So rubbish ### 1/5 — All events deleted?? *2026-08-06, version 3.0.5* I’ve been using this app for some time. I had events stored because I needed to keep track of them. Today I open the app and all my events are gone. Complete reset. I will be deleting the app because I don’t have time to re-create everything I was tracking 😡😡 ### 2/5 — Keeps deleting my countdowns *2026-08-05, version 3.0.5* Nice app, looks good. Simple. But every countdown i make gets deleted. I’ve made a “countdown to Halloween” like four times, a countdown to the fall equinox twice, and when I go back a few days later to check them, they’re gone. I used to use this app previously, and did not have this problem, ### 1/5 — Poor app update *2026-08-05, version 3.0.5* I updated the app and it erased all the events I had stored plus all my imported photos ### 1/5 — All of my events are gone *2026-08-05, version 3.0.5* Where did all the events I had been tracking go? I am upset that they all disappeared without notice. How do I get them back? ### 1/5 — Was working great *2026-08-05, version 3.0.5* Now is not syncing ### 1/5 — No longer works *2026-08-04, version 3.0.5* This countdown star app no longer works. I kept getting an error message. Fortunately, I was able to see screenshots of the dates I had entered. On the hunt for a new Free and reliable replacement. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 客 *2026-08-15* レビューを書くよう要求するのが多すぎます ### 1/5 — Downhill *2026-08-12, version 3.0.5* I’ve had this app for a while but lately I get a sync error and now when I try to add a new event the app freezes up. It’s the app I know because my phone is normal otherwise. What happened?! Can we fix it? Is the dev even listening anymore?? ### 1/5 — Deleted all my countdowns *2026-08-10, version 3.0.5* I had a series of sentimental counters that I had been saving for years. I used to love this app but they recently deleted all my countdowns without consulting me or notifying me or informing me there would be a disruptive update. It was actually deeply upsetting and I’m pretty upset about it. ### 1/5 — nova atualização apagou tudo *2026-08-09* muito triste :( ### 1/5 — ALL MY STUFF WAS ERASED *2026-08-09, version 3.0.5* What is going on with this app? Obviously I’m not the only one affected. All of our countdown dates were wiped. How unprofessional of you guys. Pathetic developers. ### 1/5 — Used to love this app *2026-08-09, version 3.0.5* I have used this app for years and loved it until the most recent update when all my countdowns disappeared. ### 1/5 — What happened to my countdowns?? *2026-08-08, version 3.0.5* Went to the app and all my countdowns had been wiped! What the heck!? ### 1/5 — Was Good, No Response from Joe *2026-08-08, version 3.0.5* After a recent update it removed all of my calendar dates from historic and future, everything? Followed procedure to ask Joe* but no response, nada, zilch. Really helpful that is. There were over thirty events ! Yeah thanks a bunch.. muppet ### 1/5 — Where did my data go? *2026-08-08, version 3.0.5* All of the dates I’ve put in here have disappeared! Gutted as I had all the important dates for the past 6+ years saved ### 1/5 — Everything gone after latest update *2026-08-07* Every single countdown that I had set up was erased with the latest app update, super disappointed. Deleting the app to find one more reliable. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — GET THIS APP! *2026-08-23* I love this app and it is so awesome. You should definitely get it if you haven’t already. ### 5/5 — Contagem regressiva para reserva *2026-08-15* Excelente ### 5/5 — 神対応！！現状維持望む！ *2026-08-14* 先ず迅速な対応を毎回して頂ける事にもありがたい 前までカレンダーの時間表示が眩しい事や！ 画像が大き過ぎて見にくかった問題点もスリガラス等で対応して頂けました また画像の追加とかが重かったり同期の表示が気になってた点も改善してくれて、、 正直なところ現状維持で良いと思える程に素晴らしい👍🏻て思っています！！ いつも重宝させて貰っててこのアプリが長く続く事が今の要望 **Developer response:** こんにちは。貴重なご意見をありがとうございます。そして使いづらくしてしまい申し訳ありません。最新のアップデート（3.0.2、配信中）で、時間表示を小さくし、パネルを透明にして 背景の壁紙がしっかり見えるように改善しました。さらに「設定 → タイマーの設定 → タイマーの背景」から表示スタイルを選べるようになっています（「ガラス」が以前のような透明な見 た目で、不透明度の調整も可能です）。よろしければ一度お試しいただけると嬉しいです。今後ともよろしくお願いいたします。Joe ### 5/5 — Addictive *2026-08-13* I just wanted a simple countdown app to keep track of one thing. One thing. This app is so easy to use I’ve been setting countdowns for everything!!! Get it. ### 5/5 — Our Wedding *2026-08-05, version 3.0.5* I set the countdown to our wedding and never shut it off. When someone asks how long we have been married I can tell them to the second. It’s hilarious. ### 5/5 — Love the app! *2026-08-04, version 3.0.5* This app is a great tool to count up and count to events and specific Treasured dates. One issue is a sync error. I don’t know how to remove it. ### 5/5 — Good reminder ✨ *2026-08-01, version 3.0.5* Actually work 👍🏽 ### 5/5 — Best countdown app ever *2026-07-31, version 3.0.5* This is a very fun app I always put count downs for birthdays, Holidays last day of class and all of that fun stuff This is a really awesome app & I would recommend this to others ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-31, version 3.0.5* Counts down perfectly! Fun backgrounds ### 5/5 — Latest update is buggy *2026-07-27, version 3.0.4* How did this get thru testing? Won’t even sync since last update, my items aren’t showing up, the wrong item is showing as favorite…etc. I’ve been using this app for years and these things have never been an issue. --- *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 2026-08-28.*