# Countdown to Halloween — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown to Halloween by Duncan Cuthbertson, rated 4.60/5 from 544 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-to-halloween/id561088300/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-to-halloween/id561088300.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 446 · 4★ 43 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Countdown to Halloween? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎃 Simple and focused countdown functionality - 👍 No ads or minimal ads (appreciated by users) - ✨ Cool confetti button feature - 🎨 Good artwork and Halloween theme - 📱 Easy to use for kids - 🙏 Reliable reminder for Halloween date **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes frequently on launch - ❌ Countdown displays negative days (outdated) - 🎨 Bone-themed digit design reduces readability - 🔧 Hasn't been updated since 2014 - 📅 Off-by-one day calculation errors - 🎵 Annoying music that auto-plays - 📺 Excessive ads and pop-ups (older versions) - ❄️ App freezes when sharing to social media **Commonly reported bugs** - Negative day count (app not updated since 2014) - Crashes on app launch - Freezes when attempting to share on Facebook - Glitches that redirect to home screen - App won't open after download - Inaccurate day calculations - Excessive pop-up ads - Annoying auto-playing music **Most requested features** - Add games to the countdown app - Include hours, minutes, seconds, weeks, and months - Different background for each day or week - Halloween jokes or trivia daily - Halloween music integration - Daily Halloween movie recommendations - Ability to change the main picture/background - Ability to change the countdown date - Countdown for other holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas) ## Newest reviews (13 of 44) ### 4/5 — Bones *2022-11-07* It is a good app but the bone design of the didgets make it mor difficult to read. ### 3/5 — It is an okay game *2019-10-29, version 3.2* I could improve by put games on the countdown ### 4/5 — Halloween countdown is the best😎 *2019-10-03, version 3.2* It tells you when Halloween is ### 4/5 — Good but not great *2019-10-01* I like this app. It does its job it tells how many days there is till Halloween but I feel like it could use a different background each week or day. Also not just the days maybe weeks months seconds minutes. Maybe Halloween music or a Halloween joke every day. I would like a bit more pizzazz and life in it. Also maybe every week or day it would say another Halloween movie. ### 4/5 — Mooo mooo *2019-09-27* Mooo ### 5/5 — Change picture *2018-11-14* It won’t let you change the picture l can not change main picture but it is a good app for kids and tells you how many days it is until Halloween🎃📅 ### 5/5 — Haloweeeeeeen *2018-10-29, version 3.2* Loving it but why don’t you have games on the same app. ### 5/5 — I love this *2018-10-14* Thank you for the app ### 5/5 — Hallaween *2018-10-04, version 3.2* Halloween count down is a good memory reminder ### 5/5 — The best thing *2018-09-19* I loved it so much from Payton settles #I'm a boy ### 5/5 — Just the best *2018-09-16, version 3.2* Halloween is coming and the best way to find out how many days to the big day is to download this app. ### 5/5 — Not bad *2018-03-25* No adds! No bull. Just a count down to Halloween! Really cool confetti button. ### 4/5 — I love it *2015-10-12* It's the best app for counting down! :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App *2019-10-26, version 3.2* You cannot do much all it tells you is how many days they are till Halloween ### 1/5 — App doesn't work *2017-05-22* Not sure why this came up first when I searched for a countdown all because all the reviews are correct...the app is reading negative 934 days. Definitely doesn't work anymore. ### 1/5 — It's set for 2014 *2016-10-14, version 2.6* It hasn't been updated since 2014 so it says -714 days till Halloween. ### 1/5 — Not up to date *2016-10-06* I wish this was working. The date says that Halloween is negative 706 days. They really need to update the app. ### 1/5 — Don't work *2016-10-02, version 2.6* The days is wrong it says minus 700 and something ### 1/5 — Awful *2016-10-01, version 2.6* Why doesn't it show the actual amount of days instead it shows minus 762 or something like that ### 1/5 — Horrible *2016-07-31, version 2.6* This app was horrible it said it was 21 months till Halloween do not buy this app ### 1/5 — Can't change the date *2015-10-10, version 2.6* You can't change the date on it rubbish ### 1/5 — HORRIBLE 🙊🙊🙊🙊🙊!!!!!! *2015-10-04, version 2.6* Doesn't work -338 days? ### 1/5 — All ads and doesn't work *2015-07-28* Everything you touch brings up an ad, plus there are 3 on the screen too. I'd let that go if it was accurate, but the countdown is in the negative. Seems like developer stopped updating it and removing bugs a long time ago. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Rommel’s review *2024-11-03, version 3.2* Best Halloween app. Please keep updating your app. I don’t want to lose this. Thank you for making this app great. ### 5/5 — Tell a your kids how good Halloween is I’m a kid as well *2023-10-23, version 3.2* 5/5 ### 5/5 — I love it *2023-04-09* But I want it to have days hours and seeks and weeks all add too the app ### 5/5 — it’s pretty good *2020-10-20, version 3.2* needs new design ### 5/5 — star *2019-10-31* it actually cownsdown ### 5/5 — Holloween is the best *2019-10-29* Zack ### 5/5 — Halloween *2019-10-26, version 3.2* I love Halloween BBC I love getting candy ### 5/5 — Love this app *2019-10-19, version 3.2* It’s amazing I can see every day till Halloween I love it I’m getting my spook on ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2019-09-04* so before now I did have it I just uninstalled because it was after Halloween and I needed storage but I love this app ### 5/5 — Anything Holiday is Halloween *2019-06-12* I enjoy the holidays, especially the big 3. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I enjoy countdowns to see how quickly the big 3 are coming. Thank you --- *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 2026-06-10.*