# Countdown Widget & Counter — Birthday, Vacation, Retirement

> Home screen widgets for event countdowns with customization options. (iPhone/iPad app by The Good App Company, Limited Liability Company.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-and-counter/id1533996161 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Good App Company, Limited Liability Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/1086171798)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 2,369 App Store ratings · 909 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 159 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Russian and 5 more
- Released: 2020-10-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-and-counter/id1533996161/reviews.md

## What is Countdown Widget & Counter?

Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day.  

The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio.

So, what do we have here?

- Powerful event editor with live preview
- Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad
- Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen
- Over 50 different icons to choose from
- Real time push notifications for your events
- Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type
- Live countdown widgets


Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :)

Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal


We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. 
We are looking forward to your message. Take care!

## Key features

- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Widget Studio PRO | $7.99 | per year |
| Widget Studio PRO | $5.99 | per year |
| Widget Studio PRO | $4.99 | per year |
| Widget Studio PRO | $1.99 | per month |
| Monthly Subscription | $3.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $12.99 | per year |
| Widget Studio PRO | $8.99 | per year |
| Widget Studio PRO | $12.99 | per year |
| Widget Studio PRO | $7.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Widget Studio Pro Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time |
| Widget Studio Pro Lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Countdown Widget & Counter?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Fantastic for glancing at events
- 👍 Cool app
- 👍 Nice widgets
- 👍 Good countdown app
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Decent
- 👍 Free options
- 👍 Great formatting
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Easy to track events
- 👍 Mindfulness encouraged
- 👍 Must have
- 👍 Simplicity
- 👍 Best countdown widget out there
- 👍 Perfect
- 👍 Handy widget and looks good
- 👍 Clean UI and no ads
- 👍 Beautiful and lots of potential!
- 👍 Beautiful and intuitive

**Cons**

- 🐛 Extremely buggy
- 🔕 NOT IMPRESSED (no sound)
- 💰 Expensive price
- 💰 Money
- 💰 Only 2 for free
- 💰 Requires purchase to unlock features
- 🐛 Widget unavailable post update
- 🐛 Widgets No Longer Work
- 🐛 Widget Stopped Working
- 🐛 In-app ad that you can't get rid of
- 🐛 Stopped working after iOS update
- 🐛 Widgets broken after update
- 🐛 App stopped working
- 🐛 Bait and switch
- 🐛 Turning phone off breaks widgets
- 🐛 Not working after iOS 16.1 update
- 🐛 Doesn't work on IOS/IPADOS 16
- 🐛 iOS 16 incompatible

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Time calculation isn't correct
- Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
- Widget goes blank after phone restart
- Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
- Paid version still shows ads
- Widgets disappear after iOS updates
- App loses all user data after updates

**Most requested features**

- Better integration with calendar and reminder API
- Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
- Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
- Larger photo frame in widget
- Ability to group events into categories
- Option to change font
- Ability to select an emoji for icons
- Notification times for events
- Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard

## Recent user reviews (10 of 909)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-and-counter/id1533996161/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Pretty nice

*2026-08-19, version 3.1.3*

Really awesome but i couldnt figure out how to set up icloud :( i tried to toggle on but it didnt work

### 5/5 — great app

*2026-08-03, version 3.1.3*

it is amazing

### 5/5 — Cool app

*2026-07-30, version 3.1.3*

I love this app so much. I think it’s so fun between the different styles. I could choose from to the dates that I could choose from but the only problem that I have that is when I shut off my phone the counter disappears so then when I turned back on my phone, I have to go all the way through the app to turn the Countdown back on. It is a lot of work and a lot of time like sometimes I don’t have that time to do it, but that’s my only problem.

### 3/5 — Missing Stuff

*2026-07-24, version 3.1.3*

The icons for events are nonsensical and many major things are totally missing (there isn’t even a little running stick person but downhill skiing is there). So all your events will have random unrelated icons. 

Also, you can ONLY pick weeks or days for the countdown. There’s nothing that rolls from counting weeks to counting days when some threshold is passed like many many other apps. 

Otherwise it’s… fine.

### 4/5 — Number of digits for minute indication

*2026-07-22*

Can you make the number of digits for days displayed on wide widget be more than 3 rather than “999”?

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2026-07-15, version 3.0.7*

Fantastic!

### 5/5 — amazing

*2026-07-12, version 3.0.7*

amazing

### 5/5 — I Love Countdown

*2026-07-10, version 3.0.7*

I love this app it is so helpful when I am planing things but it is annoying how you have to pay for more than two widgets on your screen but otherwise it’s really good.

### 5/5 — Count downnn

*2026-07-02, version 3.0.5*

Tuff app cl Ik when we break up for summer

### 4/5 — Great app

*2026-06-21, version 3.0.4*

Easy to use and very good countdown app. Widgets are easy to do.

## Frequently asked questions about Countdown Widget & Counter

### What does Countdown Widget & Counter do?

This app allows you to create personalized widgets that display countdowns to your important upcoming events directly on your iPhone or iPad home screen. You can track anything from birthdays and vacations to concerts and retirement.

### What are the key features of this countdown widget app?

Key features include a powerful event editor with a live preview, multiple customizable widget templates, beautiful color gradients, over 50 different icons to choose from, and real-time push notifications for your events. It also supports Voice Over and Dynamic Type.

### Is Countdown Widget & Counter free to use?

Most of the app's content is available for free. However, some selected features require a purchase of the full version, which is offered as a recurring annual subscription. This subscription helps support ongoing development.

### What devices is Countdown Widget & Counter compatible with?

The app provides multiple customizable widget templates specifically designed for both iPhone and iPad, ensuring a tailored experience across Apple devices.

### What are common use cases for this app?

Common use cases include tracking countdowns to major life events like birthdays, weddings, and retirement, as well as anticipating holidays, vacations, concerts, or the launch of a new product. It helps users stay excited and organized for future happenings.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1.3 — 2026-07-22

Apple Watch improvements:
• Your watch now always shows your next upcoming countdown first — expired events no longer take over
• The Refresh button now pulls your latest events instantly
Plus fixes for untranslated text throughout the app.

### 3.1.2 — 2026-07-17

Apple Watch improvements:
• Your watch now always shows your next upcoming countdown first — expired events no longer take over
• The Refresh button now pulls your latest events instantly
Plus fixes for untranslated text throughout the app.

### 3.1.1 — 2026-07-16

Apple Watch improvements:
• Your watch now always shows your next upcoming countdown first — expired events no longer take over
• The Refresh button now pulls your latest events instantly
Plus fixes for untranslated text throughout the app.

### 3.1 — 2026-07-15

Fix: Apple Watch no longer showing archived/stale events

### 3.0.7 — 2026-07-09

Smarter countdowns

• Multiple Early Reminders: get notified a month, a week, AND a day before an event — pick as many as you like
• Exclude Custom Days: skip holidays or vacation days in a countdown so you only count the days that matter
• Fixed an issue where the Apple Watch app showed archived events instead of your active ones

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