# Countdown Widget & Counter — user reviews > 910 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown Widget & Counter by The Good App Company, Limited Liability Company, rated 4.60/5 from 2,369 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-and-counter/id1533996161/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-and-counter/id1533996161.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,977 · 4★ 179 · 3★ 73 · 2★ 39 · 1★ 101 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (18 of 910) ### 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 ### 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”? ### 4/5 — Great app *2026-06-21, version 3.0.4* Easy to use and very good countdown app. Widgets are easy to do. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-06-09, version 3.0.4* My family all use this app to track milestones. My daughter is the first to ask to get it updated on her device. We use it for birthdays, holidays, vacations, and other special events. Love the repeat function and being able to customize the look of each countdown timer. ### 3/5 — Alright *2026-06-08, version 3.0.4* I think this app is alright, the only thing is it is always getting you to get pro which is annoying. ### 5/5 — Amazing app for countdowns! *2026-06-06, version 3.0.4* Amazing for vacay countdowns and birthdays or any celebration! ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2026-06-06, version 3.0.4* I installed countdown thinking it would be like all the others, but it was different! I opened the app hoping it would be the lucky one and I made my first widget for free in 1 minute! I would definitely suggest countdown:Event Timer Widget ### 3/5 — Good if your willing to pay for premium *2026-06-06, version 3.0.4* Countdown is good for if you only want to countdown to a couple of events. Most features can’t be accessed without paying for premium. Currently i can’t add a third event unless i pay for premium ### 5/5 — Good *2026-06-01* The purpose of the app is to maintain a separate clock for events and special moments and the job is done well **Developer response:** Hello mano₹₹, Thank you for your review! We're pleased to hear that the app effectively helps you keep track of events and special moments. We strive to ensure it serves its purpose well for all users. If you have any suggestions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Best regards, Marc ### 4/5 — Приложение хорошее *2026-05-16* Приложение хорошее, есть виджеты для всех устройств экосистемы Apple ### 5/5 — Great visual reminder *2026-05-09, version 3.0.4* I really like the simplicity of this app. It has several features but they are intuitive and not overwhelming. This gives me a great visual view of upcoming events in a way that gets my attention better than my calendar does. ### 5/5 — BEST APP EVER *2026-05-07, version 3.0.4* I LOVE THIS APP IT’S SO HELPFUL ### 5/5 — Great countdown! *2026-05-07, version 3.0.4* Free version is very minimal but works for what I need ### 5/5 — Great countdown! *2026-05-07, version 3.0.4* Free version is minimal but works for what I need ### 5/5 — Love This! *2026-05-05, version 3.0.4* I love the way that Countdown widget and counter that such a fantastic job of setting the horizon with those things. I’d love to keep my eye on a real keeper! ### 4/5 — Very good app but….. *2026-04-29, version 3.0.4* I just bugs u to buy the pro pack. ### 2/5 — Good app but it ahould be free *2026-04-21, version 3.0.4* I pay 12 bucks a year which fair, but also is a bit much for something i could vibecode pretty quickly ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Payment Issue *2026-06-18, version 3.0.4* Hello, Could you please check if I have already paid for the permanent subscription on may 9, 2026 from my MacBook Now I downloaded from phone (same Apple ID) iit changed into yearly subscription. It should not charge again It should be permanent one Many thanks! ### 1/5 — Was So Good *2026-05-19, version 3.0.4* I’ve been using the app for over a year. It was exactly what I wanted and worked brilliantly. Then it suddenly stopped working properly. The switch to enable iCloud sync in settings doesn’t work which makes the app useless. Also, and probably more concerning for the developers, is that the option to enable or redeem the pro- status no longer works. I’ve tried contacting the developer without success. Such a shame. ### 1/5 — ༯ *2026-04-18, version 3.0.4* Es buenísima ### 1/5 — Don’t Use *2026-04-11, version 3.0.4* Do not use this app. It overwhelms you with sales promos. You can’t click out of it and even deleting the app is difficult. ### 1/5 — Misleading *2026-03-31, version 3.0.4* Further in app payments required to use widgets. ### 1/5 — Very little features without subscription *2026-02-06, version 3.0.3* You can do just about no customization without buying a subscription. No, I am not buying a subscription for an event countdown widget? ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-02-04, version 3.0.3* You have to pay for the widget. Embarrassing from them ### 1/5 — Hi *2026-01-30, version 3.0.3* It keeps resetting 4 times and I never am able to write what I want ### 1/5 — Not free *2026-01-25, version 3.0.3* Disappointed that the app is not free. Deleted! ### 1/5 — CAN’T HAVE MORE THAN 2 EVENTS??!! & Needs flat colour options as well as the existing gradients. *2025-12-20, version 3.0.0* Good app and works fine on Mac. The widgets look decent—apart from colour, as outlined below—and I like the UX of the app overall. However, I really hate the colour options—the only colours I can use are gradients, and only these weird preset ones. There are no options to just have one flat colour, and picking your own (custom) colour shouldn’t be a paid feature (a paid custom gradient is passable, but DO NOT lock custom flat colours behind a paywall). Not being able to just pick one flat colour is absurd. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — countdown *2026-08-29, version 2.4.8* i love this app, it is so amazing! i always remember how long till xmas! ### 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. ### 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 ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-06-18, version 3.0.4* I love this app it is so helpful when I am planing things. ### 5/5 — Does what it says it does *2026-06-13, version 3.0.4* No complaints! ### 5/5 — Professional *2026-06-10, version 3.0.4* Results may vary --- *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 2026-08-30.*