# Countdown Widget Maker — user reviews > 206 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown Widget Maker by Tien Long Nguyen, rated 4.70/5 from 5,639 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-maker/id1189515875/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-maker/id1189515875.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,590 · 4★ 638 · 3★ 243 · 2★ 48 · 1★ 120 ## What do users think of Countdown Widget Maker? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Countdown widget - 👍 Easy to use - 🎨 Customizable backgrounds and fonts - 💡 Helpful for tracking important dates - 🎉 Fun and exciting **Cons** - 💰 Paywall for many features - 🔒 Limited free options - 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches - 🤔 Confusing subscription model **Commonly reported bugs** - Widget not displaying correctly - Countdown units not working as expected - Purchased features not unlocking properly **Most requested features** - More free widget and theme options - Ability to display countdown in different units (weeks, months, etc.) - Notification/reminder system for countdown events - Sorting and organizing multiple countdowns ## Newest reviews (17 of 206) ### 4/5 — Ratting *2026-07-15* This is a great app and it’s free. You only have to pay for backgrounds!! ### 4/5 — Ok *2026-06-02, version 1.6.7* So I was satisfied with everything just wish they had an option for no weekends if u are looking for something with no weekends counted it’s not this app ### 4/5 — It works perfectly but one small complaint *2026-05-09* If you put a countdown as a widget you can’t see the seconds, only minutes hours and days, which is fine because the specific number of seconds will almost never feel different if it’s still ending on the same minute but I still wish you could see the seconds on widgets rather than having to open the app to see the seconds ### 3/5 — Good App-But *2026-04-07* Really like the app and have been using it a lot however there have been not new templates in the 2/3 years that I’ve used it. This definitely needs more templates or the ability to add you own. ### 3/5 — Not the best not the worst *2026-03-26* The app is mainly premium for something I don’t believe should be, but I’ve seen worst in other alternative apps for the use of count down. You can use the app as it’s intended to be but like I said your widgets would be very basic and kinda ugly if you don’t pay. That’s just my take on it though. Hopefully you found this helpful in some ways! ### 4/5 — Chouette *2026-02-16* La version gratuite est très satisfaisante ### 4/5 — Mid *2026-01-11, version 1.6.7* Mid don’t get if you don’t like adds sllllaayyyyyyyy y’all 6777 ### 5/5 — Love the app! *2025-12-30, version 1.6.7* Does what I wanted it to do. ### 2/5 — It’s okay *2025-12-22, version 1.6.7* It’s okay but all the decent widgets u have to pay for and u can’t use I had the app and then deleted it and when I got it back and all the cute or cool widgets I used to be able to use for free are all of a sudden ‘premium ‘ and so now u have to pay to use it honestly u would be better off hetting a different app ### 5/5 — Helps to increase joy *2025-12-12, version 1.6.7* Love a daily reminder of what I can look forward to ### 5/5 — Great little app! *2025-12-12, version 1.6.7* Using this app as a countdown to a major life goal, I love that it shows the countdown without me having the open the app. Exactly what I was looking for! ### 5/5 — Easy friendly *2025-12-08, version 1.6.7* Easy friendly for everyone ### 5/5 — GREAT *2025-12-05, version 1.6.7* It is great and works well ### 5/5 — Just got it *2025-12-04, version 1.6.7* So far so good , I can’t figure out the music part but that’s what ai is for right? ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-11-30, version 1.6.7* Great! ### 5/5 — Count downs are fun! *2025-11-15, version 1.6.7* Love this app! Now able to keep up with everything I’m counting down to! Also love that I can customize backgrounds, fonts & colors! ### 5/5 — Good *2025-11-04* The game kinda forces Me too but good app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Upgrade now required for photos *2026-04-02, version 1.6.7* I have been using this app for years and always have a countdown with a custom photo on my Home Screen. Today I discovered that the custom photo feature is now behind a paywall/required upgrade to pro. I can’t even edit the photo on an existing countdown without upgrading . I refuse to pay for something that has been free for years so I’m officially uninstalling the app. ### 1/5 — No *2026-04-02* I’m not able to put the widget on my home screen ### 1/5 — Premium? *2025-11-14, version 1.6.7* Why do I have to pay this is very annoying ### 1/5 — Charged for the upgrade but says I need to upgrade afterwards *2025-04-18, version 1.6.5* I upgraded because I figured why not it’s not that badly priced and now it just tells me I need to upgrade to use stuff even though I already did. Also the countdown is wrong and the customization is non-existent. ### 1/5 — Still charging me after cancel *2024-10-17, version 1.6.4* Do not download this game!! They refuse to stop charging your account although you canceled this shows up in all active subscriptions even though it states it has been cancelled. This is a scam!!!! ### 1/5 — So bad *2024-09-30, version 1.6.4* Only a couple of options I’m gonna delete you and leave a bad review ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2023-11-24* Paid for subscription and still not letting me use any countdowns, keeps saying upgrade to subscription and I already did. Nothing is working **Developer response:** Hi, could you please send us screenshot to email: long-nguyen@activeuser.co We'd like to help check this issue. ### 1/5 — paying paying and more paying *2021-09-08* i downloaded this app, excited for my birthday! i have downloaded many apps i’ve decided to try this one to try and find one that is no paying that i can make a widget for my home screen. once i downloaded it i was reading “how to use” and i was excited i thought this would be an app i could make a widget for free. but no. it said “3 days free then 7.99 fee” so i clicked continue thinking it’ll give me my 3 days free trial then tell me it was up and it’ll no longer be working or something, but it told me to type my password in to buy it! so quickly i deleted the app. 0/10 do NOT recommend **Developer response:** Hi Kwaii, if you don't want to buy, just please close the payment screen and go adding your countdown. It's free, please try again and I think you'll find many interesting inside the app. Have a nice day. ### 1/5 — Loved at first but now glitchy *2021-08-31, version 1.3.7* I’ll update my review if the problem gets fixed. For weeks now I get an error trying to make the background an image. So now my countdown is just ugly. I paid for the lifetime upgrade and now I’m mad I did. The app took away my custom background on my countdown and every time I go to add it back it says try later. I’m over it. DONT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. So disappointed. ### 1/5 — literally the worst app ever. more and more features are becoming premium *2021-05-15* downaloded this app at the start of the widget craze. i loved it!!! i thought the fonts were really cute and i liked the ability to put an image in the back and stuff. really great stuff. then, one day, they decided to remove the ability to put images in the bg of your countdowns (ie they made it premium), which was GENUINELY TERRIBLE. who makes a feature that was initially free for money? but i got over it; i put colors in the background instead and it was fine. one of my recent countdowns just finished, so i went to edit it (to count down to something else that’s upcoming). well, surprise!!! now, you can’t make your countdowns use the units “year,” “month,” and “week” unless you’re a premium user. are you actually serious? this event is 155 days away - 5 months, actually, which i have on my home screen now that i’ve switched to another app. it so frustrating that this great app decided to monetize all of its most integral features. once i’m done with my last countdown (which still has rhe months unit since i made it before this disastrous update and i haven’t edited it or anything recently), i’m def switching over to another app. you can literally get all of this for free using other apps so idk why they deuces to make people pay … like i honestly hate switching apps and i still like the fonts on this one a lot, but it’s just not worth it anymore. come on bro. stop succumbing to the allure of money **Developer response:** Hi, we're sorry for the update. We updated our app to put free option back. Thank you ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works *2026-04-21, version 1.6.7* Only app I’ve found that lets me add a widget for free ### 5/5 — Nice Countdown Timer *2026-04-01, version 1.6.7* I like this widget, it’s cool how I can put a picture as the background that coincides with whatever I’m counting down too. Just upload your own pic, set the date and your cool customized countdown is set. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-03-23, version 1.6.7* Works Great! Used it for 600+ days was OBSESSED 💕 ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-03-15, version 1.6.7* I love how it keeps track of my most exciting countdowns! ### 5/5 — Best app 5 stars *2026-03-13, version 1.6.7* I like it :) works very good and the widgets are amazing ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-02-20, version 1.6.7* Easy to use and plenty of features for free. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-01-29, version 1.6.7* Great app ### 5/5 — Been using a few years *2026-01-23, version 1.6.7* Love that it’s free and the widgets are cool ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-01-07* Easy to use and well presented. ### 5/5 — Love it it keep me on track *2025-12-30, version 1.6.7* Love it --- *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 2026-09-01.*