# Countdown Widget Plus — user reviews > 68 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown Widget Plus by Matteo Fabris, rated 4.70/5 from 217 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-plus/id1534850080/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-plus/id1534850080.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 176 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Countdown Widget Plus? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Free widgets without paywall restrictions - 🎨 Highly customizable designs and themes - 📸 Ability to use personal photos as backgrounds - 💰 Reasonable premium pricing ($3.99) - 🔒 Privacy-focused, no data collection - ⚡ Easy to use and intuitive interface - 🎯 Works seamlessly on home screen - 📱 Stack and scroll widget functionality - 🎬 Helpful video tutorials included - ✨ Clean, attractive UI/UX design **Cons** - 🔄 No cross-device synchronization via iCloud - 📸 Photos appear dimmer on widgets - 🌙 Only dark mode available - 🔐 Limited free tier (only 4 countdowns) - 📱 Lock screen widget support lacking - 🎨 Limited font and customization options - 📐 No landscape orientation support - 🐛 Widget update delays without manual refresh - ❌ Cannot count specific days (e.g., weekdays only) - 🎯 Limited positioning flexibility for text elements **Commonly reported bugs** - Lock screen widget not functioning - Widget fails to update without manual refresh - Widget resets to incorrect values - Unable to restore premium purchase after reinstall - Custom widgets not appearing in widget selection - Cannot view full countdown list in stacked widgets - App crashes on iPhone 12 Pro Max widgets - Widget addition fails on home screen - Glitching and daily refresh issues **Most requested features** - Cross-device synchronization with iCloud - Count-up functionality in addition to countdown - Lock screen widget support - Calendar integration - Photo editing and brightness adjustment - Light mode option - More font choices and size adjustments - Ability to move title and counter independently - Photo crop, rotate, flip, and resize capabilities - Landscape orientation for iPad - Monthly countdown option - Selective day counting (weekdays only) - Multiple countdowns in single widget - iPad orientation support - Hours and minutes configuration options ## Newest reviews (13 of 68) ### 3/5 — Could be amazing *2025-10-26, version 1.4.1* Love the app, for what it does but massively frustrated for what it doesn’t. The widgets are lovely and look great on the Home Screen. Love they can be added to stacks and scrolled through. Two big frustrations. 1. There is no sharing across devices. Why not make use of iCloud to share and mean widgets only have to be added once. 2. Why not simplify the items shown - the data is there, just present it. 3. No link to calendar - would make this a dream app. ### 4/5 — Ok, but could be better *2024-06-09, version 1.3.5* I personally think that there should be more free access to more countdowns other then that the app is great!! ### 5/5 — So fun to configure! *2024-01-03* I’m obsessed with this app! I go to Cons throughout the year. Now I have a countdown widget for each Con I attend. It’s fun to choose a picture for the background and pair it with one of the styles. ### 3/5 — Please count up! *2023-12-11* This is a beautiful and easy day counter. I would purchase it included the option to count up as well as down. ### 3/5 — Cute app *2023-11-29* It is a cute app I just wish the countdowns on my iPad would sync with the ones on my phone ### 3/5 — Nice but doesn’t let you add the countdown to the Lock Screen *2023-09-18, version 1.3.4* The app is nice, but lacks the possibility to add the countdown to the Lock Screen. ### 4/5 — Ottima *2023-08-11, version 1.3.4* Ottima app semplice con buona ui/ux che mi ha convinto nel prendere anche la versione premium. Una cosa che manca e che la renderebbe perfetta sarebbe la sincronizzazione dei dati tra dispositivi collegati allo stesso account iCloud. Non metto 5 stelle solo per questo ma decisamente consigliata! ### 5/5 — The best countdown app *2023-05-19, version 1.3.4* The best countdown app you can find out! Great customisation and easy to use! Wonderful! ### 5/5 — 5 stars to this app! *2023-04-20, version 1.3.4* Love this app, it so nice to have an app that works brilliantly on the free version and the app developer charges a reasonable price for the full version. I’d definitely recommend this app. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 ### 5/5 — Perfetta *2023-04-02, version 1.3.4* Dopo averne provate 5 o 6 finalmente ho trovato l’app che mi da le funzioni essenziali senza farmi pagare 5€ al mese. È anche bella e facile da usare. Grazie mille! ### 3/5 — Okay for free *2023-04-01* It’s a decent beginning of an interesting and potentially useful idea. But it lacks basic functionality such as ability to reorient on iPad. I know that doesn’t affect the widget itself, but lack of such a basic feature is indicative of poor attention to things that affect the overall user experience. Plenty of other examples of minor issues that just degrade the utility…. Free, okay. $, not yet. **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for your feedback and your suggestions. I'm currently working to improve the experience in the iPad version. Feel free to reach me at matteosapps@gmail.com for any further suggestions you may want to share. Matteo ### 3/5 — Nice *2023-03-28, version 1.3.4* Nice app. The only problem is that you can’t choose what days to count. For example, I need to count only school day, but I can’t do that: it counts also Saturdays and Sundays. ### 3/5 — It’s ok *2023-02-23* You have to pay for pretty much everything except the very basic default format ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pessima *2025-04-22, version 1.4.1* Non si possono condividere i countdown ### 1/5 — Faltan horas y minutos *2025-01-19, version 1.4.1* Faltan horas y minutos a l configuración ### 1/5 — Unable to restore purchase *2023-10-08, version 1.3.5* Hi team, I had purchased the premium version. But had uninstalled and reinstalled the app once. Now i’m not aboe to restore the purchase. The restore button is not taking me anywhere. Please look into this. ### 1/5 — Solita app inutile *2023-08-29, version 1.3.4* Non funziona un c***o sui widget di iPhone 12 pro max ### 1/5 — App quasi abbandonata! *2021-12-11, version 1.2.7* Pochissimi aggiornamenti e nessuna novità… Non la ricomprerei! ### 1/5 — Only one countdown widget allowed? *2021-05-03, version 1.2.6* Hi Devs. Great app, but how can i add multiple countdown widgets? I need more than one. Will change to 4 stars but this is essential! Thanks ### 1/5 — Not counting *2020-12-08, version 1.1.4* Glitching every other day. I had to open them to refresh but that isn’t working now. In app it is ok but in widget it resets to some other value. ### 2/5 — This app *2026-03-19, version 1.4.1* Omg I love it sooo much I love Harry Potter and I had it as my background for the widget I loved✨ ### 2/5 — Kaum kostenlos *2025-03-13, version 1.4.1* Die Widgets sind toll aber hier steht nirgendwo dass es nur vier kostenlose Widgets gibt. Ab dem fünften soll man 3,99€ bezahlen. ### 2/5 — Ok-ish *2025-02-16, version 1.4.1* The lockscreen widget does not work ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — THANK YOU <3 *2026-02-02, version 1.4.1* I just wanted to say thank you so much for keeping this app free. It does everything I need without a paid subscription like other apps do. May you find success!! ### 5/5 — Wish I could edit *2026-01-22* The only thing I’d change is to edit the picture, so I could zoom in and out perfectly! ### 5/5 — Free features!! *2025-04-10* Overall look of app and widgets ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-03-03, version 1.4.1* Really good app, very useful!! ### 5/5 — App meravigliosa *2025-01-31, version 1.4.1* Do 5 stelle a quest’app perché sono una persona che odia i pagamenti in app e questa è l’unica che non ne ha! Puoi fare qualsiasi cosa hai tuoi countdown senza avere restrinzioni o cose simili e trovo quest cosa davvero comoda! Puoi usare i font che più ti piacciono e mettere come sfondo al widget anche una delle tue foto! Davvero comoda per tenere conto di ciò che vuoi e senza che ti prenda i tuoi dati o che ti disturbi con le notifiche! Davvero comoda scaricatela subito 🤩 ### 5/5 — Best countdown app ever *2024-12-23* its free to use and doesnt lock any important features like widgets on home screen like every other countdown app ive used also doesnt try to make you purchase premium you can use it completely normally with or without the premium features, which are actually really cheap $3.99 ### 5/5 — I was looking for something like this *2024-12-04* Perfect app **Developer response:** Thank you for your review! I'm glad to hear the app is meeting your expectations. 😊 ### 5/5 — Ottima *2024-11-24, version 1.4.0* App. ben fatta e soprattutto molto utile. ### 5/5 — Perfect Free Widgets! *2024-09-21* Finally a countdown app that lets you put a widget on your phone for free!! This is the only app I’ve found that advertises creating widgets without asking you to pay once you’ve actually downloaded it. My fiancé and I have downloaded several different countdown apps, and each one of them wants you to pay to have the countdown on your home screen as a widget. This app allows you to create a cute/pretty widget for free to be placed on the phone! Now we can finally see how many days until our wedding and how many days until we adopt our dog on our home screen :) **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your wonderful review! Wishing you all the best for your big day and the arrival of your new furry friend! 😊 If you ever have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to reach out. ### 5/5 — Cuenta regresiva *2024-09-12, version 1.3.5* Tal como está va de lujo ,me gustaría que también pudiera ser la regresión mensual --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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