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Widget Countdown

Widget Countdown

Upcoming events at a glance...

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Released
September 21, 2020
Updated
October 26, 2026

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Developer

Bradley Cable
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Create custom countdowns for any event and display them directly on your home and lock screens. Personalize your countdowns with gradients, background images, and fonts. All features are free to use.

✓Customizable events
✓Home screen widgets
✓Lock screen widgets
✓Colourful gradients
✓Custom background images
✓Custom font choice
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What users say about Widget Countdown

Reviews of Widget Countdown are mostly positive: the Utilities app is rated 4.0/5 from 54 App Store ratings. What users like most: completely free with no subscription required, customizable widgets with background image support. Top complaints: widget functionality inconsistent across devices, limited language support. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 💰Completely free with no subscription required
  • 🎨Customizable widgets with background image support
  • 📱Works seamlessly as home screen widgets
  • 🎯Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🖼️Ability to use personal photos as backgrounds
  • ⚡Lightweight and easy to use
  • 👨‍💻Responsive developer who listens to feedback
  • 📊Multiple countdown events supported
  • 🎭Clean and attractive design
  • 🔄Export/import and calendar integration features

Negative things

  • 🐛Widget functionality inconsistent across devices
  • 🌍Limited language support
  • ⚙️Limited customization options for time format
  • ❌No countdown repeat feature (weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • 🔧Confusing setup process for new users
  • 📺Unskippable ads in some versions
  • 🎨Limited color and font customization
  • 📅Cannot customize countdown display format (days/hours/minutes)
  • 🔄No automatic sorting or reordering of events
  • ⏰Only counts down to midnight, not specific times
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What's New in Widget Countdown

10.2.0

October 26, 2026

- The entire app has been optimised for the new iPhone Duo form factor! - Widgets now update exactly when your countdown changes, and switch from days to hours and minutes on the final day. - Finished countdowns now show a checkmark in the app and in widgets. - Performance improvements and bug fixes.

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User reviews

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Perfect! Small and convenient

Excellent app. Small and straightforward for marking important future dates. Exactly what I was looking for!
Ffpsurgeon

Solid app

Works really well. I love the widget options. Thanks for the updates!
DDDvs dan

Very nice, but…

1. The app could be available in other languages
2. Some Widgets you can’t customize by for example saying: I want this timer in days, hours and minutes and not in hours, minutes and seconds.
3. You could add a count up.
4. Nothing! This is still the best countdown app I ever had! You can create widgets very easily and you can even use images as background!
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GGaselnusel

Countdown to adoption day!

Found this very useful for counting down to the day I adopt a cat.
AGAlice Grimes

Deleted Countdown on Accident !!

Hello Bradley , I have been searching where I could contact you about this — I am in a long distance relationship and have been using this app , your app , to countdown every single visit between us :) it is so sweet being able to look back each one however , I had accidentally deleted one past countdown and I am so heartbroken over this.. I would really like to contact you else where , but I am wondering if there is a way to bend the rules as I can’t add a past date , to remake it? It would mean the absolute world to me. Thank you for the wonderful app
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Nnymphinforest

Response from developer

Hi there, Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m so happy you use it for such a sweet reason. I personally am in a long distance relationship too. So I really do get it. If you email me, (Contact Developer button in the settings within the app). I’ll be able to get it restored for you! I really want to help you with this. Kind regards, Bradley Cable

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

10 issues

Widgets disappear after app update

Bug

Widget shows blank space or doesn't display

Bug

Cannot save new events or edits

Bug

Photo selection window closes unexpectedly

Bug

Primary and secondary color options don't work

Bug

Widget stuck in 'continue editing' mode

Bug

App crashes regularly requiring reinstall

Bug

Widget functionality broken on some iOS versions

Bug

App stops working after update

Bug

Cannot add events to widget

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Requested Features

15 requests

Multi-language support

Feature

Customizable time format (days, hours, minutes combinations)

Feature

Count-up feature in addition to countdown

Feature

Recurring events (weekly, monthly, yearly)

Feature

Ability to rearrange events manually or by date

Feature

Countdown with time of day (not just midnight)

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Font preview before selection

Feature

Ticking clock animation with hours, minutes, seconds

Feature

Medium widget size option

Feature

Automatic removal of past events from widget

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Format with years, months, and days display

Feature

Date format customization (MM/DD/YYYY for US users)

Feature

Wide-format widget option

Feature

Ability to label countdowns separately from display text

Feature

Adjustable text position and styling on widgets

Feature

FAQ

What does this app do?

This app allows you to create fully customizable countdowns for any upcoming event. You can then add these countdowns as widgets to your device's home screen and lock screen for easy viewing.

Are there any subscription fees or hidden costs?

No, this is a truly free countdown app. All features, including the ability to add widgets and custom images, are free and will always remain so. There are no silly subscriptions required.

What kind of events can I create countdowns for?

You can create countdowns for a wide variety of events, such as friends' birthdays, upcoming concerts or festivals, school exams, holidays, reminders, appointments, and any other important deadline or occasion.

Can I customize the appearance of my countdown widgets?

Yes, you can fully customize your countdowns. Options include using colourful gradients, adding custom background images (either from a library or AI-generated), and choosing your preferred font style.

What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is designed to add widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen, indicating compatibility with mobile devices that support home screen and lock screen widgets. Specific OS version compatibility is not detailed but implied for modern mobile operating systems.