Comparison

Contract Countdown vs Couple Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Contract Countdown

Track your progress through sea contracts with detailed calculations. Log past contracts to see total days onboard and completed contracts. Calculate days within specific tax years and share your progress.

Highlights
  • Calculate contract days
  • Track total days onboard
  • View days remaining
  • See percentage complete
  • Count completed contracts
  • Calculate tax year days
  • Share progress via screenshot
Features
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Contract Countdown counts down the days of your contract at sea, from joining day to sign-off. Your contracts, safe in iCloud Everything you add is backed up to your own iCloud account. Change phone, reinstall the app or add an iPad, and your contracts come straight back. When you update from an earlier version, your existing contracts are moved across automatically. The gauge you know • The original 0–100 gauge, with a white needle for days completed and a red needle for days remaining • The red zone for the last stretch of your contract, set as a percentage or a number of days • Days completed, total days and days remaining, counting both joining day and sign-off day Your career at sea • Every contract in one history, grouped by year and searchable by ship, cruise line or position • Add your position to each contract and see your career progress • Career stats: days at sea each year, a career timeline, the ships and cruise lines you've worked on, your longest contract and your average time home • Lifetime days at sea across all your contracts Tax days Set the start of your tax year and see how many days you've spent at sea so far, plus the days already scheduled. Browse earlier and later years. A guide to help with your records. On your Home Screen, Lock Screen and wrist • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • An Apple Watch app with complications • Ask Siri: "How many days left in Contract Countdown?" Made for crew • Reminders at halfway, when the red zone starts, with 7 days to go, the day before sign-off and the day before joining • Add joining and sign-off days to your calendar • A badge for each cruise line, or add your own logo from Photos • Share a countdown card with friends and family • Export a backup file whenever you like • For iPhone and iPad, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Indonesian and Hindi Private by design No account, no ads, no tracking. Your contracts stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. We never see them.

About

Couple Connect

Features
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Couple Connect is the ultimate app for couples who want to stay deeply connected, have fun together, and build a relationship that lasts. Whether you're long distance or side by side, Couple Connect gives you and your partner your own private, secure world. STAY CONNECTED - Real-time private chat and love notes - Send snaps and photos to a shared gallery - See when your partner is nearby with live location sharing HAVE FUN TOGETHER - Play real-time games (Four in a Row, Tic Tac Toe, Hangman and more) - Daily questions to spark deep conversations and discovery - Interactive quizzes, Truth or Dare, and Would You Rather ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE - Shared Lists: Coordinate groceries, tasks, and gift ideas with real-world syncing - Ratings Hub: Rate and compare movies, music, and restaurants to find your mutual favorites - Shared Calendar: Never miss an anniversary or important date again BUILD YOUR MEMORIES - Shared photo memories grid to cherish your best moments - Time Capsules: Send messages and media to be unlocked in the future - Relationship Tracker: Count every day you’ve spent together RAISE YOUR PET - Adopt and care for a digital pet as a shared co-op experience - Feed, play, and nurture your pet together to keep it happy PREMIUM WIDGETS - Beautiful Home Screen widgets for Love Notes, Countdowns, and more - Your partner is always just a tap away Download Couple Connect today and give your relationship the digital home it deserves. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Contract Countdown4 screens
Couple Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Couple Connect at Free against Contract Countdown's $0.99. Couple Connect also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). Contract Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Couple Connect is free to download; Contract Countdown costs $0.99 up front. Couple Connect sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Contract Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contract Countdown ships an update every 7 months, Couple Connect every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Contract Countdown versus Couple Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContract CountdownCouple Connect
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJohn PhillipsCharles Guerin

In-app purchases

None

Contract Countdown

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Couple Connect

Subscriptions2
  • Couple Connect Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Couple Connect Premium (Annually)3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Contract Countdown free?
Contract Countdown costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Couple Connect free?
Couple Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contract Countdown or Couple Connect have ads?
Neither Contract Countdown nor Couple Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contract Countdown or Couple Connect?
Contract Countdown ships an update every 7 months, and Couple Connect every 3 days. Most recently, Contract Countdown was updated on November 1, 2026 and Couple Connect on October 31, 2026.

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