Countdown to Zero vs 余生
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown to Zero
This app helps you appreciate life by counting down the estimated number of days, weeks, and months remaining until significant life milestones. It encourages a positive outlook by highlighting the finiteness of experiences and supports custom event tracking.
- Counts down days, weeks, and months
- Tracks remaining life events
- Supports custom event tracking
- Promotes positive life appreciation
- Simple and intuitive interface
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How many days and weeks left before you are 50? This is an interesting question and the answer may surprises you. Countdown to Zero is a positive app. it will count how many events left in your whole life. like how many meals left, how many months and weeks left etc. it also supports custom events. You will treasure things when you know they are limited. May you always be positive and strong, and get through everyday happily!
余生
Track your remaining lifespan, count down to important dates, and visualize the time you have with loved ones. This app helps you appreciate every moment and understand the preciousness of time.
- My life value tracker
- Countdown to dates
- Life train visualization
- Estimate remaining lifespan
- Track time with loved ones
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余生 - 时间·生命·理想 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯，以有涯随无涯，殆已。 - 出自《庄子·养生主》 【功能】 余生这款APP内置我的生命值、倒计日及生命列车功能， ##生命值## 这个大家可以根据自己估计来设置，默认70年 ##倒计日## 开始没有打算增加这个功能的，但是想想，好像还是有少许作用，可以增加一些过去与未来的日子，来统计距离时长。 ##生命列车## 可以增加一切在你同一时间段的物，了解该物的存在时长 出发点源于你可以增加身边的亲朋好友的生命值，知道大家还有多少剩余时光在这个世界上，珍惜相处的每一刻。当然由于生活的不确定性，某个生命值可能随时归零..不过也正是世界的不确定性，才让这个世界变得更加精彩.. >>>后会无期>>>
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown to Zero at 4.7 against 余生's 4.0. Countdown to Zero also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 3). 余生's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countdown to Zero holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown to Zero has 50 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Countdown to Zero's written reviews are positive against 80% of 余生's.
Countdown to Zero ships an update every 3 weeks, 余生 every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown to Zero | 余生 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (50 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Zhenlai Xia | 俊安 陈 |
Customer experience
Countdown to Zero
余生
In-app purchases
Countdown to Zero
No in-app purchases
余生
No in-app purchases
