Countdown vs Rainbow Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Organize your life with a comprehensive reminder system for events, recurring monthly expenses, and important countdown dates. Manage multiple timers efficiently and keep track of all your important dates in one place.
- Event and countdown reminders
- Automatic recurring monthly expenses
- Multiple timer management
- Efficient list management
- Nearest date sorting
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“Reminder" is designed to notify your events, monthly expense, and countdown dates. Features : * You can have a whole list in one screen to have an efficient management * Monthly expenses are automatically repeating every month. (The same date will be repeated for next month if you missed the specified date. 1. The Latest List * Show the list of countdown the d-day and monthly expenses in nearest dates 2. Timer * Multiple Timers (Cooking, Meditation, Break, etc. number of timers can be managed in one screen) * Timer that is being used frequently can be arranged at the top of the list 3. Countdown D-days * Anniversary, Birthday, Children’s birthday, party, meeting, social event and concert, etc. All of your events are managed in one screen * Listed from the nearest date 4. Monthly Expenses (Notification for monthly fees) * Letting you know the list of monthly expenses on time * You can pre-set the details of expenses to let you know on time * Monthly expenses are automatically repeating every month Reminder Version: Limited functions Reminder++ Pro version: Access to all functions
Rainbow Countdown
This app helps you manage your time with a visually appealing and minimalist countdown tool. It offers quick actions for managing events, secure encryption, and customizable reminders to make the most of your fragmented time.
- Quick delete and edit gestures
- 3DTouch one-click countdown
- FaceID encryption
- Dropdown shortcut for new countdowns
- Local notification reminders
- Multiple notification ringtones
- Background countdown support
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Rainbow countdown, Rainbow~ a minimalist high appearance level cute countdown App. Plan your time and make the most of all your fragmented time. Thank you very much for your choice, your support, rainbow countdown will continue to optimize. The current "rainbow countdown" features * quick delete left slide, right slide into edit mode, sort as you like. * supports 3DTouch one-click countdown. * supports FaceID encryption. * support the main interface drop-down shortcut to create a countdown. * support for local notification reminders. * supports multiple notification ringtones. * program in the background still support countdown. * recommended by [Price Tag] * recommended by minority * recommended by [AppSo] You are welcome to give feedback in the comments or App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown at Free against Rainbow Countdown's $0.99. Countdown also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Rainbow Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On review sentiment and device support 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
Countdown is free to download; Rainbow Countdown costs $0.99 up front. Rainbow Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown ships an update every 8 months, Rainbow Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Rainbow Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jekyung sung | 希 陈 |
Customer experience
Countdown
Rainbow Countdown
In-app purchases
Countdown
No in-app purchases
Rainbow Countdown
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