Countdown vs Pocket Counter Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Easily track important dates and special moments with a redesigned, intuitive interface. Features include home screen widgets, customizable date formats, and per-event color selection for a personalized experience.
- Home screen widget
- Customizable date formats
- Dark mode support
- Per-event color selection
- Intuitive interface
- Event management
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Countdown helps you keep track of the dates that matter: birthdays, vacations, weddings, deadlines, anniversaries. Add an event and see at a glance how many days are left (or how many have passed). FOR EVERYONE • Add an event in a few taps: tap "+", enter a title and a date, done • 8 theme colors to tell your events apart • List, small grid or large grid view • Two Home Screen widgets: your upcoming events, or a single event of your choice • Your preferred date format, Dark Mode and a setting for long titles • Search by name • Your events are also saved to a file you can find in the Files app COUNTDOWN PRO An optional one-time purchase. No subscription. • Background images: pick one of 20 built-in backgrounds or use your own photos • 4 more fonts besides the system one: Rounded, Serif, Monospace and Condensed • Any color you like for each event, beyond the 8 presets • Unlimited events (without Pro you can create up to 3; sample events don't count) Already bought Countdown? Pro is yours, forever, and there's nothing you need to do: everything stays just as it was. If it doesn't show as active, open Settings → Countdown Pro in the app and tap "Restore purchases". NATIVE, OFFLINE, CLEAN Countdown is built in SwiftUI, native to iPhone and iPad: fast, light and right at home on iOS. It works entirely offline. No ads, no accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs: your events stay on your device. Available on iPhone and iPad, in more than 30 languages.
Pocket Counter Pro
This app helps you track habits, activities, and scores with customizable icons and detailed logs. Monitor progress with charts and overviews to encourage positive behaviors and growth. Features include unlimited counters, data synchronization, and export options.
- Customizable counting scene icons and tags
- Detailed activity logging with notes
- Score assignment for positive reinforcement
- Habit check-in records and statistics
- Unlimited counters with membership
- iCloud sync and data export
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Pocket Counter Pro is a simple tally counter for everyday counting. Count visitors, stock items, exercise repetitions, completed tasks, and more. Keep your counts together and check the numbers when you need them. TAP TO COUNT Tap to increase or decrease a count. Set a custom increment for different counting tasks, undo changes, or reset a counter when you start again. CUSTOM COUNTERS Choose an icon and color to identify each counter. Set its current value and target to match what you are counting. TAGS AND CATEGORIES Organize counters with tags and quickly filter the ones you need for work, events, or daily use. COUNTING HISTORY AND CHARTS Review past counts and charts to see how totals change over time. Add quantities and notes with activity records when you need more detail. OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP The app offers in-app purchases. Membership unlocks unlimited counters and additional features, including more chart date ranges and CSV export. SUPPORT Email: yqzhouluyao@gmail.com Terms of Service: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Service-70e6be37479c40e1a50ad965d31805e7 Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-b709e775dd58485092bf6c9d6dfc073d
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket Counter Pro at monthly against Countdown's every 7 months. Pocket Counter Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). Countdown's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (212 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pocket Counter Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pocket Counter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 212 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pocket Counter Pro's.
Countdown ships an update every 7 months, Pocket Counter Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | Pocket Counter Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (212 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 212 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Tini | ZHENGZHOU CREATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Countdown
Pocket Counter Pro
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Countdown Pro$5.99
Pocket Counter Pro
- Quarterly3 Days trial$1.993 Months
- Annual$4.991 Year
- Lifetime Offer$5.99
- Lifetime$9.99
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