Comparison

Countdown vs PlusOne Watch

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable date formats
  • Dark mode support
  • Per-event color selection
  • Intuitive interface
  • Event management
Features
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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.

About

PlusOne Watch

A straightforward utility for tracking any kind of count directly from your watch face. Easily add custom labels for wins, plays, drinks, or anything else you need to tally. Swipe left to delete unused labels.

Highlights
  • Count anything with custom labels
  • Display count directly on watch face
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Delete labels by swiping left
  • Supports iPhone and iPod
Features
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+1 is a simple counter app with a complication. Count anything, wins, plays, drinks, or any custom label, and see the total count directly from your watch face. Pro tip: you can delete a label you don't use anymore by swiping to the left.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlusOne Watch at 5.0 against Countdown's 4.4. PlusOne Watch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (212 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlusOne Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlusOne Watch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 212 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 7 months, PlusOne Watch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown versus PlusOne Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownPlusOne Watch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (212 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings212 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco TiniBasile Bruneau

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings212 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative26.3%

PlusOne Watch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99
None

PlusOne Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlusOne Watch free?
PlusOne Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or PlusOne Watch?
PlusOne Watch is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.4 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while PlusOne Watch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Countdown or PlusOne Watch have ads?
Neither Countdown nor PlusOne Watch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or PlusOne Watch?
Countdown ships an update every 7 months, and PlusOne Watch every 3 months. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 2, 2026 and PlusOne Watch on November 4, 2026.

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