Comparison

Countdown vs ScrollStitch

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

ScrollStitch

Effortlessly combine multiple screenshots into a single, scrollable image. Utilize a system share extension for direct stitching from your photo album, minimizing app opens.

Highlights
  • Stitch multiple screenshots
  • Create long, scrollable images
  • System share extension integration
  • Direct stitching from photo album
  • Minimize app opening
Features
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ScrollStitch is a tool dedicated to seamlessly stitching multiple screenshots into one long image. The app's core functionality is realized through a system share extension, allowing you to stitch images directly from your photo album without frequently opening the app.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
ScrollStitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScrollStitch at 100% against Countdown's 63%. ScrollStitch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 7 months, ScrollStitch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown versus ScrollStitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownScrollStitch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (212 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco Tini卓 孟

Customer experience

Countdown

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

ScrollStitch

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99
None

ScrollStitch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrollStitch free?
ScrollStitch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or ScrollStitch have ads?
Neither Countdown nor ScrollStitch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or ScrollStitch?
Countdown ships an update every 7 months, and ScrollStitch every 3 months. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 20, 2026 and ScrollStitch on October 9, 2026.

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