Comparison

Countdown vs Countdown

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

Countdown

Features
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Countdown - Event & Widget is the simplest way to see how long is left until the moments that matter. Add a trip, wedding, exam, payday, deadline, or holiday — and watch it tick down on a beautiful story card with a live progress ring. Put your next event on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, get reminders before it arrives, and share a themed countdown card with anyone. FEATURES • Live countdown cards with progress ring and percent-elapsed readout • Configurable Home & Lock Screen widgets — pick an active countdown or show next upcoming • Milestones along the journey — 100 days to go, halfway there, one week to go • Four theme kits: Minimal, Paper, Neon, and Aurora • 16 templates for vacations, weddings, exams, paydays, holidays, and more • Custom photos on each event — shown on your cards and widgets with emoji fallback • Import dates from Calendar — choose-first selection with quota protection • Repeating events — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly • Count up from a past date for anniversaries and milestones • Reminders on the day, one day before, one week before, plus custom timing • Share a themed countdown image to Messages or social apps • Notes, tags, and search for long lists • Pin important events; archive others without deleting HOW TO USE 1. Tap + or pick a template with smart defaults. 2. Set the date, icon, theme, and reminders. 3. Add the widget — your next event stays visible on Home or Lock Screen. 4. Open any event for milestones, details, and share. 5. Swipe to pin, archive, or delete. PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Premium is a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no renewals, unlocked forever on your Apple ID. • Unlimited events (free: 5 active) • All four theme kits (free: Minimal & Paper) • Medium and Lock Screen widgets — circular, rectangular, and inline • Custom formats: weeks + days and working days • Unlimited custom reminders per event The free version is fully usable: five events, two theme kits, live and days-only countdowns, the small widget, and core reminders. Questions or support: iyogeetech@gmail.com Privacy policy: https://iyogeetech.com/privacypolicy/privacy.html

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at every 10 days against Countdown's every 7 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 7 months, Countdown every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Countdown versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (212 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings212 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco TiniAjaysinh Jadeja

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99
1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown or Countdown have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Countdown?
Countdown ships an update every 7 months, and Countdown every 10 days. Most recently, Countdown was updated on November 6, 2026 and Countdown on October 29, 2026.

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