Countdown Timer vs Countdown Widget Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timer
Track and manage upcoming events with a customizable countdown timer. Organize occasions by category, add personal photos, and stay updated with a home screen widget. Share your excitement with friends and family.
- Unlimited event categories
- Customizable photos
- Home screen widget
- Event reminders
- Countdown in various units
- Shareable countdowns
- iCloud sync
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Never forget an occasion with Countdown 24/7! Count down in months, weeks, days, hours and minutes to the big day. Organise your events by category, customize them with your own photos and stay updated with a stunning widget for your home screen. TRACK & MANAGE YOUR EVENTS Create unlimited categories to sort all your events, see events that have passed and sort using a variety of handy filters – perfect if you have lots of occasions coming up! STAY UPDATED. STAY EXCITED! Keep the excitement real, even if your event is months away! Countdown 24/7 counts down by months, weeks, days, hours and minutes. Set reminders and use our beautifully designed home screen widget to keep your most important countdowns visible all the time. CUSTOMIZE YOUR COUNTDOWNS Using wallpapers and your own photos, you can customize each countdown to give it a personal touch. Going on holiday? Why not use a previous holiday picture as the countdown image to get you in the spirit? TELL THE WORLD! So excited you can’t contain yourself anymore? With Countdown 24/7 it only takes a couple of taps to share your countdown with your social network or friends. ********* COUNTDOWN 24/7 FEATURES ********* - Manage your countdowns with unlimited categories - Add recurring events - Import events directly from your calendar - Customizable home screen widget - Stunning countdown clock mode - Full iCloud support – sync across devices and save them on the Cloud - Historical events have their own category to keep your countdowns organised - Share countdowns to your friends & family - Count down in months, weeks, days, hours or minutes - Set reminders for events ************************** Subscriptions & Terms ************************** The usage of the Countdown Timer app requires a valid subscription. The subscription is starting with 7 days of FREE trial, without any charge during the trial period. Cancel anytime. The subscription is monthly ($1.99) subscription (Prices are in USD). Free trial automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the trial period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. All subscriptions automatically renew if it is not cancelled within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for the next subscription period up to 24 hours prior to the current subscription expiring. It is not possible to cancel an existing in-app subscription. You can disable the automatic renewal function at any time by adjusting your account settings. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.facebook.com/inturnexstudios/posts/2097477103637876 Try Countdown Timer for Free!
Countdown Widget Maker
Customize and track important life events directly on your home and lock screens. This app offers various widget styles and timer functionalities to help you manage and share countdowns for birthdays, holidays, and more.
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- StandBy widgets
- Customizable widget styles
- Timer and count up functionality
- Event reminders
- Photo and emoji customization
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There are many important moments in life that you will never want to miss, right? Countdown widget & Timer 321 will help you customize and track countdown events right on your home screen and lock screen with just a few taps. Also if you want a great timer right on widget home screen, lock screen or StandBy, this is your choice! Countdown widget® 321 is designed to include many widget styles, which are suitable for any event, or any of your personal styles. They’re very easy to customize, making your phone become eye-catching, impressive, and unique. Countdown widget® 321, from 2016, has helped thousands of people manage their life’s important events. Advantages of the Countdown widget® 321: + WIDGETS on HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN & STANDBY: Add as many events as you want + VARIOUS WIDGET STYLES: Birthday, retirement, a baby born, wedding…Those are not mere images like other widget apps, but are uniquely designed to fit for your events. + TIMER: Count down to seconds on the widget and in the app. Customizable. + TIMER SOUND, COLOR customization. + COUNT UP: You can check how many days a specific event passed + REMINDER: With notification, any kind of events + Can insert PHOTO as widget wallpapers + Easy to change fonts, layouts + Change countdown unit on the widget + Change widget colors or gradient In addition, the event sharing feature will help you spread the fun when counting down with family members, friends, and colleagues. For example, husband and wife count down the date of their child's birth, parents and siblings count down Christmas day, or count down product release date with colleagues. Other important features that are indispensable to an app countdown. + Manage all countdown events on one screen + Can switch from countdown to count up + Create to-do lists related to the event + Add a reminder + Music settings per countdown + Change background image for a countdown + Add emoji ... + Customize your app like a pro + Support widgets on iOS 11+ We are always working to make the product better, so your feedback is always welcome. This ‘Countdown widget® 321’ app is also nominated as ‘App of the day’ by Design Nominee LLC, try it now and have fun!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Almost all features are free, but if you want customized functionalities, you can subscribe or purchase Lifetime at a reasonable price. The following will apply: * You'll be charged once a month or once a year depending on the subscription option you choose. * Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. * Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Prices are in US Dollars and may vary outside of the US. * You can manage your subscription and renewal settings, or discontinue your subscription by going to Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://activeuser.co/term/countdown_policy_term.html Privacy policy: https://activeuser.co/term/countdown_policy_term.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Countdown Widget Maker at free with in-app purchases against Countdown Timer's subscription. Countdown Widget Maker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 371). Countdown Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Countdown Widget Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Widget Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget Maker has 5.6K ratings behind it against 371, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 79% of Countdown Widget Maker's.
Countdown Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Widget Maker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer | Countdown Widget Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (371 ratings) | 4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 371 | 5.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AlgoTwist Ltd | Tien Long Nguyen |
Customer experience
Countdown Timer
Countdown Widget Maker
User reviews
Countdown Timer
From 371 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for remembering events
- 👍 Useful tool
- 👍 Good design
- 👍 Works on Apple Watch
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 Too many bugs
- 🐛 Link to share won't work
- 🐛 Requires payment for more than one countdown
- 🐛 Pictures turn sideways
Countdown Widget Maker
From 5.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Countdown widget
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
- 💡 Helpful for tracking important dates
- 🎉 Fun and exciting
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for many features
- 🔒 Limited free options
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🤔 Confusing subscription model
Bugs and requests
Countdown Timer
Reported bugs
7 issues- App doesn't work
- Too many bugs
- Link to share won't work
- Pictures turn sideways
- Widget broken
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- Shows wrong time on widget
- Full edit makes pictures disappear
Requested features
3 requests- Option to choose years, weeks, days, and hours for countdowns
- Event can have multiple pictures like a slideshow
- Ability to set repeat dates for 2 or 3 weeks
Countdown Widget Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not displaying correctly
- Countdown units not working as expected
- Purchased features not unlocking properly
Requested features
4 requests- More free widget and theme options
- Ability to display countdown in different units (weeks, months, etc.)
- Notification/reminder system for countdown events
- Sorting and organizing multiple countdowns
In-app purchases
Countdown Timer
- Month Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Countdown Full Access$0.99
- Unlimited Access$0.99
- Unlimited Access + Tip$1.99
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- Unlimited Access + Huge Tip$4.99
Countdown Widget Maker
- Three months subscription$3.993 Months
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- One year subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Baby arrivals countdown widget$0.99
- Christmas countdown$0.99
- Neon style$0.99
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- Wedding countdown$0.99
- Birthday countdown$0.99
- Pro version$4.99
- Lifetime upgrade$17.99
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