Comparison

Countdowns ※ vs Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

Countdowns ※

Create stylish countdowns to important events like vacations, birthdays, or concerts. Customize units from years to seconds and use your own photos as backgrounds. Receive notifications and share your countdowns easily.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown units (years to seconds)
  • Personalized photo backgrounds
  • Event notifications
  • Screenshot sharing
  • Multiple sharing platforms
Features
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Countdown to your next event - your up coming vacation, your spouse's birthday, your favorite band’s concert, the next movie premiere, your child's graduation, your anniversary, and more - with style! FEATURES • Customizable Unit for Countdowns: Years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. • Use your own photo as the background. • Notification for your events. • Share screenshots of your countdown with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email, Whatsapp and ohters.

About

Countdowns

Easily create and manage countdowns for important events. Sync across devices, set reminders, and add notes for each countdown. Enjoy a seamless experience with Apple Watch, Split View, and Dark Mode support.

Highlights
  • Create and edit countdowns
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Optional notifications
  • Add notes to events
  • Apple Watch app
  • iPadOS Split View/Slide Over
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Countdowns now works with Siri AI, Spotlight, and Shortcuts. Works with Siri AI Just talk to Siri. "Create an event called Trip to Lisbon on November 14 in Countdowns." "Move my dentist appointment to Friday." "Rename this one to Marathon." "Delete my car insurance countdown." Siri understands your countdowns as events, asks before deleting, and you can undo. Siri knows what's on your screen While you're looking at your events, Siri can act on what you see. "Open the second one." "Delete this countdown." No need to repeat the name. Spotlight Every countdown is in Spotlight. Search from the Home Screen, see the picture and the date, and tap to open it in the app. Type "Upcoming" or "Today" to jump straight to a section without opening the app first. Shortcuts New actions for the Shortcuts app: Create Event, Show Events, Search Events, and Get Countdowns. Get Countdowns hands your list to other actions, so you can send your upcoming events to Use Model and get a summary in your own words, or build any automation you like. Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features require iOS 27 and a device that supports Apple Intelligence. See exactly how many days until your next vacation, birthday, wedding, or trip — and keep it on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. Countdowns is a fast, native, ad-free way to track the moments that matter, designed to feel right at home on iPhone and iPad. Features: • Beautiful countdowns Track upcoming and past events with clear, easy-to-read countdowns. • Widgets for Home Screen Keep your most important countdowns visible without opening the app. • Lock Screen widgets Check your countdowns instantly from the Lock Screen. • iCloud sync Your countdowns automatically stay in sync across iPhone and iPad. • Create events in seconds Add new countdowns quickly with a simple and intuitive interface. • Pin important events Keep the countdowns that matter most at the top. • Smart filters Quickly view Today, Upcoming, or Past Events. • Clean native design Built entirely with modern technologies for a smooth and reliable experience. • No ads Completely ad-free experience. Perfect for tracking: • Vacations • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Trips • Holidays • Important life events Never lose track of what you’re looking forward to.

Screenshots

Countdowns ※4 screens
Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdowns at every 9 days against Countdowns ※'s every 27 months. Countdowns also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Countdowns ※'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 27). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Countdowns ※ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Countdowns ※'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Countdowns's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdowns ※ ships an update every 27 months, Countdowns every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdowns ※ versus Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdowns ※Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23 ratings)4.9 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2351 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better27
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiReka SoftIgor Rusinov

Customer experience

Countdowns ※

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Countdowns

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdowns ※

One-time1
  • Extras Awesomeness$1.99
1 purchases

Countdowns

One-time1
  • Unlock App$0.99

Questions

Is Countdowns ※ free?
Countdowns ※ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdowns ※ or Countdowns?
Countdowns is rated higher. Countdowns ※ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Countdowns averages 4.9 from 51 ratings.
Do Countdowns ※ or Countdowns have ads?
Neither Countdowns ※ nor Countdowns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdowns ※ or Countdowns?
Countdowns ※ ships an update every 27 months, and Countdowns every 9 days. Most recently, Countdowns ※ was updated on October 7, 2026 and Countdowns on October 10, 2026.

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