Countdown Now vs RI Event Finder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Now
Create and share custom countdowns for your special events. Personalize each event with backgrounds and receive timely reminders. Track past events with count-up features and export to your calendar.
- Create and share custom countdowns
- Personalize events with custom backgrounds
- Set 3 reminders per event
- Count up for past events
- Export events to calendar
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
- Today Widget for quick event view
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Thank's a lot everyone for the positive feedback! As always if you have any question or if you want something new in the next update, just send it to me from Feedback through Settings in Countdown Now App! With Countdown Now, you can create and share countdowns for your special and unique events! You may customize each event you create with background! Features: • Universal App: One App for your iPhone and your iPad • Spotlight Support: Search for you events from Spotlight! • Quick Action: View All Events with one tap! • Today Widget: Quick view of your first event from your list in notification center! • Drag ’n drop countdown view • Custom backgrounds: You can use your own photos • 3 Reminders for each event: 3 days before, 1 day before and 1 hour before • Share Screenshot of you countdown with everyone! • Count Up for old events • Export your events to calendar Special: ° Countdown Now is full accessible from VoiceOver! Pro Version features: • No Ads • Backup to iCloud all your events and share it with your favourite iOS Device Start Countdown Now!! * iCloud Backup is a Premium feature and may need to buy it
RI Event Finder
Discover live entertainment across Rhode Island, including bands, DJs, karaoke, comedy, and trivia. Updated daily with event information from over 100 local venues, you can filter by event type and view details like flyers and start times.
- Daily event listings
- Filter by event type
- View flyers and venue details
- Share events with friends
- Discover bands, DJs, comedy, and trivia
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RI Event Finder makes it easy to discover live entertainment across Rhode Island. Whether you’re looking for live bands, DJs, karaoke nights, comedy shows, or trivia events – we’ve got you covered. Updated daily with the latest event info from over 100 local venues. Features: Daily event listings for Bars, Clubs & Venues Filter by event type (Bands, DJs, Karaoke, Trivia, Comedy) See flyers, start times, and venue details Invite friends and share your favorite events RI Event Finder is your go-to guide for a night out in Rhode Island.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RI Event Finder at none against Countdown Now's 1. RI Event Finder also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RI Event Finder asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown Now against 5.0 for RI Event Finder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Countdown Now ships an update every 4 weeks, RI Event Finder every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Now | RI Event Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ioannis Alexiou | Jose Cordero |
Customer experience
Countdown Now
RI Event Finder
In-app purchases
Countdown Now
- Premium Version$1.99
RI Event Finder
No in-app purchases
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