Comparison

Count 'm down vs Kairos

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

Head to head
About

Count 'm down

Easily track exciting upcoming events with personalized countdowns. Add photos, colors, and share your anticipation with friends and family. Enjoy a stylish and fun way to look forward to life's special moments.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdowns
  • Photo and color customization
  • Event sharing
  • Cross-device availability
  • Weather information for events
  • Unlimited event creation (premium)
Features
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Your travel buddy for every countdown. Count 'm down turns “how many days until…” into part of the fun. Whether it's a big trip, a wedding, moving day, or getting home for the holidays — set the moment, and we'll help you get there. Start with 3 free events and use the app fully from day one. Add a personal photo or color, share your countdowns with others, and keep everything in sync across your devices. • Generate a complete trip in seconds: a personalized checklist, weather forecast, and day-by-day timeline, all from one tap. • Scan flight tickets, hotel bookings, and rental car confirmations with Visual Intelligence — saved to your event automatically. • Every event gets its own Timeline, so you always know what's next. • Live Activities keep your next countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Add widgets to your Home Screen to keep every countdown in view. Everything you need to make your countdowns more exciting: clean, stylish, and completely yours. Unlimited Count 'm down • Choose a monthly or yearly plan (auto-renewable) • New subscribers get a reduced rate for the first year on the yearly plan • Prices are shown in the app before you confirm and may vary by region With Unlimited Count 'm down, you get access to: • Unlimited event creation • AI-generated trip planning — a checklist, weather forecast, and timeline in one tap • Flight status tracking • Hotel and rental car details, saved automatically • Weather information for your events • The ability to edit existing events • Access to your events across multiple devices Info: • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kairos

This app helps you track important dates and milestones with customizable countdowns. Set goals, break them into tasks, and build routines to stay on track. Visualize your progress and stay motivated with daily overviews and projections.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns for any event
  • Goal setting with tasks and routines
  • Progress tracking for numerical targets
  • Daily overview of upcoming tasks
  • Projection of completion timelines
  • Count up or count down functionality
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Pick a moment that matters: a trip, a birthday, an exam, a wedding, a milestone, or a fresh start. Keep it as a simple countdown, or give it goals and the steps that get you there. Kairos keeps your dates in view, and helps you arrive ready. • Goals, your way: - Set goals for any countdown, as many as you like - Add tasks. Schedule when to do them and save them for later when you're overwhelmed. - Build a routine. Check off recurring habits and keep the streak going. - Hit a target. Track progress toward a number: miles run, pages written, money saved. - Hold the line. Count the days you've stayed away from something, or count up from day one. • Everything in one place. Your Today view gathers what’s due across every countdown into one daily list, with suggestions for what to do next. • Stay on pace. Kairos shows your history and projects what it takes to finish on time, so you never have to wonder if you’ll make it. • Count down, or count up. Track days until, days since, and yearly dates like birthdays that roll over on their own. • Always in sight. Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets keep your countdowns at a glance. The days are counting. Make them count. Arrive ready. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Count 'm down4 screens
Kairos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kairos at every 3 days against Count 'm down's weekly. Kairos also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Count 'm down's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Count 'm down sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Kairos sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Count 'm down against 5.0 for Kairos. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Count 'm down ships an update weekly, Kairos every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Count 'm down versus Kairos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCount 'm downKairos
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwitchedJonathan Davis

Customer experience

Count 'm down

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kairos

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Count 'm down

Subscriptions3
  • Count 'm down Pro – 1 week$0.997 Days
  • Count 'm down premium monthly$2.991 Month
  • Count m down Premium$11.991 Year
One-time4
  • 10 credits$0.99
  • 25 credits$1.99
  • 60 credits$2.99
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  • Pro Lifetime$22.99
3 purchases

Kairos

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Count 'm down free?
Count 'm down is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kairos free?
Kairos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Count 'm down or Kairos?
Count 'm down and Kairos are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Count 'm down or Kairos have ads?
Neither Count 'm down nor Kairos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Count 'm down or Kairos?
Count 'm down ships an update weekly, and Kairos every 3 days. Most recently, Count 'm down was updated on November 2, 2026 and Kairos on November 5, 2026.

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