Comparison

Animal Countdown vs Clock Simplicity

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

Head to head
About

Animal Countdown

Set custom countdowns to any date with personalized colors and photos. Perfect for tracking upcoming events like vacations or birthdays in a visually engaging way.

Highlights
  • Countdown to any date
  • Customizable colors
  • Add personal photos
  • Visually engaging interface
  • Track vacations and birthdays
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Normal apps that countdown are boring, it's time to use an app that's both fun to open and use! Animal Countdown is the perfect solution, you can set a countdown to any date and customize it with colors and photos. Whether you're counting down toward your next vacation or maybe your birthday, Animal Countdown is the app for you.

About

Clock Simplicity

A clean and straightforward weather clock app that displays the time and current weather conditions. It offers simple controls for changing color schemes and screen brightness, and prevents your screen from locking while in use.

Highlights
  • Displays time and current weather
  • Adjustable color schemes (dark/light)
  • Screen brightness control
  • Prevents screen lock
  • Clean and straightforward interface
Features
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Finally, a simple weather clock that is clean and straightforward. No ads, no accounts, no setup. Same promise kept since 2018. Launch it and you have the time, the date, and what the weather is doing right now. Set the device down on a nightstand, a desk or a kitchen counter and leave it there — the screen won't lock while the app is open. THE TIME, AS BIG AS YOU WANT IT Pinch out and the time fills the entire screen, edge to edge, so you can read it from across the room or from the doorway. Pinch in to bring it back to its usual size. In landscape the digits run on a single line; in portrait the hours stack over the minutes. SIX COLOR THEMES Black & White, Ocean, Cyan, Lime, Coral and Fuchsia — each with a light side and a dark side. Swipe two fingers left or right to move through them, or pick one in Settings. Double-tap anywhere to flip between light and dark. Every pairing is chosen to stay legible in a dark room, and the light themes lift as you dim the screen so they hold up at night. WEATHER FROM APPLE WEATHER The current temperature on an arc gauge that shows the day's full range at a glance, with a marker pointing the way the temperature is heading. Conditions, humidity, and severe weather alerts when there are any. Double-tap the temperature to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit. Lose signal and your last reading stays right where it was. GESTURES THAT STAY OUT OF THE WAY Swipe two fingers up or down to set the screen brightness — two fingers rather than one, so picking the phone up or putting it down doesn't dim it by accident. A "?" in the corner opens a page that explains every gesture, and nothing here is gesture-only: everything can be done from Settings too. Works on iPhone and iPad. Available in English and Hebrew.

Screenshots

Animal Countdown2 screens
Clock Simplicity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Animal Countdown at Free against Clock Simplicity's $0.99. Animal Countdown also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Animal Countdown is free to download; Clock Simplicity costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animal Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animal Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Clock Simplicity every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Animal Countdown versus Clock Simplicity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal CountdownClock Simplicity
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander RohrigRaz Yalov

Customer experience

Animal Countdown

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Clock Simplicity

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Animal Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Clock Simplicity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animal Countdown free?
Animal Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Simplicity free?
Clock Simplicity costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Animal Countdown or Clock Simplicity?
Animal Countdown is rated higher. Animal Countdown averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Clock Simplicity averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Animal Countdown or Clock Simplicity have ads?
Neither Animal Countdown nor Clock Simplicity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animal Countdown or Clock Simplicity?
Animal Countdown ships an update every 2 months, and Clock Simplicity every 9 months. Most recently, Animal Countdown was updated on June 1, 2026 and Clock Simplicity on September 10, 2026.

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