Countdown Timer vs CountDown by MadCoderJJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timer
Track time remaining until important events or time elapsed since a past event. Receive notifications when a countdown expires. This app offers a simple, ad-free experience for managing your time.
- Countdown timer
- Count-up timer
- Event tracking
- Time remaining
- Time elapsed
- Event notifications
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The simplest countdown timer (and regular countdown). Without advertising. The timer works in two modes: 1. How much time left to the event 2. How much time has passed after the event When the timer expires, you will receive a notification.
CountDown by MadCoderJJ
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CountDown is a simple and fun App for anyone interested in tracking dates and events that are important to them. Why another CountDown App when there are thousands of them already? The answer is simple, just like CountDown. Far too many of the existing Apps strive to do everything and by doing so are also overly complex and can be challenging to use. Whereas CountDown excels at making the task of tracking events simple and fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown Timer at Free against CountDown by MadCoderJJ's $1.99. Countdown Timer also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Countdown Timer is free to download; CountDown by MadCoderJJ costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countdown Timer ships an update every 7 months, CountDown by MadCoderJJ every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer | CountDown by MadCoderJJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregory Strigunov | MadCoderJJ Software |
Bugs and requests
Countdown Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer not always accurate
- Countdown not working as expected in some cases
Requested features
3 requests- Add widget support
- Allow multiple timers/countdowns
- Provide more customization options
CountDown by MadCoderJJ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
CountDown by MadCoderJJ
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Countdown Timer free?
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