Countdown Timer vs Important Dates
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.
Important Dates
Easily track upcoming events and past milestones with customizable reminders and widgets. Organize your important dates like birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays with unique backgrounds and unlimited event entries.
- Unlimited event tracking
- Customizable event folders
- Personalized reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Days remaining and elapsed tracking
- Unique event backgrounds
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Never Miss an Important Date Again! Effortlessly track the days remaining until your next big event—or see how many days have passed since a special moment. Whether it’s birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, exams, or personal milestones, my app keeps you organized and on top of what matters most. Why You’ll Love This App - Unlimited Events: Add as many events as you want—vacations, parties, holidays, weddings, graduations, and more. - Custom Organization: Create folders to group your events for easy access and better organization. - Personalized Reminders: Get notifications so you never forget an important date. - Beautiful Widgets: Place event countdowns directly on your Home Screen for instant updates. - Track Time Your Way: See both days remaining before an event and days elapsed after. - Unique Backgrounds: Enjoy automatically generated backgrounds to make each event stand out. Perfect For - Birthdays & Anniversaries - Holidays & Festivals - Exams & School Events - Weddings & Baby Arrivals - Vacations, Parties, and More! I Value Your Feedback Your ratings and reviews help me improve. Thank you for supporting my app and sharing your suggestions—I’m always listening! Contact me: rks.vault@gmail.com Make every day count. Download now and never miss a moment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Timer at none against Important Dates's 3. Countdown Timer also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 43) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Important Dates's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Important Dates sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Countdown Timer against 4.9 for Important Dates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Timer has 1.3K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Important Dates's.
Countdown Timer ships an update every 7 months, Important Dates fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer | Important Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) | 4.9 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregory Strigunov | Roman Kotov |
Customer experience
Countdown Timer
Important Dates
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
Important Dates
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
Important Dates
- Support the project$1.99
- Support the project$9.99
- Support the project$19.99
Questions
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