Comparison

Countdown Timer vs Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Timer

Track upcoming events and past memories with a simple, elegant timer. Count down to special occasions or count up from significant dates. Enjoy a distraction-free interface and seamless syncing across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Countdown to future events
  • Count up from past events
  • Minimalistic and intuitive interface
  • Track birthdays, holidays, and deadlines
  • Syncs across Apple devices
Features
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--- Countdown – Your Simple & Elegant Countdown Timer --- Never lose track of important moments again! Countdown is a beautifully minimalistic app designed to help you track upcoming events effortlessly. Whether you're counting down the days until a special occasion or looking back at memorable moments, this app keeps everything in one place. With Countdown, you can set a timer for any future event—birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, holidays, or important deadlines. If you enter a past date, the app will count up instead, letting you see how much time has passed since a memorable event. + Simple, Clean & Intuitive + Designed for a seamless experience, Countdown offers a distraction-free interface with a sleek and minimalistic look. It's perfect for users who want a straightforward countdown timer without unnecessary clutter. Just enter a date, and the app does the rest! + Perfect for Any Occasion + Event Countdown – Track upcoming holidays, concerts, weddings, and more. Special Moments – Count the days to your anniversary, birthday, or graduation. Goal Tracking – Stay motivated by counting down to your fitness goals or personal milestones. Work & Study Deadlines – Keep an eye on project due dates, exam schedules, and important meetings. Count Up Feature – Reflect on past events by seeing how much time has passed since a significant date. + Works Across Your Apple Devices + Enjoy a seamless experience across your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Start a countdown on one device and check it on another without missing a beat. ** Why Choose Countdown? ** Minimalistic & Easy-to-Use – No complicated settings, just enter a date and go! Flexible Counting – Countdown to future events or count up from past moments. Perfect for All Life Events – From daily tasks to once-in-a-lifetime celebrations. Seamless Apple Integration – Works across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/countdownios/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://zipoapps.com/countdownios/terms/

About

Countdown Widget

Easily track important dates with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Count down to events or count up from a starting point, with options for seconds, days, or even working days. All features are available for free, with an optional one-time purchase for advanced syncing and customization.

Highlights
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Countdown and count-up timers
  • Live countdowns to the second
  • Customizable counter styles and colors
  • Import from Calendar and Reminders
  • Offline functionality
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
Features
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Count down to what matters, right where you look: your Home Screen and Lock Screen. NanoCount is a complete countdown app with no account and no subscription. A holiday, a birthday, a wedding, a deadline, a due date or a passport that expires: put a countdown on it and see how many days are left at a glance. Or count up since a date to keep a streak going: smoke-free, together, working out. In the final hours it counts down live, to the second. THE FREE MULTI-EVENT WIDGET All your countdowns side by side in one widget on your Home Screen. Most apps hide this behind a subscription. In NanoCount it is free, along with single-event widgets and widgets on your Lock Screen. DAYS SINCE, NOT JUST DAYS UNTIL Count up from a date and watch the number grow: smoke-free, sober, together, back at the gym, since the operation. Day 1 starts on the day you pick. Give a streak its own widget on your Home Screen, or line all of them up side by side. FREE, AND ACTUALLY COMPLETE - Unlimited countdowns and count-up streaks - Multi-event AND single-event widgets, on the Home and Lock Screen - Live on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on the final day - Your soonest countdowns on your Apple Watch - A reminder on the day, plus milestone alerts (halfway, one week to go) - Counter styles: a ring, dots, a bar, a real draining hourglass, or a big number - Every color, a color picker, and a searchable library of hundreds of icons - Count in days, sleeps, weekends, or working days - Import in one tap from your Calendar or Reminders (Google, Outlook and iCloud come along) - Share a countdown as a card, in one tap - Search, pin favorites, recurrence (weekly, monthly, yearly), and notes - Full backup: export and import all your countdowns NANOCOUNT PRO (one-time purchase, never a subscription) - iCloud sync: all your countdowns automatically in step across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch - Your own photo behind an event and in the widget, slowly sharpening or revealing like an advent calendar - Premium counter styles: retro flip, analog dial, particles - Gift mode: hide a surprise behind a code name - Advance reminders: 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month before - Alternate app icons - Subtract public holidays from working-day counts - Siri and Shortcuts: ask how many days, or add a countdown by voice PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no data collection. Everything stays on your device and works fully offline. Free to use. Pro is a one-time purchase of €9.99. Forever, never a subscription.

Screenshots

Countdown Timer2 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget at 100% against Countdown Timer's 60%. Countdown Widget also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Countdown Timer's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Countdown Timer sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Countdown Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Timer has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Widget every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Timer versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown TimerCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsDigital Sandbox B.V.

Customer experience

Countdown Timer

All ratings1,254 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews278 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative32.4%

Countdown Widget

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Countdown Timer

Subscriptions14
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.95
1 purchases

Countdown Widget

One-time1
  • NanoCount Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Countdown Timer free?
Countdown Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Timer or Countdown Widget?
Countdown Widget is rated higher. Countdown Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Countdown Widget averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Countdown Timer or Countdown Widget have ads?
Countdown Timer shows ads; Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Timer or Countdown Widget?
Countdown Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown Widget every 4 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 9, 2026.

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