Comparison

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer vs CNDWN

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer

Track important upcoming events with visually appealing countdowns. Customize your event cards with photos and icons, and share your progress on social media. Receive timely notifications to ensure you never miss a special date.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown cards
  • Gallery photo backgrounds
  • Event categories with icons
  • Social media sharing options
  • D-Day notifications
  • iCloud backup and sync
Features
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Day is a countdown timer for the moments that matter — trips, birthdays, anniversaries, deadlines, launches, and the small dates you still care about. Set a date and Day counts down the days, hours, and minutes until it arrives. Once it passes, keep it on your Home as an ongoing count-up, or let it settle into your Memory Box to look back on. EVERY MOMENT, BEAUTIFUL - Photo or gradient backgrounds for every event - Choose from an online photo gallery or use your own - Clean, editorial typography that's a pleasure to open ALWAYS IN SIGHT - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - A glance tells you how long is left — no need to open the app MADE YOURS - Warm, Light, and Dark themes - Show years, months, days, hours, minutes, or seconds - List, grid, and carousel layouts MORE WAYS TO COUNT - Count down to future dates, or count up from past ones - Ideas: start a countdown from a ready-made card - Reminders one week before, the day before and that morning - Count to the next one after a day has passed - Memory Snap: keep a photo with any countdown, saved on this device - Touch and hold a card to drag it where you want it - Import events straight from your calendar - Share a beautiful countdown card with the people in it - Custom reminder messages so you never miss the day - iCloud backup keeps your events safe across devices Day is free to use, widgets included. Premium adds photo widgets, themes, the online photo gallery, backup and restore, extra layouts, and removes ads. Essentials is a one-time option for photo widgets and no ads. Made with care for the days worth waiting for. Terms of Use: https://countdownday.com/app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://countdownday.com/app/privacy/

About

CNDWN

Track upcoming events and past milestones with customizable countdowns and countups. Features include iCloud sync, widgets, Live Activities, and import from your calendar. Share your progress with others.

Highlights
  • Countdowns and Countups
  • Progress Bars
  • iCloud Synchronization
  • Widgets (Home Screen, Lock Screen, Standby)
  • Live Activities
  • Import from Calendar
  • Shareable Countdowns
Features
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Count down to the moments that matter — birthdays, weddings, trips, exams, due dates, and every big day — on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. CNDWN is the first countdown app with every feature free: • Countdowns & count-ups • Progress bars for every event • Home Screen, Lock Screen & StandBy widgets • Apple Watch app & complications • Live Activities on the Lock Screen • iCloud sync across all your devices • Custom colors for each countdown • Notifications & reminders • Import from Calendar & Reminders • Dark Mode & Handoff • Share your countdowns — now to Instagram, too Set your first countdown in seconds and never lose track of what's coming next.

Screenshots

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer4 screens
CNDWN4 screens

Verdict

The call

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer and CNDWN both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of CNDWN's written reviews are positive against 9% of Countdown Day · Widget & Timer's. CNDWN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Day · Widget & Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CNDWN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Countdown Day · Widget & Timer against 4.3 for CNDWN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 9% of Countdown Day · Widget & Timer's written reviews are positive against 80% of CNDWN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, CNDWN every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer versus CNDWN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Day · Widget & TimerCNDWN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings612 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNattapon KittisuphatAlexandra Schillhahn

Customer experience

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive8.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative82.4%

CNDWN

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Countdown Day · Widget & Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Day Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Day Pro1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • Day Pro Annual Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Essentials$6.99
  • Day Pro Lifetime$14.99
None

CNDWN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Day · Widget & Timer free?
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CNDWN free?
CNDWN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Day · Widget & Timer or CNDWN?
CNDWN is rated higher. Countdown Day · Widget & Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while CNDWN averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Countdown Day · Widget & Timer or CNDWN have ads?
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer shows ads; CNDWN does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Day · Widget & Timer or CNDWN?
Countdown Day · Widget & Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and CNDWN every 9 days. Most recently, Countdown Day · Widget & Timer was updated on November 6, 2026 and CNDWN on November 3, 2026.

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