Comparison

Countdown with widget vs Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

Countdown with widget

Create beautiful, customizable countdowns to or from important dates. Share live countdown websites with loved ones and add notes, to-do lists, and reminders. Enjoy your waiting experience with widgets and extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns in seconds
  • Add notes, to-dos, and reminders
  • Share live countdown websites
  • Customizable countdown decorations
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Thousands of premium wallpapers
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Enjoy the waiting. Share it with your loved ones. Never miss a thing. "Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting" -- Joyce Meyer We'll allow you to wait in a brand new way. This app makes creating beautiful countdowns a pleasure. You can customise them as you want, share them and have them in your widgets. We did our best to make an app simple yet powerful that you'll enjoy using everyday. Waiting will never be the same! For each countdown, you can create a custom live website that you can share with anyone. It works great on every device, from smartphones to personal computers. It works with social media, messages or emails. You can also add notes, thoughts, to-do lists and reminders for every countdown. And of course custom reminders too! Here's a summary of what's included: [+] Create a countdown in seconds [+] Add notes and TO-DOs for any countdown [+] Add powerful, custom made reminders [+] Share your countdowns as live websites that work everywhere [+] Change any countdown with a few taps [+] More than 20'000 premium wallpapers to use [+] Advanced decorations for your countdown [+] View all your countdowns at once or focus only on the upcoming events [+] Have your countdowns as widgets in your home and lock screen Try the app, it's worth more than any description. We're always here to help and improve the app. We welcome your feedback so please, if there's something we can do for you, write a review or send us an email! Enjoy your waiting :) Support: https://crazyhorseapps.com/support Privacy Policy: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps/countdowns/countdown-terms

About

Countdowns

Track the time until your important events, from dates and parties to product launches. This app helps you visualize the remaining time in hours, minutes, or days, for both past and future occurrences.

Highlights
  • Countdown to any event
  • Track time in hours, minutes, or days
  • Log past and future events
  • Cross-device timer synchronization
  • Customizable event tracking
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Countdowns will help you count down the time until the event you are waiting for, whether it's a date or a party or a new Apple presentation! Want to know how much time is left until the event? No problem! Countdowns is not just a timer app. It's designed to let you keep track of how much time is left before your event. Count hours from the last sweet you ate or minutes until you meet your loved one - if something has happened in the past or will happen in the future, Countdowns will keep track of the time for you. Countdowns can keep your timers running no matter where you are. You can cancel your Countdowns subscription at any time, but it will renew automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before your next due date.

Screenshots

Countdown with widget4 screens
Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdowns at 50% against Countdown with widget's 27%. Countdowns also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Countdown with widget's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 47). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Countdown with widget sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Countdowns sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown with widget has 2.1K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Countdown with widget's written reviews are positive against 50% of Countdowns's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown with widget ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdowns every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown with widget versus Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown with widgetCountdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better47
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarolina PlattiMASTER PRO MONT DOO

Customer experience

Countdown with widget

All ratings2,053 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews544 reviews
Positive27.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative71.0%

Countdowns

All ratings47 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdown with widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown display issues
  • Trouble cancelling subscription
  • Unexpected charges after uninstalling

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to use own photos as backgrounds
  • Improve widget functionality and display
  • Add option to exclude weekends from countdown
  • Expand selection of background images and themes

Countdowns

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Countdown with widget

Subscriptions4
  • ∞ Event Countdown timers7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Countdown app +7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Countdown days until - 3657 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Full access for 1 year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Purchase Website for a single countdown$0.99
  • Purchase all wallpapers$1.99
  • Purchase premium Frames$19.99
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  • Count down ∞$39.99
4 purchases

Countdowns

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month — Special Gift$2.991 Month
  • 1 Week$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • 12 Months$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown with widget free?
Countdown with widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown with widget or Countdowns?
Countdowns is rated higher. Countdown with widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Countdowns averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do Countdown with widget or Countdowns have ads?
Neither Countdown with widget nor Countdowns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown with widget or Countdowns?
Countdown with widget ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdowns every 9 days. Most recently, Countdown with widget was updated on September 28, 2026 and Countdowns on August 26, 2026.

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