Countdown with widget vs Horizon Retirement Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Horizon Retirement Countdown
Plan and visualize your retirement journey. Track the days until your retirement, set personal goals, and utilize tools to help you save and prepare for this exciting new chapter.
- Customizable retirement countdown
- Savings calculator
- Time capsule messages
- Generated retirement tasks
- Retirement goal setting
- Save calculations to goals
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Plan your future, one day at a time. Whether you’re years away or counting down the final days until your retirement, Horizon helps you prepare with confidence. Track your remaining time, set meaningful goals, and celebrate the journey. Key Features ====================================== Customisable Countdown - Forever Free no ads Build anticipation for your big day with a hugely customisable countdown Savings Calculator - Free to use, unlock premium to save your calculations to goals Get a quick guide to help plan how much you need to save to hit your income target Time Capsule - 1 free capsule message during onboarding and unlock premium for unlimited messages Inspire yourself with some inspirational messages that we'll keep safe for you locked away in the Time Capsule. Retirement Tasks - Premium Automatically generated plan for retirement to get you ready and look forward to the next exciting chapter of your life Retirement Goals - Premium Build a bucket list, set targets and stay focussed. Subscription ====================================== Horizon Retirement Calculator is free to download and you will have free access to the countdown, theming customisation and to retrieve your time capsule that you set during onboarding. You will also have access to the Savings Calculator but to save calculations, you will need to purchase a subscription. Additional subscription purchase is required to access: + Retirement Tasks + Retirement Goals + To create additional Time Capsule messages + and to save Savings Calculation Goals Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase A subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period Manage or cancel your subscription in your settings app Links ====================================== Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/c147b404-4b22-4085-97b6-293afff63238
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Horizon Retirement Countdown at 5.0 against Countdown with widget's 4.4. Horizon Retirement Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). Countdown with widget's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Countdown with widget sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Horizon Retirement Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Horizon Retirement Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown with widget has 2.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Countdown with widget ships an update every 5 weeks, Horizon Retirement Countdown every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown with widget | Horizon Retirement Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carolina Platti | Digitech Applications Limited |
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
Horizon Retirement Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown with widget
- ∞ 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
- 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
Horizon Retirement Countdown
- Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium - Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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