Comparison

Countdown widget vs Sky Smart Home

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

Head to head
About

Countdown widget

Easily track upcoming events with a customizable countdown timer. Never miss important dates like birthdays, holidays, or anniversaries again. Personalize your countdowns with unique styles, colors, and images, and view them directly on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Customizable styles
  • Event notifications
  • HD widget themes
  • Shareable event updates
Features
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----*** App is nominated as 'App of the day' by Design Nominee ***--- Are you often waiting for special events in your life, such as your first day at work, your wedding day, the day your baby was born, first salary, first bonus, summer holiday, Halloween, Christmas, Birthday, New Year’s Eve, camping trip...You write it on calendar, and count each day, each week... until that day. Then, are you manually calculating days left until these special dates? You want someone to remind it for you, because you might forget and feel bad about it. This app is exact what you are looking for : 'Countdown widget - unique styles countdown timer'. 'Countdown widget' is an easy-to-use, free app that reminds you about important events in your life. Never ever miss these events again. This countdown app displays exactly the number of days, hours... remaining for your event automatically, and notify you when the moment is near. Furthermore, you don't even need to open app, and can still keep track of your countdown by using widget. When using this app, what you need to do, is just sit back, and enjoy your life with a cup of coffee. Now, 'Countdown widget' is totally different from other countdown widgets. Unlike other apps which show only boring white text and numbers, this app focuses into personalizing your countdown event with templates, colors, font and images. You can design your own countdown, paste it on to the wall and share it to your friends. This app is also strongly designed for iOS 10, which comes with best widget design. Countdown Widget - Unique styles timer features summary: - Never miss another Christmas, Holiday, Halloween, Event, Birthday, Wedding or Anniversary with Countdown Timer Widget. - Birthday Countdown timer - Event Countdown widget - Day Countdown widget for homescreen - Customize your app with dozens of beautiful wallpapers. - All your events now stored in a single view. - Choose between dozens of beautiful application themes, coming with 2 sizes(half and full width of screen) - Event notification options. - Customize events with colors. - Stunning HD Widget themes. - Support any types of time: year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second Special events are meant for sharing. With new, beautiful HD themes, countdown widget app is not only useful, it looks stunning as well. We have ensured that you can share graphic-rich event updates on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or via email. Although most of the templates are free, some of them are locked and require payment to get unlocked. You can unlock these templates from within the app for only 0.99. This app is super easy to use, just choose a countdown template then type event name & date. BOOM, it's done, and already on your widget screen. Enjoy, we hope you will have many meaningful days and moments in your life. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at long-nguyen@activeuser.co

About

Sky Smart Home

This app offers a smart approach to home insurance, integrating devices and services into a single platform. Monitor your home remotely with live camera feeds, receive alerts from sensors, and manage your insurance needs conveniently.

Highlights
  • Live HD camera feed
  • Video doorbell alerts and communication
  • Motion and contact sensor monitoring
  • Leak detection alerts
  • Automatic arming for home security
  • Secure cloud video storage
  • In-app customer support
Features
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Welcome to Sky Smart Home, where you can feel close to home while you’re away. Watch all the action from your front door, live, and get everything you need in one simple package. Your privacy? Protected. Your clips? Secured. Your questions? Answered. And you’ll be set up before you know it, with step-by-step instructions in the Sky Smart Home app. What can I do in the Sky Smart Home app? Quick hello: Answer the door, even when you’re out. See it live: See all the moments from your front door, in crystal-clear HD. Saved for later: Your videos stay in the Cloud for 30 days. Worth sharing: Save clips and share them with anyone. Don’t have Sky Smart Home yet? Head to Sky.com to find out more.

Screenshots

Countdown widget4 screens
Sky Smart Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown widget at 89% against Sky Smart Home's 13%. Countdown widget also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (73 vs 2). Sky Smart Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown widget sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sky Smart Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown widget holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown widget has 73 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Countdown widget's written reviews are positive against 13% of Sky Smart Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Sky Smart Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Countdown widget versus Sky Smart Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown widgetSky Smart Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (73 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews — better13.0% of reviews
Number of ratings73 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTien Long NguyenSky UK Limited

Customer experience

Countdown widget

All ratings73 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.8%

Sky Smart Home

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral11.6%
Negative75.4%

Bugs and requests

Countdown widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sky Smart Home

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Error 401 code preventing app access
  • Login access denied without password entry option
  • Firmware update failures rendering app unusable
  • App won't open - constant error messages
  • Camera stuck on pink screen during setup
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  • Indoor camera won't connect to WiFi
  • Doorbell won't update firmware
  • Auto-arm function not working after updates
  • Video playback shows black screen despite stored footage
  • Motion detection alerts but no recording
  • App loses connection and locks up during updates
  • Sensors disconnect and become unresponsive
  • Chime won't pair with doorbell
  • App takes excessive time to connect to cameras
  • Settings screen appears with no add device option

Requested features

15 requests
  • Landscape full-screen video viewing mode
  • Separate notification types for doorbell vs motion detection
  • Phone ring alert instead of beep for doorbell
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Portable/wireless chime option
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  • SD card support for continuous recording
  • Ability to set recording duration (not just 15 seconds)
  • Two-way audio that works smoothly
  • Adjustable camera quality and IR settings
  • Dark mode for app
  • Alexa integration
  • Ability to purchase additional sensors
  • Auto-arm that works reliably without opening app
  • Better battery charge indicator for doorbell
  • Adjustable water sensor sensitivity

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Countdown widget

One-time10
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Fun party template(both half and full width)$0.99
  • Travel template(Full width)$0.99
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  • Pink love style(both half and full width)$0.99
  • Colored Flip clock template(both half and fullwidth)$0.99
  • Circle-progress template(Full & Half width size)$0.99
  • Basic package$0.99
  • Saving package$1.99
  • Best deal package$2.99
  • Premium version(unlock all styles and remove ads)$4.99
None

Sky Smart Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown widget free?
Countdown widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sky Smart Home free?
Sky Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown widget or Sky Smart Home?
Countdown widget is rated higher. Countdown widget averages 4.3 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Sky Smart Home averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Countdown widget or Sky Smart Home have ads?
Neither Countdown widget nor Sky Smart Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown widget or Sky Smart Home?
Countdown widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sky Smart Home monthly. Most recently, Countdown widget was updated on September 8, 2026 and Sky Smart Home on September 29, 2026.

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