Shopping and Task List vs Countdown With Me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shopping and Task List
Create and share collaborative shopping or task lists directly within iMessage. Everyone in the conversation can update the list in real-time, marking items as done, adding new ones, or removing them.
- Create shopping lists
- Create task lists
- Share lists via iMessage
- Collaborative editing
- Mark items as done
- Add/remove items
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Shopping and Task List is an iMessage app that allows you to create a shopping list or a task list. You and all recipients of your messages can then mark any item as done, remove it or add new items to the list.
Countdown With Me
Create visually stunning countdown timers for any event with personalized backgrounds, themes, and AI-generated art. Syncs across devices, integrates with your calendar, and offers live lock screen activities.
- Personalized countdown timers
- Custom backgrounds and themes
- AI-generated artwork
- iCloud sync across devices
- Calendar event integration
- Live lock screen activities
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Imagine you have a friend who's *obsessed* with knowing exactly how many days until their next vacation, wedding, or birthday party. That's who this app is for — and honestly, that's most of us. MAKE IT YOURS • Custom backgrounds, color themes, and fonts for every countdown • AI-generated artwork and color palettes — no two countdowns have to look alike • Pick how you count: days, hours, minutes, even seconds DISCOVER • Browse a curated catalog of holidays, seasonal moments, sporting events, and upcoming movie releases • Add any of them to your list in one tap — no blank-slate guesswork NEVER MISS THE IMPORTANT STUFF • Recurring yearly countdowns for birthdays and anniversaries that roll over automatically • Import birthdays straight from Contacts • Pull events in from your calendar LIVE, RIGHT ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • Live Activities show your countdown ticking down in real time on the big day • Dynamic Island support, with a live progress view in the final hour SHARE THE MOMENT • Turn any countdown into a beautiful Story or Square card for social media • Export it as a short video, ready to post KEEP THE MEMORIES • Attach a photo scrapbook to any countdown — revisit the moment long after it's passed AND ON YOUR WRIST • A companion Apple Watch app keeps your countdowns one glance away SYNCS EVERYWHERE • iCloud keeps every countdown, photo, and theme in sync across your devices Countdown With Me is free to use, with an optional one-time upgrade to unlock Pro features like video export.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown With Me at 5.0 against Shopping and Task List's 3.7. Countdown With Me also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Shopping and Task List's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Shopping and Task List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown With Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown With Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Shopping and Task List ships an update every 4 months, Countdown With Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shopping and Task List | Countdown With Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EFRAC | David McKay |
Customer experience
Shopping and Task List
Countdown With Me
In-app purchases
Shopping and Task List
- Upgrade$2.99
Countdown With Me
- Countdown Pro$4.99
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