Countdown Collection vs Countdown Widget & Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Collection
Track upcoming releases for movies, TV shows, games, and more. Automatically updates release dates and provides access to trailers and social media buzz. Share your excitement with friends and stay informed about your favorite events.
- Countdown tracking for various events
- Automatic release date updates
- Today widget and Apple Watch app integration
- Siri integration
- Access to movie trailers
- Shareable countdowns
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The most complete countdown app available! Countdown and keep track of all the special events you're excited for. Add release dates for upcoming movies, video games, sports, or anything else you can think of! It's easy to keep track of your countdowns from anywhere using the Today widget, Apple Watch app, and Siri. Countdowns to games, movies, and TV shows will keep themselves updated automatically! Always countdown to the next episode of a TV show, and don't worry about having to change anything if a release date changes.* Countdown Collection keeps you up to date on all your events by automatically checking the latest news, plus what people are saying on Twitter. Want to show a movie trailer to a friend? Pull it up right from the countdown. You can also share your excitement with others by sharing the countdown with them! If they have the app, they can add it right from the link. *This feature requires pro upgrade.
Countdown Widget & Counter
Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day. The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Widget & Counter at every 3 weeks against Countdown Collection's every 5 months. Countdown Widget & Counter also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 39). Countdown Collection's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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 Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Widget & Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Countdown Collection's written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's.
Countdown Collection ships an update every 5 months, Countdown Widget & Counter every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown Collection | Countdown Widget & Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (39 ratings) | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Birnholz | Sovereign Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Countdown Collection
Countdown Widget & Counter
Bugs and requests
Countdown Collection
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Countdown Widget & Counter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Time calculation isn't correct
- Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
- Widget goes blank after phone restart
- Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
- Paid version still shows ads
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- Widgets disappear after iOS updates
- App loses all user data after updates
Requested features
11 requests- Better integration with calendar and reminder API
- Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
- Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
- Larger photo frame in widget
- Ability to group events into categories
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- Option to change font
- Ability to select an emoji for icons
- Notification times for events
- Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Countdown Collection
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
Countdown Widget & Counter
- Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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- Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
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