Comparison

count vs Events Countdown & Widgets

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

Head to head
About

count

Easily track the number of days passed or remaining until a specific date. Set a date once and get an instant overview of your progress towards goals or countdowns to important events.

Highlights
  • Day counting
  • Countdown timer
  • Progress tracking
  • Simple interface
  • Event tracking
Features
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a very simple day counter! set the date once and know at a glance how many days since or until the date you chose. count down to an important event, or track your progress towards a new goal.

About

Events Countdown & Widgets

Easily track your upcoming events with a daily countdown. This utility app offers convenient widgets for both your Home Screen and Lock Screen.

Highlights
  • Daily event countdown
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Event tracking
Features
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Keep track of your upcoming events with a day countdown. This app comes with widgets for both the Home Screen and Lock Screen.

Screenshots

count4 screens
Events Countdown & Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Events Countdown & Widgets at Free against count's $0.99. Events Countdown & Widgets also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 18 months). count's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Events Countdown & Widgets is free to download; count costs $0.99 up front. Events Countdown & Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. count asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

count ships an update every 18 months, Events Countdown & Widgets every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
count versus Events Countdown & Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercountEvents Countdown & Widgets
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris SchepmanPrethep Paran

Customer experience

count

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Events Countdown & Widgets

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

count

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Events Countdown & Widgets

One-time1
  • Remove all ads$4.99

Questions

Is count free?
count costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Events Countdown & Widgets free?
Events Countdown & Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do count or Events Countdown & Widgets have ads?
Neither count nor Events Countdown & Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, count or Events Countdown & Widgets?
count ships an update every 18 months, and Events Countdown & Widgets every 4 months. Most recently, count was updated on November 2, 2026 and Events Countdown & Widgets on November 3, 2026.

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