Countdown Widget Maker vs Retirement Countdown App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Widget Maker
Customize and track important life events directly on your home and lock screens. This app offers various widget styles and timer functionalities to help you manage and share countdowns for birthdays, holidays, and more.
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- StandBy widgets
- Customizable widget styles
- Timer and count up functionality
- Event reminders
- Photo and emoji customization
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There are many important moments in life that you will never want to miss, right? Countdown widget & Timer 321 will help you customize and track countdown events right on your home screen and lock screen with just a few taps. Also if you want a great timer right on widget home screen, lock screen or StandBy, this is your choice! Countdown widget® 321 is designed to include many widget styles, which are suitable for any event, or any of your personal styles. They’re very easy to customize, making your phone become eye-catching, impressive, and unique. Countdown widget® 321, from 2016, has helped thousands of people manage their life’s important events. Advantages of the Countdown widget® 321: + WIDGETS on HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN & STANDBY: Add as many events as you want + VARIOUS WIDGET STYLES: Birthday, retirement, a baby born, wedding…Those are not mere images like other widget apps, but are uniquely designed to fit for your events. + TIMER: Count down to seconds on the widget and in the app. Customizable. + TIMER SOUND, COLOR customization. + COUNT UP: You can check how many days a specific event passed + REMINDER: With notification, any kind of events + Can insert PHOTO as widget wallpapers + Easy to change fonts, layouts + Change countdown unit on the widget + Change widget colors or gradient In addition, the event sharing feature will help you spread the fun when counting down with family members, friends, and colleagues. For example, husband and wife count down the date of their child's birth, parents and siblings count down Christmas day, or count down product release date with colleagues. Other important features that are indispensable to an app countdown. + Manage all countdown events on one screen + Can switch from countdown to count up + Create to-do lists related to the event + Add a reminder + Music settings per countdown + Change background image for a countdown + Add emoji ... + Customize your app like a pro + Support widgets on iOS 11+ We are always working to make the product better, so your feedback is always welcome. This ‘Countdown widget® 321’ app is also nominated as ‘App of the day’ by Design Nominee LLC, try it now and have fun!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Almost all features are free, but if you want customized functionalities, you can subscribe or purchase Lifetime at a reasonable price. The following will apply: * You'll be charged once a month or once a year depending on the subscription option you choose. * Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. * Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Prices are in US Dollars and may vary outside of the US. * You can manage your subscription and renewal settings, or discontinue your subscription by going to Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://activeuser.co/term/countdown_policy_term.html Privacy policy: https://activeuser.co/term/countdown_policy_term.html
Retirement Countdown App
Track your time until retirement with a customizable countdown. Explore bucket list ideas, get daily inspiration, and discover travel news and deals. Offers free and premium subscription options.
- Retirement countdown
- Bucket list planner
- Retirement ideas
- Quote of the day
- Customizable themes
- Travel news and deals
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With this Retirement Countdown App you can see how much time you have left until retirement. Just set the date and time when you will retire and the app will calculate the time until your retirement. The Retirement Countdown will count down the months, days, hour, minutes and seconds until you are free to do whatever you want :) You can customize the look of this app by choosing different themes and background images. Where would you like to retire or go on a long vacation? Do you like the beach? Or hiking in the mountains, skiing in the snow? Or watching beautiful sunsets? What is on your bucket list for your retirement? Write down the things that you are dreaming of doing. Need inspiration? Our app will suggest fun ideas for you retirement bucket list. Our Quote of the Day will make the journey to your retirement more fun and inspire you to live a fulfilling life in the here and now. ******************************************* FEATURES - Retirement Countdown - Retirement calculators - Quote of the day - Bucket list - Ideas for your retirement - Picks of the week - Book recommendations - Games - Offers & Deals - Travel News Choose your favorite background theme, change styles and share your countdown via email or social media You can use most of this app totally free of charge. To use the premium version of this app that includes all themes, the feature to use your own picture, the quote of the day and no advertisement, we offer two auto-renewing subscriptions: $4.99 per month $17.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. A purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. We also offer a Lifetime subscription which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment of $59.99 with unlimited access to all features forever. Terms of service: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/terms.html Privacy policy: http://www.kulanamedia.com/apps/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Widget Maker at none against Retirement Countdown App's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Widget Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months and Retirement Countdown App sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Countdown Widget Maker against 4.8 for Retirement Countdown App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.6K and 6.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Countdown Widget Maker's written reviews are positive against 87% of Retirement Countdown App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown Widget Maker | Retirement Countdown App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.6K ratings) | 4.8 (6.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K | 6.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tien Long Nguyen | Green Gecko LLC |
Customer experience
Countdown Widget Maker
Retirement Countdown App
User reviews
Countdown Widget Maker
From 5.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Countdown widget
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
- 💡 Helpful for tracking important dates
- 🎉 Fun and exciting
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for many features
- 🔒 Limited free options
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🤔 Confusing subscription model
Retirement Countdown App
From 6.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate countdown
- 💡 Inspiring quotes and anticipation features
- 😊 Motivating and fun
- 🎉 Celebration at the end
Room to improve
- 🔒 Collects too much personal data
- 🔕 Intrusive notifications
- 💤 Repetitive reminders
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and buffering issues
Bugs and requests
Countdown Widget Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not displaying correctly
- Countdown units not working as expected
- Purchased features not unlocking properly
Requested features
4 requests- More free widget and theme options
- Ability to display countdown in different units (weeks, months, etc.)
- Notification/reminder system for countdown events
- Sorting and organizing multiple countdowns
Retirement Countdown App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Countdown not updating accurately
- Inability to turn off daily notifications
Requested features
3 requests- Add widget for home/lock screens
- Option to track work days instead of calendar days
- Weekly or monthly reminders
In-app purchases
Countdown Widget Maker
- Three months subscription$3.993 Months
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- One year subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Baby arrivals countdown widget$0.99
- Christmas countdown$0.99
- Neon style$0.99
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- Wedding countdown$0.99
- Birthday countdown$0.99
- Pro version$4.99
- Lifetime upgrade$17.99
Retirement Countdown App
- Remove Ads$2.991 Month
- Premium Version$4.991 Month
- Remove Ads$8.991 Year
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- Premium Version$17.991 Year
- Theme Snow$0.99
- Theme Mountains$0.99
- Theme Zen$0.99
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- Theme Mountain Lake$0.99
- Theme Mountain Lake 2$0.99
- Theme Beach Hammock$0.99
- Theme Forest$0.99
- Theme Cruise Ship$0.99
- function to add own picture$1.99
- Remove ads$3.99
- Premium Lifetime$39.99
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