Comparison

Until Countdown & up to events vs Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Until Countdown & up to events

Track special days with a clear and beautiful event tracker. See time remaining in seconds, minutes, hours, months, or years. Customize with images, colors, and fun overlay effects.

Highlights
  • Event tracking in seconds, minutes, hours, months, years
  • Customizable backgrounds and event text colors
  • Fun overlay effects like confetti and stars
  • Built-in date calculator
  • Auto-repeating annual events
  • Suggested popular events from iCloud
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The easiest and clearest event tracker available - beautiful, and a joy to use. How long Until or Since that special event, in seconds, minutes, hours, months, or years. It's fun to see how many seconds you've been alive, or days until your next vacation, birthday, countdown to the New Year etc. Real time display of seconds countdown of all events in main view. Add your own events along with selected background image, or colour, and add a special overlay effect like confetti, stars, or hearts. Custom backgrounds using cool supplied images, import your own, or define your own custom background colour. Custom event text colour. Fun background overlay effects too. Built in date calculator to add or subtract a number of days - to find that day you are 25,000 days old for example. Annual events like Birthdays can auto repeat so you always know how long you have to wait! Suggested Popular fun and special events are automatically updated from iCloud to choose from.

About

Countdown Widget

Easily track important dates and events with real-time countdowns. Set custom alerts and personalize your countdowns with themes and emojis. Features home screen widgets for instant access on iOS 14.

Highlights
  • Live countdown display
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • iOS 14 home screen widgets
  • Widget customization with themes
  • Emoji integration
  • Manage multiple countdowns
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Countdown Widget helps you stay ready for the moments that matter most. From birthdays and anniversaries to holidays, vacations, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and personal milestones, it keeps your upcoming events beautifully organized with live countdowns, reminders, widgets, and Apple Watch support. Create countdowns for any future date and watch the time update in real time. See exactly how long is left in months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds, so every event feels a little closer. Bring your existing plans into the app with calendar import. You can import events you’ve added to your iPhone calendar and instantly turn them into countdowns, making it easy to keep everything in one place. Countdown Widget also works on Apple Watch. Add and manage countdowns right from your watch, so your important dates are always close at hand, even when your phone is not. Features: Live Countdown Display Track the time remaining for any event with precise, real-time updates. Calendar Event Import Import events from your iPhone calendar and add them to the app as countdowns in just a few taps. Apple Watch App Create countdowns from your Apple Watch and keep your upcoming events within easy reach. Custom Alerts Choose when you want to be reminded. Set notifications for a month before, a week before, a day before, or right before the event. Home Screen Widgets Add beautifully designed countdown widgets to your Home Screen for quick access to your most important dates. Widget Customization Personalize your countdown widgets with different colors, themes, and styles to match your Home Screen. Give each countdown its own unique look. Emoji Support Make each countdown feel more personal with emojis that fit the occasion. Manage Multiple Countdowns Keep track of birthdays, trips, celebrations, and more in one simple, organized place. Clean and Easy to Use Enjoy a smooth, intuitive interface that makes creating and managing countdowns effortless. Countdown Widget makes it simple to stay excited, prepared, and on time for every special moment. Terms of use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-EULA-Countdown-Widget-Time-Until-325686c61ac48055af76feee4fa2eaca Privacy policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-325686c61ac48080a023ed9a4acd78bd EULA: https://www.notion.so/EULA-Countdown-Widget-325686c61ac48060a9a8ddc0b83cb2bc

Screenshots

Until Countdown & up to events4 screens
Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Widget at none against Until Countdown & up to events's shown. Countdown Widget also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Until Countdown & up to events's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 44). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Until Countdown & up to events sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Until Countdown & up to events holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Until Countdown & up to events has 1.1K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Until Countdown & up to events's written reviews are positive against 81% of Countdown Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Until Countdown & up to events ships an update every 4 months, Countdown Widget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Until Countdown & up to events versus Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUntil Countdown & up to eventsCountdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better4.4 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better44
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip BroderONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Until Countdown & up to events

All ratings1,096 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

Countdown Widget

All ratings44 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

Until Countdown & up to events

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • February has 30 days?
  • Bug needs fixing
  • Won't open

Requested features

6 requests
  • Weeks tracking
  • Option to hide seconds/minutes/hours
  • Full screen tracker
  • Custom background pictures
  • More color/effect choices
Show 1 more
  • Display countdown on home screen

Countdown Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Until Countdown & up to events

One-time1
  • Remove ads and limitations$1.99
4 purchases

Countdown Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Until Countdown & up to events free?
Until Countdown & up to events is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget free?
Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Until Countdown & up to events or Countdown Widget?
Until Countdown & up to events is rated higher. Until Countdown & up to events averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Countdown Widget averages 4.4 from 44 ratings.
Do Until Countdown & up to events or Countdown Widget have ads?
Until Countdown & up to events shows ads; Countdown Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Until Countdown & up to events or Countdown Widget?
Until Countdown & up to events ships an update every 4 months, and Countdown Widget every 5 weeks. Most recently, Until Countdown & up to events was updated on October 11, 2026 and Countdown Widget on October 14, 2026.

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