Counter with widget vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counter with widget
This app provides a simple and handy way to count items, supporting both positive and negative values up to 9999. It features a convenient widget for quick access and customizable counting steps. Personalize your counting experience with options for sound and vibration.
- Handy widget support
- Supports negative values
- Customizable counter step
- Adjustable sound and vibration
- Maximum value of 9999
- Minimum value of -999
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Handy and simple counter for counting with widget, in which there is no advertising. The maximum value of the counter reaches 9999. The minimum value of the counter reaches -999. - A handy widget; - 3D Touch Quick Actions; - Possibility to set the counter step; - Negative values; - On / off sounds in the application; - On / off vibration in the application; A nice and convenient application in which you can conduct personal calculations. For example: the number of passengers, the number of people at the entrance, the number of approaches, the number of clouds, the number of drinking glasses of water and so on ...
Countdown
Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders, organize events with tags, and view upcoming dates on your home screen or Apple Watch. Syncs across devices and offers various counting options.
- Customizable countdown timer
- Event reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
- Event sharing
- iCloud sync
- Repeatable countdowns
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Countdown is a free, super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: • Check your events on the Lock Screen with our widget (Premium feature) • Glance at your events on your Apple Watch • Glance at your events using our widget in StandBy (Premium feature) • Place our Widget anywhere on your Home Screen to view your most important events (Premium feature) • Share your countdowns with friends and family • Auto Import (Premium): Connect your calendars to Countdown and automatically add new events. • Pick any color you'd like for your countdown background • In addition to receiving a notification when it is time for your event, you can receive reminders 1 day before or 1 week before the event. • Choose the format in which you want to see your countdown (Premium feature) • Create as many events as you'd like • Count up from past events (available on each countdown page) • Sync your events across your devices with iCloud • Set your countdowns to repeat yearly, monthly, weekly or daily • Sort your events from the closest to the most distant • Dark Mode • Add notes to your events • Count only working days • Have many events? Organize them with tags Add as many events as you want: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Cruise, Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Birth, Baby, Graduation, Pregnancy, Trip, New Home, Retirement, Game, Goals, Concert and many more. ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and we read every single email you send us! Have suggestions? Feel free to contact us at countdown@findappiness.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown at 72% against Counter with widget's 26%. Countdown also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Counter with widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Counter with widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 187K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Counter with widget's written reviews are positive against 72% of Countdown's.
Counter with widget ships an update every 6 weeks, Countdown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counter with widget | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (187K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 187K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #63 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Sokurenko | Find Appiness LLC |
Customer experience
Counter with widget
Countdown
Bugs and requests
Counter with widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Countdown
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not updating automatically
- Countdown display issues after iOS 14 update
- Inability to delete archived events
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to count up from past events
- Provide more date/time format options
- Implement calendar view for all events
- Allow custom backgrounds for widgets
- Add support for weekly/monthly repeating events
In-app purchases
Counter with widget
- Upgrade to PRO$0.99
Countdown
- Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
- Countdown Widget Offer$3.99
- Countdown Widget$6.99
Questions
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