Comparison

Countdown With Me vs Countdown 321

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

Head to head
About

Countdown With Me

Create visually stunning countdown timers for any event with personalized backgrounds, themes, and AI-generated art. Syncs across devices, integrates with your calendar, and offers live lock screen activities.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown timers
  • Custom backgrounds and themes
  • AI-generated artwork
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Calendar event integration
  • Live lock screen activities
Features
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Imagine you have a friend who's *obsessed* with knowing exactly how many days until their next vacation, wedding, or birthday party. That's who this app is for — and honestly, that's most of us. MAKE IT YOURS • Custom backgrounds, color themes, and fonts for every countdown • AI-generated artwork and color palettes — no two countdowns have to look alike • Pick how you count: days, hours, minutes, even seconds DISCOVER • Browse a curated catalog of holidays, seasonal moments, sporting events, and upcoming movie releases • Add any of them to your list in one tap — no blank-slate guesswork NEVER MISS THE IMPORTANT STUFF • Recurring yearly countdowns for birthdays and anniversaries that roll over automatically • Import birthdays straight from Contacts • Pull events in from your calendar LIVE, RIGHT ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • Live Activities show your countdown ticking down in real time on the big day • Dynamic Island support, with a live progress view in the final hour SHARE THE MOMENT • Turn any countdown into a beautiful Story or Square card for social media • Export it as a short video, ready to post KEEP THE MEMORIES • Attach a photo scrapbook to any countdown — revisit the moment long after it's passed AND ON YOUR WRIST • A companion Apple Watch app keeps your countdowns one glance away SYNCS EVERYWHERE • iCloud keeps every countdown, photo, and theme in sync across your devices Countdown With Me is free to use, with an optional one-time upgrade to unlock Pro features like video export.

About

Countdown 321

Track time until future events or elapsed time since past milestones. Customize with personal photos and colors, and share your countdowns as images. Receive notifications for important dates and import birthdays automatically.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up tracking
  • Customizable widgets for home and lock screens
  • Personalized backgrounds and styles
  • Event notifications and milestone alerts
  • Birthday import from contacts
  • Shareable countdown images
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Make Every Moment Count Whether you’re counting down to something exciting or remembering something special, Countdown 321 helps you celebrate every moment, big or small One-Time Purchase. No Subscriptions. No Surprises. ----- Countdown or Count-Up ----- Track the time left until your next big event - or how long it’s been since a meaningful moment. ----- Gorgeous widgets, everywhere ----- View countdowns within the app, or add stunning countdowns to your home screen, lock screen, and standby mode, with customizable widgets in 3 different sizes ----- Make it yours ----- * Choose custom background colors or use your own photos - Pick from multiple unique styles to match your mood or the moment - Share countdowns as beautiful images ready for social media ----- Smarter Celebrations ----- - Set countdowns to repeat every week, month, year, or even every few years - Get notifications for upcoming events and special milestones - Import birthdays from your Contacts automatically ----- Celebrate Together ----- - Share countdowns with friends and family - Keep track of shared milestones together - Share countdowns instantly to your favorite social media as images Whether it’s a birthday, a concert, a trip, an anniversary, or something just for you, Countdown 321 makes tracking time feel meaningful, fun, and completely yours No subscriptions. No ads. Just one purchase for everything.

Screenshots

Countdown With Me4 screens
Countdown 3213 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown 321 at none against Countdown With Me's shown. Countdown 321 also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Countdown With Me's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Countdown With Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown 321 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown With Me against 5.0 for Countdown 321. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown With Me ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown 321 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Countdown With Me versus Countdown 321: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown With MeCountdown 321
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid McKayLater Creative LLC

Customer experience

Countdown With Me

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown 321

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown With Me

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$4.99
4 purchases

Countdown 321

One-time4
  • Bread-sized tip$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
  • Peanut Butter-Sized Tip$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Jam-Sized Tip$3.99

Questions

Is Countdown With Me free?
Countdown With Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown 321 free?
Countdown 321 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown With Me or Countdown 321?
Countdown With Me and Countdown 321 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown With Me or Countdown 321 have ads?
Countdown With Me shows ads; Countdown 321 does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown With Me or Countdown 321?
Countdown With Me ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown 321 every 5 months. Most recently, Countdown With Me was updated on October 3, 2026 and Countdown 321 on October 1, 2026.

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