Comparison

Countdown With Me vs Count Me In

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

Count Me In

Easily create and share personalized countdowns for any event with friends and family. Track important dates like birthdays, vacations, and holidays together in real-time. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with optional premium features.

Highlights
  • Personalized countdown creation
  • Shareable countdowns with friends
  • Real-time syncing across devices
  • Home screen widgets (Premium)
  • Ad-free experience (Premium)
Features
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CountMeIn - Countdown Together! Make every moment count with CountMeIn, the ultimate shared countdown app. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, concert, wedding, anniversary, graduation, baby due date, or any special occasion, CountMeIn helps you create personalized countdowns and share the excitement with friends and family in real time. KEY FEATURES Create personalized countdowns Name your event, pick an emoji, set the date, and customize with colors, notes, and a location to match the vibe of your occasion. Choose all-day or time-precise countdowns. Countdown together with friends Share an invite code or tap the share button to bring friends and family in. Everyone watches the days tick down together, and you can leave comments and reactions as the big day gets closer. Apple Watch app Glance at your next countdown right from your wrist. Fully synced with your iPhone. Widgets everywhere Add Home Screen widgets to keep your countdowns front and center. Pro unlocks Lock Screen widgets (rectangular, circular, and inline) so the countdown is always one glance away. Siri & Shortcuts Just ask: "How many days until my trip?" CountMeIn answers via Siri and works with the Shortcuts app. Import from Calendar Pull events straight from your Apple Calendar - no retyping dates. Reminders Get a friendly push notification on countdown day so nothing important slips by. Synced across all your devices Your countdowns stay up to date on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch automatically. UNLOCK PRO (one-time purchase) - Lock Screen widgets - Custom photo and video backgrounds - Remove ads for a clean, distraction-free experience - Support a small indie developer Download CountMeIn now and start counting down to the moments that matter. Vacations, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, due dates, or big life goals - invite the people you love and count down together.

Screenshots

Countdown With Me4 screens
Count Me In4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Count Me In at none against Countdown With Me's shown. Count Me In also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (57 vs 3). Countdown With Me's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Countdown With Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Count Me In sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown With Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count Me In has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown With Me ships an update every 3 weeks, Count Me In every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Countdown With Me versus Count Me In: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown With MeCount Me In
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings357 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid McKayAmple Software LLC

Customer experience

Countdown With Me

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

Count Me In

All ratings57 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown With Me

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Count Me In

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Countdown With Me free?
Countdown With Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count Me In free?
Count Me In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown With Me or Count Me In?
Countdown With Me is rated higher. Countdown With Me averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Count Me In averages 4.6 from 57 ratings.
Do Countdown With Me or Count Me In have ads?
Countdown With Me shows ads; Count Me In does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown With Me or Count Me In?
Countdown With Me ships an update every 3 weeks, and Count Me In every 3 days. Most recently, Countdown With Me was updated on October 3, 2026 and Count Me In on October 11, 2026.

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