CountDown Reminder vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CountDown Reminder
Create beautiful countdowns to important events and track days passed once they occur. Receive timely push notifications and personalize each event with custom backgrounds. Share your upcoming milestones with friends and enjoy seamless integration with your device.
- Countdown to events
- Count up after events
- Push notifications
- Customizable backgrounds
- Share events
- Today Widget support
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Countdown - the most beautiful countdown app for you. Main Functions : - Supports countdown to events and counting up once they arrive - Push notifications to remind you of an arriving event - Wonderful build-in background images - Customizable background for each event - Share your event with friends - Support Today Widget - Support force touch - Support iPhone X
Countdown
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Countdown - Widget Reminder App is a super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: - Notification can be set to remember a event - Gorgeous, colorful widgets - An unlimited number of timers ----- Countdown Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/countdown/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/countdown/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CountDown Reminder at monthly against Countdown's every 7 months. CountDown Reminder also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. CountDown Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CountDown Reminder ships an update monthly, Countdown every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CountDown Reminder | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (119 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 红英 杨 | 杏娣 吴 |
Bugs and requests
CountDown Reminder
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unauthorized charges
- Text not readable on certain backgrounds
Requested features
5 requests- Add category function
- Display recent events at the top
- Outline for text for better readability
- Change units of time (weeks, months)
- Adapt to iPhone X and above screen sizes
Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CountDown Reminder
- Pro version$1.99
Countdown
- Unlock Countdown Pro$0.991 Month
- Unlock Countdown Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Year
Questions
Is CountDown Reminder free?
Is Countdown free?
Do CountDown Reminder or Countdown have ads?
Which is updated more often, CountDown Reminder or Countdown?
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