Comparison

CountDown Reminder vs UPG BT

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Countdown to events
  • Count up after events
  • Push notifications
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Share events
  • Today Widget support
Features
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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

About

UPG BT

Monitor your battery's real-time data and status via a Bluetooth connection. This utility app automatically detects nearby Bluetooth IDs and allows you to customize battery names for easy identification.

Highlights
  • Real-time battery data display
  • Bluetooth ID auto-detection
  • Manual Bluetooth connection
  • Customizable battery names
  • Battery status monitoring
Features
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When the battery is working, connect the battery to the phone through the Bluetooth app to view the specific data of the battery, making it convenient for customers to know real-time battery information. 1. Automatically detect Bluetooth ID The app can automatically retrieve nearby Bluetooth IDs that meet the conditions and display them, which can be manually clicked to connect to Bluetooth. 2. This app can customize and modify the battery name. 3. This app can display real-time information and status of battery status.

Screenshots

CountDown Reminder4 screens
UPG BT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CountDown Reminder at 88% against UPG BT's 50%. CountDown Reminder also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (119 vs 5). UPG BT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CountDown Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UPG BT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountDown Reminder holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CountDown Reminder has 119 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of CountDown Reminder's written reviews are positive against 50% of UPG BT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CountDown Reminder ships an update monthly, UPG BT every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CountDown Reminder versus UPG BT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountDown ReminderUPG BT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (119 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB78 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer红英 杨Universal Power Group

Customer experience

CountDown Reminder

All ratings119 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%

UPG BT

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

UPG BT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CountDown Reminder

One-time1
  • Pro version$1.99
None

UPG BT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CountDown Reminder free?
CountDown Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UPG BT free?
UPG BT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CountDown Reminder or UPG BT?
CountDown Reminder is rated higher. CountDown Reminder averages 4.4 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while UPG BT averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do CountDown Reminder or UPG BT have ads?
Neither CountDown Reminder nor UPG BT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CountDown Reminder or UPG BT?
CountDown Reminder ships an update monthly, and UPG BT every 12 months. Most recently, CountDown Reminder was updated on November 2, 2026 and UPG BT on October 30, 2026.

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