CountDown Reminder vs Clock Widget
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
Clock Widget
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Clock Widget gives your Lock Screen a new first impression with a matching pair of hour and minute widgets—without a complicated theme editor. Choose a clock, preview it with the current time, then place the hour and minute widgets side by side on your Lock Screen. FEATURES • 54 distinctive clock designs • 17 free clocks and one rotating free Pro clock each week • 12-hour and 24-hour time • Three display styles: digits, colon, and hour/minute units • Light and dark Lock Screen previews • Manage installed clocks and apply one instantly • Step-by-step Lock Screen installation guide 7-DAY TRIAL • Use every Pro clock for 7 days • Free today • No subscription or automatic charge • Free clocks and the weekly free Pro clock remain available afterward PRO LIFETIME ACCESS • One-time purchase with no subscription • Unlock every current Pro clock • Includes future Pro clocks • Restore purchases with the same Apple Account Clock Widget contains no ads or analytics SDKs. Your selected clocks and app settings stay on your device and in the app's shared container.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clock Widget at every 5 days against CountDown Reminder's monthly. CountDown Reminder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CountDown Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clock Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CountDown Reminder ships an update monthly, Clock Widget every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CountDown Reminder | Clock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (119 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 红英 杨 | JINWOOK HONG |
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
Clock Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CountDown Reminder
- Pro version$1.99
Clock Widget
- 7-day TrialFree
- Pro Lifetime Access$2.99
Questions
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Do CountDown Reminder or Clock Widget have ads?
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