Comparison

Chooser! vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Chooser!

This utility app randomly selects a finger from those placed on the screen. It's a fun and simple tool perfect for making decisions in games or for casual use.

Highlights
  • Random finger selection
  • Supports multiple fingers
  • Ideal for board games
  • Useful for card games
  • Simple decision-making tool
Features
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Randomly select a finger among the fingers placed on the screen! Great for board games, card games, parties, and every "who goes first?" moment. THE ORIGINAL FINGER CHOOSER • Everyone places a finger on the screen — Chooser picks the winner • Multiple winners, ranked results, or split everyone into teams • Tap Style: everyone taps once to join, then let fate decide PLAY ONLINE WITH FRIENDS • Create a room and share the code, or match with random players • Truth or Dare and dare challenges built for playing together from anywhere • Win a dare? Record a video of it and the whole room watches together • No rooms open? Jump into a quick round against AI • Room chat, custom names and colors, and a live shared finger canvas TRUTH OR DARE & PARTY GAMES • Thousands of truths, dares, and challenges across 10+ categories • Rate cards with a thumbs-up or down — Chooser learns what you love • Fresh content added all the time, no update needed MORE WAYS TO DECIDE • Spin the customizable roulette wheel • Flip a coin, roll 3D dice, pick a number, or spin the arrow • Available in 55 languages Privacy Policy: https://chooser-app.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://chooser-app.com/terms/

About

Countdown

Easily track upcoming events with a free countdown and reminder app. Customize each event with emojis and colors, and stay organized with tags and widgets. Syncs across devices and offers optional premium features for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Customizable event colors and emojis
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable reminders and alarms
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Import events from calendars and contacts
  • Event grouping with tags
Features
Currently charting
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Countdown is a free, easy-to-use countdown and reminder app for all of life's big events. Your next vacation, birthday, wedding, concert, graduation or retirement is always one glance away. Create unlimited events and make each one your own. Downloaded over 20 million times. It's been a joy to shape Countdown with your feedback for more than eight years. We're looking forward to many more. ——— WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH ——— • See your next event with free circular and inline Lock Screen widgets • Show one event or a list of upcoming events in Home Screen widgets, and filter lists by tag or pinned events (Premium) • Show your event's emoji, title and time left in the rectangular Lock Screen widget, and keep countdowns visible in StandBy (Premium) • Check your countdowns on Apple Watch and add them to your watch face ——— REMINDERS & ALARMS ——— • Get a reminder on the big day and the day before, at a time you set • Add custom reminders minutes, hours, days, weeks or months in advance (Premium) • Set alarms that ring even when your iPhone is on silent (Premium; requires iOS 26.1 or later) ——— MAKE IT YOURS ——— • Pick an emoji and a color for every countdown, and add notes • Make events repeat every day, week, month or year, or on your own schedule, like every two weeks or the last Friday of the month • See the age someone turns on their birthday and the years celebrated on an anniversary • Add holidays and big events in one tap from suggestions for your country • Count only weekdays, or see the time since a past event • Choose how you see the time left, with units from years to seconds (Premium) ——— STAY ORGANIZED ——— • Group events with tags and pin your favorites to the top • Archive events once they pass, so your list shows what's next • Archive or delete past events automatically (Premium) • Sort by date or drag events into your own order • Search for events, duplicate them and edit several at once ——— SYNC, IMPORT & SHARE ——— • Your events stay up to date on your iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud • Bring in events from your calendars and birthdays from your contacts • Automatically turn new calendar events into countdowns with Auto Import (Premium) • Add your countdowns to your calendar • Send a link so friends and family can count down with you • Check countdowns with Siri and create them with Shortcuts ——— YOUR PRIVACY ——— Your plans are personal. We never use your countdowns for advertising, and our analytics never see the titles, dates or notes you enter. ——— PREMIUM ——— One purchase. No subscriptions. Unlock all widgets, custom reminders, alarms, Auto Import, every countdown format and more. Premium also removes ads. ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and read every email. Get in touch at countdown@findappiness.co

Screenshots

Chooser!4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown at 72% against Chooser!'s 46%. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Chooser! sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Countdown sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39K and 190K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Chooser!'s written reviews are positive against 72% of Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chooser! ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Chooser! versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChooser!Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (39K ratings)4.8 (190K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews71.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39K190K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#52 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBon App & TFind Appiness LLC

Customer experience

Chooser!

All ratings39,080 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews1,444 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative50.6%

Countdown

All ratings190,150 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews2,557 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.4%

User reviews

Chooser!

From 39K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎨 Customizable app icon and background
  • 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 🤝 Helpful for group decision-making
  • 🎉 Fun and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 🔢 Limited to 5 fingers/players
  • 🔀 Can sometimes pick the same person repeatedly
  • 🤔 Lack of additional features or modes

Countdown

From 190K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Customizable colors and emojis
  • ⏰ Accurate countdown tracking
  • 🔔 Helpful reminders and notifications
  • 💰 One-time payment for premium features

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paid widget feature
  • 🔍 Lack of instructions/guidance
  • 🔀 Inconsistent countdown display on widget
  • 📅 Limited repeat options for events
  • 🖼️ No option to use custom photos

Bugs and requests

Chooser!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional glitches or freezes
  • Inconsistent finger selection behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more than 5 fingers/players
  • Add question/challenge mode
  • Introduce a 'zap' or surprise mode
  • Ability to customize the winner indicator

Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not updating automatically
  • Countdown display issues after iOS 14 update
  • Inability to delete archived events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to count up from past events
  • Provide more date/time format options
  • Implement calendar view for all events
  • Allow custom backgrounds for widgets
  • Add support for weekly/monthly repeating events

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Chooser!

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription2 variants$3.997 Days
  • Yearly Super offer$4.991 Year
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  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription$17.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time7
  • Kind Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$3.99
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  • Lifetime Super Offer$3.99
  • Outrageous Tip$6.99
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

Countdown

One-time2
  • Countdown Widget Offer$2.29
  • Countdown Widget$3.99

Questions

Is Chooser! free?
Chooser! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chooser! or Countdown?
Countdown is rated higher. Chooser! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Countdown averages 4.8 from 190K ratings.
Do Chooser! or Countdown have ads?
Both Chooser! and Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chooser! or Countdown?
Chooser! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Countdown every 2 days. Most recently, Chooser! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Countdown on November 1, 2026.

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