Simple Event Countdown Timer vs Countdown Widget Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Event Countdown Timer
Easily track the time remaining until your important events. View all upcoming countdowns in one place, from vacations to birthdays. Includes a widget for quick access in your device's Today view.
- Event countdown tracking
- Single view for all events
- Quick event setup
- Today view widget
- 3D Touch support
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A simple, quick and easy to use event countdown timer! See countdowns to all of your upcoming events in one simple view. Quickly and intuitively set a timer counting down to your next vacation, a special anniversary, a birthday, or even just the weekend! A widget showing your first event timer is provided for use in the Today view of your device. 3D Touch support also included. The app is completely free to use, no pesky ads, no in-app purchases. Designed and produced out of a labor of love for programming for anyone who appreciates it! Thanks for browsing!
Countdown Widget Timer
Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, or personal goals, and view remaining time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds directly on your home screen.
- Unlimited event timers
- Customizable backgrounds and colors
- Home screen widget display
- Flexible notification settings
- Annual recurrence options
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It's time to get acquainted with a cool countdown timer that will remind you of important events and dates! Birthdays of friends and relatives, a month without sweets, training at a strictly allocated time, approaching New Year and Valentine's Day - now you will not forget anything, you will have time everywhere and prepare for important events in advance! The app allows you to create a countdown clock that will show how much time in days, hours, minutes and seconds is left until the desired event. App Features: - Create timers in unlimited quantities, of any duration, whether it's 9 months of pregnancy or 2 weeks before your long-awaited vacation; - Pick up ready-made backgrounds, different colors, or place your own photos on the event screen; - Place the widget anywhere on your Iphone home screen so you can count down important dates at all times; - Receive notifications when an event is nearing completion by setting flexible settings; - Set annual recurrences and more. Legal information Privacy Policy: https://appboxgroup.com/countdown/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://appboxgroup.com/countdown/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Countdown Widget Timer at 43% against Simple Event Countdown Timer's 0%. Countdown Widget Timer also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (484 vs 3). Simple Event Countdown Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 Widget Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Simple Event Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown Widget Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget Timer has 484 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Simple Event Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 43% of Countdown Widget Timer's.
| Parameter | Simple Event Countdown Timer | Countdown Widget Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (484 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 484 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ed Manning | App Box |
Customer experience
Simple Event Countdown Timer
Countdown Widget Timer
Bugs and requests
Simple Event Countdown Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Countdown Widget Timer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Widgets not showing up on home screen
- Purchased features not working as expected
- App crashing after updates
- Countdown dates not accurate
Requested features
4 requests- Add repeat weekly/monthly option
- Allow more than one countdown for free
- Add option to show weeks in widget
- Improve widget customization
In-app purchases
Simple Event Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
Countdown Widget Timer
- Full access for one week$3.997 Days
- Full access for one month$6.491 Month
- Full access for three months$11.993 Months
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- Full access for one year7 Days trial$13.491 Year
- Lifetime Full Access$7.99
- Premium access forever$7.99
- Access to premium Lifetimeme$7.99
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