Comparison

DeadLine vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

DeadLine

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Simple notes, beautiful countdowns. From today to that day — track exams, trips, anniversaries, and due dates at a glance. 【3 Count Modes】 ■ D-Day (D-N): days remaining until a future date ■ D+N: days elapsed since a past date ■ Day N: cumulative count from start (births, anniversaries, milestones) 【Home & Lock Screen Widgets】 ■ Home 2x2 — your closest D-Day, big and bold ■ Home 4x2 — top 3 events at a glance ■ Lock screen — D-N right next to your clock 【Yearly Repeat + Notifications】 ■ Birthdays and anniversaries auto-renew each year ■ Optional D-7 / D-3 / D-1 alerts ■ Background refresh keeps counts accurate 【18 Beautiful Themes】 ■ Calm tones like Default and Indigo ■ Nature tones like Sakura · Beach · Grass · Sky · Lilac ■ Bold tones like Dark · Crimson · Violet 【Multi-language】 ■ English · Korean · Japanese · Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) · Spanish · French · German · Portuguese (Brazil) · Italian · Turkish · Indonesian · Vietnamese · Thai ■ Auto-adapts to your device language 【Privacy】 Privacy Policy: https://speckle-jersey-fa8.notion.site/DeadLine-Privacy-Policy-378a9718bc6d80399f6ddf5c8d765c0f iOS 16+ Feedback welcome — swmoonlab@gmail.com

About

Countdown

Features
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Count the days to what you are actually waiting for. Countdown keeps your next event on the Home Screen and shows exactly how many days, hours and minutes are left: a wedding, a trip, a birthday, a due date, an exam, the end of a deployment. WHAT THE FREE PLAN GIVES YOU - 3 events, each with one reminder (or watch a short ad for one extra event) - 2 of the 8 display styles: Large and Minimal - 3 of the 6 backgrounds: solid, gradient and glass - Every widget, Lock Screen and inline included - Repeating events: yearly, monthly, weekly - Pin, favorite, archive, search and a timeline view WITH PRO - Unlimited events - The other 6 display styles: Flip Clock, Circular, Progress Ring, Progress Bar, Digital and Elegant - Animated backgrounds: moving gradient, stars and particles - A color wheel instead of the 8 preset colors - Up to 8 reminders on a single event: at the event, 1 hour, 12 hours, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days before - No ads REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE A reminder is scheduled as a fixed instant, not as a time of day, so a flight across time zones or a daylight-saving change does not move it. iOS only holds 64 pending notifications per app, so this version keeps the nearest ones and rebuilds the list every time you open the app: the birthday next week no longer loses its place to an anniversary three years out. COMMON QUESTIONS Do I need Pro to put a countdown on the Home Screen? No. Every widget works on the free plan, Lock Screen ones included. Does it need an internet connection or an account? Neither. Everything stays on the device and there is nothing to sign up for. What happens to a birthday once the day passes? If you set it to repeat, it moves itself to next year the first time you open the app afterwards, and its reminders move with it. How many reminders can one event have? One on the free plan, up to eight with Pro. Can it count up from a date that has already passed? No. Countdown counts down to a future date; anything past is shown as completed. What language is the app in? It follows your iPhone. The interface is translated into 34 languages. PERFECT FOR Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, due dates, retirement, product launches, Christmas, sobriety milestones and deployments. Terms of Use: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/terms-condition/ Privacy Policy: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

DeadLine4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at every 8 days against DeadLine's every 106 months. Countdown also leads on device support. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeadLine ships an update every 106 months, Countdown every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
DeadLine versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadLineCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 106 monthsEvery 8 days — better
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeungwon MoonGrima Hdez

In-app purchases

None

DeadLine

No in-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeadLine free?
DeadLine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, DeadLine or Countdown?
DeadLine ships an update every 106 months, and Countdown every 8 days. Most recently, DeadLine was updated on October 11, 2026 and Countdown on October 1, 2026.

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