Comparison

Countdown GO vs Giftory

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

Head to head
About

Countdown GO

Track upcoming events and activities with personalized visuals. Share your countdowns across Apple devices via iCloud. Use your iPad as a dynamic photo frame for your events.

Highlights
  • Add multiple activities
  • Personalize with pictures
  • iPad photo frame mode
  • iCloud device sharing
Features
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A fresh, modern look and a handy new feature! • Event history — Look back at all the events that have already passed, right from Settings. • Redesigned add screen — Creating an event is now a live preview: pick your photo and instantly see how your countdown will look. • Refreshed Premium & Privacy screens — Cleaner, clearer, and easier on the eyes. • Fixed a date bug — Events set for tomorrow no longer show up as "Today". • Various visual polish and small improvements.

About

Giftory

Features
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Keep track of birthdays, anniversaries, and every special occasion in one place. Giftory counts down to each celebration and lets you record memories, so you never miss a moment that matters. ### Key Features - Register birthdays, wedding anniversaries, dating milestones, and custom celebrations - Set yearly or monthly celebration cycles - Flexible dates like "the 2nd Sunday of May" — perfect for Mother's Day and Father's Day - Day-count milestones, such as your 10,000th day together - Start-date-free entries for holidays like Christmas - Import anniversaries from your calendar in bulk - Countdown display until the next celebration - A cheerful congratulations card on the day itself ### Preserve Your Memories - Attach photos to each anniversary for easy look-back - Log past celebrations with notes and dates - View elapsed time at a glance — years, months, or total days ### Make It Yours - Choose from 11 color themes to match your style - Create and manage custom categories with colors - Apple Watch app: check upcoming anniversaries right from your wrist - Home screen widget support - Switch between list view and nearest-anniversary view Manage the important dates for family, friends, and partners with Giftory — and always be ready to celebrate.

Screenshots

Countdown GO3 screens
Giftory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Giftory at none against Countdown GO's 1. Giftory also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Countdown GO's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 2). On price 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. Countdown GO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Giftory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown GO ships an update every 3 weeks, Giftory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown GO versus Giftory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown GOGiftory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.026.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeroen ZonneveldTOSHIYUKI HIRATA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown GO

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
None

Giftory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown GO free?
Countdown GO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Giftory free?
Giftory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown GO or Giftory have ads?
Giftory shows ads; Countdown GO does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown GO or Giftory?
Countdown GO ships an update every 3 weeks, and Giftory every 5 days. Most recently, Countdown GO was updated on October 20, 2026 and Giftory on October 22, 2026.

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