Countdown, Event Reminder vs Widget Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown, Event Reminder
Easily track important life events with timely reminders. See remaining time in various units and access upcoming events with a convenient widget. Never miss a birthday, anniversary, or holiday again.
- Organize and track important events
- Receive scheduled reminders
- View remaining time (years, months, days, hours, minutes)
- Convenient Today Widget for quick access
- Customizable event tracking
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Countdown helps you track the dates that matter most. Create one-time or repeating countdowns for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, trips, weddings and other events. Repeat events daily, weekly, every two weeks, monthly or yearly. See the remaining time in years, months, days, hours or minutes, and get reminders before the big day. Browse your countdowns in Calendar View. Repeating events appear on each occurrence, and selecting a date shows everything scheduled for that day. Import birthdays from Contacts to create yearly birthday countdowns automatically. Previously imported birthdays are recognized, helping prevent duplicates. Customize each countdown with colors, icons and notes, reorder your list, share special events, and check upcoming dates from Home Screen widgets. Whether you are planning a vacation or remembering a special moment, Countdown keeps everything organized.
Widget Countdown
Create custom countdowns for any event and display them directly on your home and lock screens. Personalize your countdowns with gradients, background images, and fonts. All features are free to use.
- Customizable events
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Colourful gradients
- Custom background images
- Custom font choice
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A truly free countdown app. Where you can create fully customisable events and add them to your Home Screen. No need for a silly subscription to add widgets or images; all the features in this app are free and always will be. Main Features: - Colourful Gradients - Custom Background Images (from library or AI-generated) - Custom Font Choice - Home screen & Lock Screen Widgets Useful for: - Friends’ Birthdays - Upcoming events - When that important deadline is coming up - Concerts / Festivals - School and Exams - Holidays - Reminders - Appointments This app allows you to keep everyday events close to heart...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countdown, Event Reminder at 4.6 against Widget Countdown's 4.1. Countdown, Event Reminder also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 73%) and ratings volume (159 vs 51). Widget Countdown's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Countdown, Event Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Widget Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown, Event Reminder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 159 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Countdown, Event Reminder's written reviews are positive against 73% of Widget Countdown's.
Countdown, Event Reminder ships an update every 4 months, Widget Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown, Event Reminder | Widget Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (159 ratings) — better | 4.1 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tevfik Yucek | Bradley Cable |
Customer experience
Countdown, Event Reminder
Widget Countdown
Bugs and requests
Countdown, Event Reminder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Widget Countdown
Reported bugs
10 issues- Widgets disappear after app update
- Widget shows blank space or doesn't display
- Cannot save new events or edits
- Photo selection window closes unexpectedly
- Primary and secondary color options don't work
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- Widget stuck in 'continue editing' mode
- App crashes regularly requiring reinstall
- Widget functionality broken on some iOS versions
- App stops working after update
- Cannot add events to widget
Requested features
15 requests- Multi-language support
- Customizable time format (days, hours, minutes combinations)
- Count-up feature in addition to countdown
- Recurring events (weekly, monthly, yearly)
- Ability to rearrange events manually or by date
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- Countdown with time of day (not just midnight)
- Font preview before selection
- Ticking clock animation with hours, minutes, seconds
- Medium widget size option
- Automatic removal of past events from widget
- Format with years, months, and days display
- Date format customization (MM/DD/YYYY for US users)
- Wide-format widget option
- Ability to label countdowns separately from display text
- Adjustable text position and styling on widgets
In-app purchases
Countdown, Event Reminder
- Remove Ads$4.99
Widget Countdown
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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