Countdown, Event Reminder vs EventHorizon
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.
EventHorizon
Easily track all your important dates and events with custom timers. From vacations and birthdays to holidays and personal goals, this app helps you stay organized and never miss a moment. It supports a wide variety of event types for comprehensive tracking.
- Customizable event timers
- Track unlimited events
- Wide variety of event types
- User-friendly interface
- Personalized goal tracking
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EventHorizon is your ultimate companion for tracking important dates and events. Add as many events as you want: Vacation, Birthday, Holiday, Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Cruise, Valentines, Wedding, Anniversary, Birth, Baby, Graduation, Pregnancy, Trip, New Home, Retirement, Game, Goals, Concert and many more. ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and we read every single email you send us! Have suggestions? Feel free to contact us at duongbichngoc.asian@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EventHorizon at none against Countdown, Event Reminder's 1. EventHorizon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Countdown, Event Reminder's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, device support 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
Both are free to download. Countdown, Event Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EventHorizon asks for nothing beyond the download.
EventHorizon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown, Event Reminder has 159 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Countdown, Event Reminder's written reviews are positive against 100% of EventHorizon's.
Countdown, Event Reminder ships an update every 4 months, EventHorizon every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown, Event Reminder | EventHorizon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (159 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tevfik Yucek | Ngoc Duong Bich |
Customer experience
Countdown, Event Reminder
EventHorizon
In-app purchases
Countdown, Event Reminder
- Remove Ads$4.99
EventHorizon
No in-app purchases
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