Time Ago vs Countdown Widget & Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Ago
Easily track past and future events with customizable time units and visual differentiation. Syncs across devices and offers optional notifications and dark mode for a personalized experience.
- Track past and future events
- Switch time units (years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds)
- Edit and rearrange events
- Differentiate events with up to 20 colors
- iCloud sync across devices
- Set event notifications
- Dark mode option
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Time Ago was created to make tracking time fun and easy. Whether you want to track an event that has yet to happen or an event that was a long time ago, you can do that with Time Ago. Features: -Track events in the past and in the future. -Switch time units whenever. (years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds) -Edit your events on the fly and rearrange them too. -Differentiate your events with up to 20 colors. -Your events sync to all your devices using iCloud. -You can set up notifications for your events if you so choose. -Switch to dark mode if you are into that. -Beautiful minimalistic visuals.
Countdown Widget & Counter
Create customizable widgets to track upcoming events directly on your home screen. Visualize your countdowns with beautiful designs, icons, and color gradients. Receive real-time notifications for important dates.
- Live countdown widgets
- Customizable widget templates
- Event editor with live preview
- Color gradients
- Over 50 icons
- Real-time push notifications
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Keep an eye on your upcoming events - directly on your Home Screen! Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day. The widgets in Widget Studio are highly customizable and clean-designed, so that nothing distracts your focus from the concert, your best friend‘s birthday or whatever you‘re currently looking forward to! It‘s quick, easy, and looks awesome. Welcome to Widget Studio. So, what do we have here? - Powerful event editor with live preview - Multiple customizable widget templates for iPhone & iPad - Beautiful color gradients for your Home Screen - Over 50 different icons to choose from - Real time push notifications for your events - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type - Live countdown widgets Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://cranberry.app/legal We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@cranberry.app. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Ago at every 4 days against Countdown Widget & Counter's every 3 weeks. Time Ago also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). Countdown Widget & Counter's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 230). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Time Ago sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Countdown Widget & Counter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Time Ago against 4.6 for Countdown Widget & Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Widget & Counter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 230, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Time Ago's written reviews are positive against 76% of Countdown Widget & Counter's.
Time Ago ships an update every 4 days, Countdown Widget & Counter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Ago | Countdown Widget & Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (230 ratings) | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 230 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centrip Studios | Sovereign Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Time Ago
Countdown Widget & Counter
User reviews
Time Ago
From 230 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and useful
- 👍 Great for tracking dates
- 👍 Good at counting days
- 👍 Stores records on multiple devices
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot delete events
- 🐛 Freezing issues
- 🐛 Difficulty opening/editing events
- 🐛 HUD too large
- 🐛 Zoom not adjusted for newer phones
Countdown Widget & Counter
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Fantastic for glancing at events
- 👍 Cool app
- 👍 Nice widgets
- 👍 Good countdown app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extremely buggy
- 🔕 NOT IMPRESSED (no sound)
- 💰 Expensive price
- 💰 Money
- 💰 Only 2 for free
Bugs and requests
Time Ago
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot delete events
- App keeps losing dates
- App is constantly freezing
- HUD is slightly too large
- Zoom needs adjustment for newer phone displays
Requested features
6 requests- Widget for Lock Screen
- Categories/folders for organization
- Longer text for event description
- Facility to insert location of event
- More space for entries
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- Ability to see dates in Y-M-D format
Countdown Widget & Counter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Time calculation isn't correct
- Widget and in-app display show different days remaining
- Widget goes blank after phone restart
- Countdowns freeze or count up unexpectedly
- Paid version still shows ads
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- Widgets disappear after iOS updates
- App loses all user data after updates
Requested features
11 requests- Better integration with calendar and reminder API
- Ability to rearrange events in the countdown list
- Option to default 'What's Next' to user's choice
- Larger photo frame in widget
- Ability to group events into categories
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- Option to change font
- Ability to select an emoji for icons
- Notification times for events
- Ability to select the countdown unit (weeks/months)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Time Ago
- Advanced Package Upgrade$0.99
- Basic Package Upgrade$1.99
- Advanced Package Upgrade$2.99
Countdown Widget & Counter
- Widget Studio PRO$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Widget Studio PRO$4.991 Year
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- Widget Studio PRO$5.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO2 variants$7.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$8.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio PRO$12.991 Year
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Widget Studio Pro Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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