BBL vs Bears Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BBL
Create and manage personal lists of desired experiences and destinations. Organize your dreams into categories and track your progress as you achieve them. The app offers a romantic interface with background sounds and visual elements to commemorate completed items.
- Create custom bucket lists
- Organize items by category
- Track completed goals
- Romantic background sounds
- Visual commemoration of memories
- Rename and delete categories
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Places you want to go. Things you want to experience once in your life. Write on the Bear Bucket list. Dreams come true! BBL is the second app with Tom. Simply set a category and list your own bucket list in it. Sparkling stars and beautiful background sound add to the romance. Completed items will remain as memories with footprints. / How to use - Press the + button on the main screen to add a new category. - Tap and hold category items to rename or delete. - You can turn the background sound off by pressing the note button of the bird. - Press the T button to see Tom's daily life. BearBucketList@gmail.com
Bears Countdown
Beautifully designed countdowns for important events like birthdays, anniversaries, and vacations. Features hand-drawn art, home screen widgets, and the ability to add notes and set intentions for future plans.
- Hand-drawn bear artworks
- Home screen widgets (iOS 14)
- Event notes for details
- Past event history
- Set intentions for future plans
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Bears Countdown is the most beautiful way to countdown to birthdays, anniversaries, vacations and even work deadlines! On iPhone, iPad and Mac. ...HAND-DRAWN ARTWORKS... Lots of beautifully drawn bear artworks with a gorgeous pastel color palette to bring every event to life. ...WIDGETS (iOS 14)... Countdown from your home screen without even having to open the app! All three widget sizes included. ...NOTES... Write notes for each event, like ideas for birthday gifts/anniversaries, things to remember for upcoming trips, and important points for work deadlines. ...HISTORY... Look back on past events and the notes you wrote for them. ...SET INTENTIONS... Set intentions for plans that you don’t have a date for yet, like promising yourself to catch up with a friend you haven't seen in a while, or starting a new workout routine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BBL at Free against Bears Countdown's $3.99. BBL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Bears Countdown's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 36). On ads, monetization model 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
BBL is free to download; Bears Countdown costs $3.99 up front. Bears Countdown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. BBL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bears Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bears Countdown has 2.6K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of BBL's written reviews are positive against 89% of Bears Countdown's.
BBL ships an update every 11 months, Bears Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BBL | Bears Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (36 ratings) | 4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 89.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EUIHYUNG JUNG | Isuru Wanasinghe |
Customer experience
BBL
Bears Countdown
Bugs and requests
BBL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bears Countdown
Reported bugs
3 issues- Dates randomly shifting back by a day
- Widget not working properly on macOS Ventura
- Inability to scroll through months and dates on desktop
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to set reminders for specific times
- Implement recurring event options (e.g., every 2 weeks)
- Allow syncing between devices
- Introduce a search function for illustrations
- Add support for Apple Watch
In-app purchases
BBL
No in-app purchases
Bears Countdown
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