Comparison

Time to event vs Countdown widget

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

Head to head
About

Time to event

Easily track upcoming events and count down the days until important dates like vacations or holidays. Input your event details and manage them with options to edit or remove entries.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Date input
  • Event description
  • Edit events
  • Remove events
Features
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Now you can count your meetings and events easily. ‘Time to event’ gives you the opportunity to count up how many days remaining before your vacation or holiday. Just input date and description of event. Have your plans changed? Do not worry. You can always remove or change your event right away in detailed view of event.

About

Countdown widget

Design personalized countdown and count-up widgets for any event. Customize with themes, styles, and app icons. Track birthdays, holidays, vacations, and more with aesthetic looks and iCloud sync. Supports various widget sizes and modes.

Highlights
  • Custom countdown and count-up widgets
  • Multiple widget styles and themes
  • iOS Lock Screen and Standby widgets
  • Customizable app icons and fonts
  • Add personal photos
  • iCloud sync
  • Count up from past events
Features
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Create Custom Countdown or Count up widget with lots of themes, styles and App Icons. Count down to your next event: Birthday, Vacation, Holiday, Thanksgiving, Party, Halloween, Christmas, and lots more in Aesthetic looks. Create Multiple widget Features Include. • iOS 26 Standby Widget. • iOS 26 LockScreen Widget & Transparent Widget. • Multiple App Icons. • Transparent Widget. • Variety of Widget Style & Theme • Watch App & iCloud sync • Count up from past events • Stylish Fonts. • Beautiful colour , gradient Presets. • Add your Own Photos. • Light & Dark modes. • Supports all size of widgets. No Ads. Add your Custom widget with ease and edit later in no time. Upcoming version will include Apple watch supports and more themes. Download Now New Countdown Widget and Enjoy!!! Offers auto-renewing unlimited-access subscription options. $9.99/Year as Annually Subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTune account, and your account will be charged within 24-hour to the end of the current period .Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your iTunes store after purchase.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of use: https://motivateapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://motivateapps.com/privacyClean.html

Screenshots

Time to event4 screens
Countdown widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown widget at 1.3K against Time to event's 10. Countdown widget also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 72%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Time to event's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Time to event sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Time to event against 4.5 for Countdown widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown widget has 1.3K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Time to event's written reviews are positive against 88% of Countdown widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time to event ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time to event versus Countdown widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime to eventCountdown widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better4.5 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews88.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikita MarchenkoAmit Verma

Customer experience

Time to event

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.7%

Countdown widget

All ratings1,264 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Time to event

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Countdown widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Countdown widget not working on lock screen
  • Countdown based on EST instead of user's timezone

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Sync with calendars
  • Show hours, minutes, and seconds in countdown

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time to event

One-time1
  • Upgrade to PRO$0.99
3 purchases

Countdown widget

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown Pro.$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Countdown Pro.2 variants$8.99
  • Countdown Pro.$12.99

Questions

Is Time to event free?
Time to event is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown widget free?
Countdown widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time to event or Countdown widget?
Time to event is rated higher. Time to event averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Countdown widget averages 4.5 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Time to event or Countdown widget have ads?
Neither Time to event nor Countdown widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time to event or Countdown widget?
Time to event ships an update every 2 weeks, and Countdown widget weekly. Most recently, Time to event was updated on October 2, 2026 and Countdown widget on October 20, 2026.

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