Countdown vs TimeCapsule2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown
Easily track important dates and events with a customizable countdown timer. Set reminders, organize events with tags, and view upcoming dates on your home screen or Apple Watch. Syncs across devices and offers various counting options.
- Customizable countdown timer
- Event reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
- Event sharing
- iCloud sync
- Repeatable countdowns
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Countdown is a free, super easy to use countdown timer and reminder for the important events & dates in your life. Features: • Check your events on the Lock Screen with our widget (Premium feature) • Glance at your events on your Apple Watch • Glance at your events using our widget in StandBy (Premium feature) • Place our Widget anywhere on your Home Screen to view your most important events (Premium feature) • Share your countdowns with friends and family • Auto Import (Premium): Connect your calendars to Countdown and automatically add new events. • Pick any color you'd like for your countdown background • In addition to receiving a notification when it is time for your event, you can receive reminders 1 day before or 1 week before the event. • Choose the format in which you want to see your countdown (Premium feature) • Create as many events as you'd like • Count up from past events (available on each countdown page) • Sync your events across your devices with iCloud • Set your countdowns to repeat yearly, monthly, weekly or daily • Sort your events from the closest to the most distant • Dark Mode • Add notes to your events • Count only working days • Have many events? Organize them with tags 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 countdown@findappiness.co
TimeCapsule2
Track important upcoming events with a clean and efficient countdown widget. Supports various sizes for iOS 14 and macOS, with iCloud synchronization across devices. Never forget a special day again by adding reminders to your system calendar.
- iOS 14 widget support
- macOS menubar and notification widgets
- iCloud cross-device synchronization
- System calendar reminders
- Year-Day format support
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TimeCapsule - A clean and efficient countdown App. Support iOS 14 widget with all sizes. Support Year-Day format. Help you know better about the number. Support adding reminder to System Calendar. You will never forget the important days. Cross-device support · Synchronize with iCloud between iOS device and macOS device · Consistent design in iOS and macOS · macOS version supports menubar widget and notification center widget. Don't forget to try it. If you have any advice or problem, here is my email address：cswenshuo@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown at Free against TimeCapsule2's $0.99. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and chart position (#37 vs unranked). TimeCapsule2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment and device support 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
Countdown is free to download; TimeCapsule2 costs $0.99 up front. Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TimeCapsule2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown ships an update every 4 days, TimeCapsule2 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown | TimeCapsule2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (186K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews — better | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 186K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #37 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Find Appiness LLC | 文烁 蔡 |
Customer experience
Countdown
TimeCapsule2
Bugs and requests
Countdown
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not updating automatically
- Countdown display issues after iOS 14 update
- Inability to delete archived events
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to count up from past events
- Provide more date/time format options
- Implement calendar view for all events
- Allow custom backgrounds for widgets
- Add support for weekly/monthly repeating events
TimeCapsule2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown
- Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
- Countdown Widget Offer$3.99
- Countdown Widget$6.99
TimeCapsule2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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