Comparison

Countdown vs itime (countdown&anniversary)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown timer
  • Event reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
  • Event sharing
  • iCloud sync
  • Repeatable countdowns
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

itime (countdown&anniversary)

Track the remaining time until important events with customizable countdowns. Receive optional notifications and use widgets to stay excited for upcoming celebrations, holidays, or concerts. Share events with others and sync with your calendar.

Highlights
  • Countdown to any event
  • Notifications and widgets
  • Event sharing
  • Calendar integration
  • Repeat events
  • Customizable home screen widgets
Features
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itime is a tiny app for big moments. Countdown the days, minutes, and seconds for any upcoming event. A party, holiday, or an upcoming concert? Sorted. Mark off the days until Christmas? itime will keep you pumped with optional notifications/widgets and refreshing new gifs. itime contains all sizes of widgets with variations to suit your home screen. Share an event with your friends/family so they can join in on the excitement too. You can repeat events and events straight from your calendar.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
itime (countdown&anniversary)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Countdown at 187K against itime (countdown&anniversary)'s 2. Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#47 vs unranked). itime (countdown&anniversary)'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and itime (countdown&anniversary) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

itime (countdown&anniversary) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown has 187K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 5 days, itime (countdown&anniversary) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Countdown versus itime (countdown&anniversary): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownitime (countdown&anniversary)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (187K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings187K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Appiness LLCXiamen Wisdom E-business Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings187,093 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews2,488 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.3%

itime (countdown&anniversary)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

itime (countdown&anniversary)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countdown

One-time3
  • Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
  • Countdown Widget Offer$3.99
  • Countdown Widget$6.99
2 purchases

itime (countdown&anniversary)

One-time2
  • Annually$2.99
  • Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is itime (countdown&anniversary) free?
itime (countdown&anniversary) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or itime (countdown&anniversary)?
itime (countdown&anniversary) is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 187K ratings, while itime (countdown&anniversary) averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Countdown or itime (countdown&anniversary) have ads?
Both Countdown and itime (countdown&anniversary) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or itime (countdown&anniversary)?
Countdown ships an update every 5 days, and itime (countdown&anniversary) every 2 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on September 29, 2026 and itime (countdown&anniversary) on June 1, 2026.

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